Japanese listed companies are expected to record high dividends.

14, according to Kyodo News reported that Shin Kong Research Institute of Japan's latest survey, the majority of good corporate performance, the 2006 (April 2006-March 2007) in the first half, the Japanese listed companies are expected to record high dividends .. .Shinko Research Institute of the Tokyo Stock Exchange listed companies for 2006 interim final summary report showed that half of the fiscal year, listed companies than the total dividend increased 27.4% over the same period the previous year, reaching 2.3250 million .billion yen (1 U.S. dollar equals 118 yen.) .Report that a substantial increase in corporate dividends, in addition to good corporate performance, hoping to return surplus capital to investors reason, there is a background: in Japan, in order to fight against hostile takeovers and mergers, want to maintain the high price of corporate shares .is increasing..