More CEOs are finding Japan a place for revenue growth, according to a recent New York Stock Exchange report. Of the 371 CEOs polled for the report, 27 percent said Japan was crucial or important for their companies' future growth.
That is up from 19 percent in the same survey last year. Japan also rose from 12th to seventh place in regional significance among the CEOs, most of whom were based in the United States, but others in Western Europe and Asia.
These results may be cause for cautious optimism as Japan's economy shows a few small signs of starting to improve. Perhaps the status upgrade was a result of CEOs being startled by this year's tragedies in Tohoku. The survey recognizes Japan's ongoing economic importance in the global marketplace.