There were buy-backs at 587 listed companies last year, according to figures from data provider I-N Information Systems – a 33 per cent increase on 2007.
And while the value of these buy-backs fell by 17 per cent, this was less than the 42 per cent fall in the Topix index – taking repurchases close to a record level, relative to the total value of Japan's stock market.
These figures suggest that Japanese managers are paying attention to investors who criticise them for holding on to cash rather than returning it to shareholders.
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