Foreign investors sold ¥362.0bn of Japanese stocks in week to Sept 25

The headline number matters less than the direction of travel: net selling persisted, but at roughly a quarter of the prior week's pace, which points to de-risking that is decelerating rather than a fresh wave of exits. The read-through is mainly for flow-sensitive parts of the Japanese market, where foreign positioning tends to set the marginal tone. Whether the slowdown reflects genuine stabilization or simply a pause around a reporting window is the open question, and the next weekly print will be the cleaner signal.