Major tech shares in Tokyo offered a stark contrast to the rest of the region on Friday, with the Ni. Timothy Pope, a market analyst at China Global Television Network (CGTN), recapped the market dynamics in Tokyo, noting it had performed far stronger than other regional benchmarks. "The Nikkei 225 gained 0.5 percent today, and it's up around 6.5 percent for the week -- its strongest performance in five months.