Global Banks Ramp Up Roadshows for Clients to Bet on Japan (1)

Investors are hankering for more insights into Japan with the market becoming a hot destination for fund flows, and Wall Street banks are responding.

Citigroup Inc. has intensified efforts to bring its Japan analysts to clients, while Morgan Stanley recently dispatched a large team to financial hubs in Asia. Bank of America Corp. has started a regular call between researchers and global investors.

Their efforts come as a resurgent stock market boosts demand for information about the country’s companies and economy. Foreign investors bought the most Japanese equities since 2013 last week.

Overseas marketing by analysts at Citigroup’s Japan securities ...