TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) – Foreign investors bought a net
114.5 billion yen ($1.2 billion) of Japanese stocks last week,
capital flows data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance showed
on Thursday.

Details of net investments were as follows (in billion yen).
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN: (net)

stocks bonds bills
April 5-11 114.5 -169.3 -1058.7
Mar 29-Apr 4 44.7 88.5r 864.7
JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD: (a minus sign indicates net selling
and inflow of funds into Japan)

stocks bonds bills
April 5-11 7.9 818.3 -1.4
Mar 29-Apr 4 74.7 -2113.6r -25.9

Note:

– “r” notes revised figure

– As of January 2005, the ministry changed its calculation
methods for weekly capital flows to match its Balance of Payments
figures and previous data are not directly comparable.

– Bonds include beneficiary certificates.

– Figures are based on contracts and are rounded.
(Reporting by Rika Otsuka)