Nicholas Smith has ranked No.1 for Japan strategy in Asiamoney’s Brokers Poll eight years in a row from 2013 to 2020, then again in 2022. He writes a popular weekly strategy report called Benthos, which means the creatures that live at the bottom of the sea - bottom-fishing - reflecting a focus on not overpaying for growth, as well as his passion for deep trimix rebreather diving. Nicholas has been in Japan since 1986, covering Japanese equities since 1990.