On September 15, Tokyo's Nikkei index found its footing after three days of retreat, rising nearly 1% to close above 64,000 — a recovery driven not by broad confidence, but by the gravitational pull of a single stock. SoftBank Group, having absorbed the shock of OpenAI's postponed IPO, rebounded sharply and carried the index on its shoulders, illustrating how modern markets can mistake the momentum of a few giants for the health of the whole. The rebound was real, but the fractures beneath it — in banking, energy, and smaller equities — reminded observers that relief and resolution are rarely