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Investment

The low levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Japan reflect the challenges foreign investors have been facing when trying to expand their business and access the world third largest economy. However, the Japanese government has been gradually taking a series of economic and structural measures to reduce trade barriers and attract FDI into their country. New hopes arose with the re-election of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his economic agenda “Abenomics” as he promised to revive Japan’s economy and double the amount of FDI by 2020.

About Foreign Direct Investment

Japan is currently in an exciting phase of transformation. The current Japanese government has announced a series of structural reforms and economic liberalisation measurements aimed at - among other things- encouraging foreign direct investment into Japan. Below you...

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Joint Ventures

Joint ventures are another way for foreign companies or individuals to expand their business operations in Japan and enter the Japanese market. Although there are four types of corporate entities available when establishing a subsidiary, Kabushiki Kaisha (KK, Joint...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Japan is comparatively low by international standards. In 2012, its contribution to Japan’s GDP was less than 1%. One of the reasons is that, under the Corporation Law, direct mergers in Japan can only be conducted between Japanese...

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