Japan Enacts Foreign Investment Screening Law, Creating U.S.-Style Panel for Security Risks
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Updated · Kyodo News Plus · May 29
Japan Enacts Foreign Investment Screening Law, Creating U.S.-Style Panel for Security Risks
6 articles · Updated · Kyodo News Plus · May 29
Japan's parliament on Friday passed a revised foreign exchange and trade law that tightens scrutiny of foreign investments and clears the way for a new cross-ministerial review body.
The revision expands the scope of prescreening for risky transactions, giving authorities a broader mechanism to examine foreign deals before they proceed.
The move reflects Japan's wider push to protect strategic industries and security-related know-how as economic security concerns rise.
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