Japan continues to tighten foreign direct investment reviews but also offers a prior notification exemption - Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and its ministries with jurisdiction over the target entity's business review...more
In 2020, Japan tightened foreign direct investment review but also introduced a prior notification exemption scheme - Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF), and its ministries with jurisdiction over the target entity's...more
On June 15, 2020, the Japanese government implemented new regulations that designate the manufacture of pharmaceuticals for infectious diseases and the manufacture of highly-controlled medical devices (medical devices that...more
Amid concerns about predatory acquisitions of weakened companies and strategic assets during the COVID-19 crisis, more and more countries are restricting foreign direct investment (FDI) in their domestic companies, especially...more
After completion of the solicitation period for public comment on April 12, 2020, the amended ordinances (the “Amended Ordinances”) prepared by the Japanese government to implement the amended Foreign Exchange and Foreign...more
The amendments expand the industries covered by the prior notification and waiting period requirement, and broaden covered foreign investment-related activities. In 2019, the Japanese government announced three key...more
Japan expanded the scope of industries subject to prior notification for Inward Direct Investment in 2019 - Under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the relevant...more
Following the Japanese government's recent amendment of the rules under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (the "FEFTA"), foreign investors seeking to invest in companies engaged in certain information and...more