Announcement
24 Apr 2020
April 24th, 2020 - The Japanese government announced a change to its rules on foreign investment into the country.
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Number of interventions
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1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
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Implementation date
08 May 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 24 Apr 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
In force
On April 24th, 2020, the Japanese Ministry of Finance published changes (hereafter, 'Changes') to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), which went into force on May 8th, 2020.
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