Announcement
16 Aug 2024
In August 2024, the government of Japan announced changes to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) Regulatory Notices. The government added several sectors to the list of “core business sectors”, foreign investments into which are subject to screening.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
16 Aug 2024
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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