Investment Environment: Investment and Semiconductor Unit

investment environment: JETRO Chairman Nobuhiko Sasaki pointed out at a news conference that behind the expansion of foreign investment was the country's stable political and social systems, according to The Japan Times. By highlighting the favorable investment environment, we aim to attract more foreign funds to reinvigorate the Japanese economy, he said. According to JETRO, the balance increased 1.8 trillion from a year earlier due to a series of large-scale merger and acquisition deals, including Toshiba Corp.'s 2 trillion sale of its semiconductor unit to a consortium led by U.S. investment fund Bain Capital. ; The government-affiliated organization's promotion of direct investment in local regions also helped the balance grow, it said. Twitter Facebook Linked In GET THE BEST OF THE JAPAN TIMES IN FIVE EASY PIECES WITH TAKE 5 Mail the editor Error Policy JOIN THE CONVERSATION LATEST BUSINESS STORIESU.S. weighs regulations to further restrict Huawei suppliers abroad sources The U.S. government may expand its power to stop foreign shipments of products containing U.S. technology to China's Huawei amid frustration that the blacklisting of the company has failed to cu... Popularity of wooden housing drops to record low of 73.6% in Japan Interest in wooden housing among Japanese has hit the lowest level since 1989, apparently reflecting high maintenance costs and vulnerability to fires, a Cabinet Office survey has shown. ... Japanese panel wants to establish team to fight fake news, with help from U.S. tech giantsA government panel has drafted a proposal to create a public-private team to fight fake online news that U.S. tech giants would be asked to join. The proposal calls for the establishment ... /4973089/JT-teads googletag.cmd.push function googletag.display ; ; (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.