ver the past decade, Japan has been successful in its efforts to become a top regional hub for foreign direct investment (FDI). In 2013, under the ‘Japan Revitalizing Policy,’ the government set a target to double inward FDI stocks to JPY 35 trillion by 2020, a figure it surpassed in reaching JPY 39.7 trillion by the end of December 2020, according to the Ministry of Finance. In June 2021, the government announced plans to double inward FDI stocks to JPY 80 trillion by 2030 and reach 12% of
