New FDI Regulations in Japan and Interagency Oversight Akin to US CFIUS
Recent amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), the statute in Japan regulating foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, were passed by the Japanese legislature (the Diet) in May 2026 and officially promulgated on June 5. These amendments can be viewed as epoch-making as they, for the first time in Japanese history, establis
