Opinion: As Japan reopens, asset owners face better investment options, currency dilemmas

Sep 27, 2022

Japan’s depreciating yen made the reopening of the country’s borders inevitable. While the move will allow dealmaking to be smoother, new overseas investments will be a costly affair for Japanese asset owners.

Opinion: As Japan reopens, asset owners face better investment options, currency dilemmas

Japan last week decided to reopen its borders to foreign visitors, following pressure for things to get back to normal and for business and tourism to return. Prior to its reopening, rigorous restrictions had been in place on overseas entries due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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