Kiyotaka Sasaki

Japan's Great Investment Wave

Kotaro Tamura, Victor Chu, Yasuhide Nakayama, Kiyotaka Sasaki, Takumi Shibata, Sasaki-san, Shibata-san, Steve Tsang, Nakayama-san, HIROTAKA YOSHIDALEMURA, HIROKA IWASAKI

Panelists including FSA official Hironori Sasaki and Nikko Asset Management's Yasuhiro Shibata outlined strategies to mobilize Japan's 15 trillion yen in dormant household and corporate savings through revised governance codes and tax-exempt savings accounts. The discussion highlighted inbound opportunities in tourism, real estate, and the silver industry while addressing outbound shifts toward Southeast Asia and specific commitments like Masayoshi Son's $50 billion pledge to US infrastructure. Geopolitical stability, demographic solutions via foreign caregiving visas, and enhanced capital flows from Hong Kong and Africa were identified as critical drivers for the nation's economic revitalization.