Investment Policy Monitor
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for sustainable development.
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The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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Japan
Introduces national security review of real estate usage near sensitive facilities and on border islands
16 Jun 2021On 16 June 2021, the Japanese Diet passed the Act on Review and Regulation of Real Estate Usage.
Once entered into effect (within one year and three months of its publication), the law will allow the Government to review the status of real estate usage near sensitive facilities and on border islands.
The law obliges the buyer and seller of such real estate to submit a pre-notification to the Japanese authorities when it is located near highly sensitive facilities or on specific border islands.
This Act applies to both foreigners and nationals of Japan.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Access to land)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing
- Services (Real estate activities)
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Sources:
- Morgan Lewis, JAPAN INTRODUCES REAL ESTATE LEGISLATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PURPOSES, https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2021/09/japan-introduces-real-estate-legislation-for-national-security-purposes, 09 Sep 2021
- Baker Mckenzie, Japanese government approves a new bill authorizing regulation of land use on remote islands, near defense facilities and important infrastructure, https://foreigninvestment.bakermckenzie.com/2021/04/15/japanese-government-approves-a-new-bill-authorizing-regulation-of-land-use-on-remote-islands-near-defense-facilities-and-important-infrastructure/, 15 Apr 2021
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for sustainable development.
-
The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.