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Japanese PM Takaichi to bolster supply chains, launch CFIUS-like screening regime

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( February 20, 2026, 08:40 GMT | Insight) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday that Japan will intensify measures to ensure the supply-chain resilience of critical items and establish an organization to scrutinize foreign direct investments in a manner similar to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday that Japan will intensify measures to ensure the supply-chain resilience of critical items and establish an organization to scrutinize foreign direct investments in a manner similar to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, or CFIUS....

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