Japan

Why invest in Japan?

With some of the world’s leading car manufacturers and technology companies, Japan maintains its position as an exciting far eastern investment opportunity.

The country is well positioned to take advantage of significant Asian and Pacific trading potential and benefits from escalating Chinese and other emerging market demand.

Japan recovered strongly after the earthquake in March 2011, but it is still a challenging market. Therefore, it is vital to have professional stock-picking expertise to hand – to be able to identify stocks that are most likely to benefit from Japan’s rediscovered confidence.

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Key considerations

• World leader in sectors such as automotive and technology, which continue to enjoy strong export demand.
• Major beneficiary of enormous growth in China and fast-growing economies in the region.
• Japan may perform at times when US and European stock markets do not, so can be a valuable way to diversify a portfolio.

Why J.P. Morgan Asset Management in Japan?

• Long-standing presence – we are one of the largest and longest established asset managers in Japan, with over 35 years of local experience.
• A tailored investment process – our investment process has been specifically designed to profit from inefficiencies in the Japanese stock market.
• Advantages of scale – we conduct wide-ranging local research to uncover investment opportunities, typically including over 2,000 company visits a year.

Risks to your investment

• The value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise and you may not get back the full amount invested.
• Exchange rate changes may cause the value of underlying overseas investments to go down as well as up.