John Amari

Japan moves to digitize government services.

Activist investor campaigns in Japan caused a stir earlier this year when Effissimo Capital Management and Farallon Capital Management, raised concerns about the management of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba.

Tokyo is increasingly beating Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore for IPO listings.

Tokyo is reviving ambitions to be Asia’s top global financial hub. Many factors, including the country’s fully diversified economy and high level of household savings, favor the effort. But will it work this time around?