TOKYO -- Japan plans to add nine new fields, including semiconductors and storage batteries, to the list of "core" business sectors that require tougher pre-screening for foreign investors, the Finance Ministry announced Thursday.
The change is expected to take effect as early as summer. It will expand the core list to include all 11 items designated as critical under Japan's economic security law.
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