Trump won't be the ally Japan's digitalization drive needs

Deregulation may help U.S. Big Tech. but tariffs may hurt Tokyo's DX drive

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For Japan, the ongoing digitalization drive is a matter of urgent national necessity that cannot wait any longer.  © AP

Will Fee is a researcher at the Tokyo-based Yuri Group. He is the lead writer of the GxxD series of reports, which explores the intersection between digitalization and green energy in Japan.

Like him or loathe him, Donald Trump's victory in last week's U.S. presidential election is bullish news for the tech industry. Just 24 hours after election day, the tech-heavy Nasdaq stock index posted a nearly 3% rise. A week later Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, was up over 14%.

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