Japan excluded from new US foreign investment whitelist

Companies could be subject to review under revamped national security rules

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The new rules are in response to concerns about technology and information leaks to China, including military-applicable tech and sensitive government and personal data. (Nikkei Montage/ Source photo by AP)

NATSUKO SEGAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan has failed to get on a new whitelist that exempts foreign companies from toughened scrutiny of investments in the U.S. The decision requires Japanese companies to be reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. when they plan to invest in key American technologies. 

Only three countries -- Australia, Canada and the U.K. -- have made the list, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. 

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