TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group has hired a key member of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brain trust as a senior adviser at the company's Japanese unit, Nikkei learned Wednesday.
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Carlyle Group adds former Abe aide to advise on Japan buyouts
Longtime METI official Takaya Imai offers expertise on industrial policy
The Carlyle Group looks to increase investments in Japan, focusing on manufacturing. © Reuters
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