Japan pushes China to allow more investment in foreign markets

Lack of good domestic targets means surplus funds pile up

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An electronic board shows Shanghai stock indexes. Slowing economic growth in China has investors looking overseas. © Reuters

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TOKYO -- The Japanese Finance Ministry is pressing the Chinese government to ease capital controls, Nikkei learned Tuesday, in the hope that investors' appetite for Japanese securities will bring in capital from mainland China.

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