# 110. Why Japan is back in focus for alternative investments Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180/110-why-japan-is-back-in-focus-for-alternative-investments Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180/110-why-japan-is-back-in-focus-for-alternative-investments.md Podcast: [The Long-Short](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180) Published: 2025-09-17T10:55:20+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-long-short/episodes/110-why-japan-is-back-in-focus-for-alternative-investments Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/636b781f4a382300110bb134/e/68ca9398c5990a8a42b7c52e/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-long-short-4366180/episodes/110-why-japan-is-back-in-focus-for-alternative-investments Duration seconds: 2554 ## Resource Japan is back in focus. The Long-Short welcomes Masaki Taniguchi, Founder and COO of Pleiad Investment Advisors, to explore Japan’s evolving asset management landscape — from 1997 deregulation to today’s  double asset income policy  — and the opportunities and risks shaping its future as a hub for alternatives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-long-short-4366180/episodes/110-why-japan-is-back-in-focus-for-alternative-investments/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180/110-why-japan-is-back-in-focus-for-alternative-investments.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.