# 121. Why Japan is back in focus for alternative investments

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Podcast: [The Long-Short](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-long-short-4366180)
Published: 2026-02-11T15:27:55+00:00
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## Resource

With Japan’s recent election results bringing markets and policy back into the spotlight, this episode of The Long-Short is worth a revisit. Tom Kehoe is joined by  Masaki Taniguchi, Founder and COO of Pleiad Investment Advisors , to unpack how Japan’s asset management landscape has evolved from the 1997 deregulation era to today’s “double asset income” policy, and what it means for Japan’s ambitions (and challenges) as a growing hub for alternative investments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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