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Learn how you can take advantage of Japan's economic rebirth. After its economic recession in the 1990s and early 2000s, many investors shunned Japan. But the country's economy has made a remarkable comeback, having outperformed the markets of all other developed countries in 2005-a fact that means that Japan is too important to be ignored, argues economist Shipley. With the help of continued economic restructuring, foreign hedge-fund managers, private equity turn-around specialists, property developers and value investors are now finding exciting and lucrative opportunities. The author follows various market developments, structural reforms and policy changes that will help readers gain an understanding of the new Japanese economy-as well as how to uncover hidden investment opportunities. Learn how to profit from Japan's intangible assets, Tokyo's real-estate renaissance and emerging private equity and hedge funds. Shipley, who spent 15 years living and working in Japan, writes from an insider's perspective and draws on revealing conversations with the country's key economic players-both foreign and Japanese-to bring readers a knowledgeable, intimate portrait of today's Japanese economy. Both professional money managers and savvy individual investors will gain invaluable insights on how to reap the benefits of Japan's economic rebirth. -Kirkus Business & Financial Report

Learn how you can take advantage of Japan's economic rebirth. After its economic recession in the 1990s and early 2000s, many investors shunned Japan. But the country's economy has made a remarkable comeback, having outperformed the markets of all other developed countries in 2005--a fact that means that Japan is too important to be ignored, argues economist Shipley. With the help of continued economic restructuring, foreign hedge-fund managers, private equity turn-around specialists, property developers and value investors are now finding exciting and lucrative opportunities. The author follows various market developments, structural reforms and policy changes that will help readers gain an understanding of the new Japanese economy--as well as how to uncover hidden investment opportunities. Learn how to profit from Japan's intangible assets, Tokyo's real-estate renaissance and emerging private equity and hedge funds. Shipley, who spent 15 years living and working in Japan, writes from an insider's perspective and draws on revealing conversations with the country's key economic players--both foreign and Japanese--to bring readers a knowledgeable, intimate portrait of today's Japanese economy. Both professional money managers and savvy individual investors will gain invaluable insights on how to reap the benefits of Japan's economic rebirth. -Kirkus Business & Financial Report

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Andrew H. Shipley has worked as an economist at Lehman Brothers Japan, Credit Suisse First Boston Securities (Japan), Schroders Japan, and Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (West LB). He received a Japanese government scholarship when studying for his master’s degree in at Waseda University in Tokyo. He lived in Japan for fifteen years. Shipley has appeared on CNBC, CNN, and Reuters Financial TV to discuss the outlook for the Japanese financial markets. His writing has also appeared on the Asian Wall Street Journal  op-ed page, and in Institutional Investor, The Nikkei Weekly, and The Daily Yomiuri.  

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