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Small and micro deals now dominate Japanese succession M&A volume. Why the market's center of gravity keeps falling, and why that structurally favors prepared foreign buyers.
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Japan raised the bar for the keiei kanri (Business Manager) residence status. What changed, who it actually affects, and why acquisition-led entry may now be the stronger path.
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Nominal-price business transfers are a real and visible slice of Japan's succession market. What a zero-yen deal actually transfers, when it makes sense, and how to price the 'free' company honestly.
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Regional banks and shinkin now run serious succession M&A operations. Why their incentives finally align with deal-making, and how a foreign buyer turns one bank relationship into sourcing, diligence, and financing at once.
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