Should investors avoid Japan because of its weak economy?

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Japan's domestic economy still seems to be stumbling along. From one quarter to the next, Japan data watchers have been rewarded with revisions down (FY2016 GDP revised to 0.9%, down from 1.7%) as well as revisions up (Q2 GDP revised up to 0.7% quarter-on-quarter, up from 0.2%).

However, a weak economy is no reason to not invest in Japan. Companies have learnt how best to survive the low-growth economic conditions over the past 20 years - and indeed have thrived.  Corporate transformation and restructurings, when successful, can be highly profitable for long-term, patient investors. The quality of management can have a transformative effect on enhancing corporate value, profitability and shareholder returns.  The key considerations for Japan investors as QE experiment extended We have also found that a few domestic companies, such as Nitori Holdings and Ts...

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