One reason is that Japanese investment has grown so swiftly.

China is also the second largest destination for Japanese investment abroad.

The cumulative Japanese investment was over $20 billion that year.

But how well the Japanese investment will pay off remains unclear.

But in the next breath, she talks about the need for Japanese investment.

Strong corporate earnings and heavy Japanese investments also helped, he said.

Indeed, other experts think Japanese investment here reached $7.5 billion last year.

Japanese investment is expected to nearly double this year, with $1.5 billion worth of new projects planned.

Japanese investment in the United States reached $78.5 billion last year.

Japanese investment in the region may never be the same.