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Japan is wooing retail investors by lowering entry barriers to investing in this stock market

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Japan 's Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking listed companies to reduce minimum investment thresholds to attract smaller retail investments.

Current guidelines suggest companies keep minimum investment below 500,000 yen ($ 3,500 ) The TSE now hopes to lower that to around 100,000 .

Move aims to make it easier for a diverse range of investors to invest in individual stocks.

Foreign investors own about 32% of the Japanese stock market.

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