Until the 1980s,Japan perceived direct entry of foreign (especially U.S. )firms with ample managerial resources into the Japanese markets as detrimental to the development and growth of their own industry and technology,leading Japan to block the majority of applications to invest in Japan.However,there were always exceptions to this policy,where,from the perspective of the Japanese government,the benefits of FDI outweighed the perceived costs.From this,it can be inferred that,Japan adopted the _____ view of FDI.

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Until the 1980s,Japan's policy was probably one of the most restrictive among countries adopting a pragmatic nationalist stance.This was due to Japan's perception that direct entry of foreign (especially U.S. )firms with ample managerial resources into the Japanese markets could hamper the development and growth of their own industry and technology.This belief led Japan to block the majority of applications to invest in Japan.However,there were always exceptions to this policy,where,from the perspective of the Japanese government,the benefits of FDI outweighed the perceived costs.

Until the 1980s,Japan Perceived Direct Entry of Foreign (Especially U