![Japan Inc’s message to foreign buyers: Hands off](https://assets.fnlondon.com/2016/01/IMG009365_full4x3.jpg)
In a 2014 promotional video, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says in English to foreign investors: “We are waiting for your investment. Come invest in Japan.”
Foxconn, the world's biggest assembler of Apple's gadgets, is hearing a different message: If the investment involves a pillar of Japan Inc, don't get your hopes up.