
Investing in Japan, Part 1
Today, we’re revisiting Japan as an investment landscape, unpacking its tourism boom, century-old companies, and niche manufacturing strengths—and what these overlapping trends could mean for investors.
Our goal here at Alts is to bring you unique investing opportunities. Stuff outside the mainstream. Under-explored assets, companies, and markets.
It’s a big wide world out there. There is so much emphasis on the US (and for good reason — America has the most interesting companies and the most dynamic economy in the world.)
But the fact is opportunities lie all over the place. And some of the most under-discussed opportunities are in investing in other countries.

Today, we’re revisiting Japan as an investment landscape, unpacking its tourism boom, century-old companies, and niche manufacturing strengths—and what these overlapping trends could mean for investors.

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Pop Mart is the $33B collectibles giant most Americans haven’t heard of. From vending machines to viral characters, it’s building a global IP empire. Here’s why investors and collectors should start paying attention.

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Most private debt discussion is focused on the US. But a majority of the world’s private credit assets are invested outside America! So we’re exploring the intersection of international investing and private credit.

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We wrap everything up with a rich qualitative analysis. You’ll understand the pros & cons of investing in all sorts of alternative asset classes.