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"Otaku" businessman Essam al-Bukhary boosts Saudi-Japanese business relations

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Saudi businessman Essam al-Bukhary.
Saudi businessman Essam al-Bukhary. © Essam al-Bukhary/Twitter

Japan and Saudi Arabia have many common interests but few channels for discreet communication with each other. Tokyo-based Essam al-Bukhary, who is close to Prince Mohammed bin Salman, looks to be ideally placed to serve as an intermediary between the two countries' business communities.

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