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You might want to have a look at Japan Tobacco

Does anyone know, how the earthquake affected Reysas? I am just curious about those, who own it. Can you access anything about the company in English? Is there some information available about whether their properties are insured against earthquake etc.? (Disclaimer: I do not own it.)

Check, if there is a tax treaty between Singapore and US in this matter. The tax treaty may stipulate a lower rate.

Yes. I do not want to go into deep ideological discussions, but simply, I do not support the view that there is just black & white and books claiming so are not worth reading in my opinion.

I like such kind of books and would like to read this one. However, I often find such books to be a bit disappointing, since it often seems that the goal is not to objectively inform about facts, but to push a hidden agenda. Did you have an impression that it is pro-west and anti-China & anti-Russia?