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The company was established as the Capital & National Trust in 1927. Following the appointment of Robert Fleming & Co. was as manager, it became the Fleming Japanese Investment Trust in 1985. After Robert Fleming & Co. was acquired by Chase Manhattan in April 2000, and Chase Manhattan merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in December 2000, it was brought under the management of J.P. Morgan & Co. It became the JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Investment Trust in 2003. Following JPMorgan's decision to drop the Fleming brand, it adopted its current name in 2006.
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