This paper investigates whether inefficient herd behavior of Japanese financial institutions in the domestic loan market affected the real economy during the period between 1975 and 1999. By using Japanese loan data, arranged by geographical area, we show that the loans that stem from...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, which is owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), on the stock prices of the other electric power utilities in Japan. Because the other utilities were not directly damaged by...

We aim to perform a comprehensive analysis of the effects of stock ratings and target prices published in the Japanese markets using a large number of analyst reports. Our study is the first to cover reports published by six domestic brokerage firms and ten foreign brokerage firms. In addition...

In this study, we investigate the economic impact of flaming on the Internet using Japanese data. In examining the data on firms that experienced flaming between 2006 and September 2013, we establish the following three main findings. First, large firms and ones with negative net income are more...

This paper examines the relationship between online search intensity and stock-trading behavior in the Japanese market. The search intensity is measured by the search volume of company names on Google, which is expected to be related to the aggregate stock purchasing behavior of individual...

This article investigates whether the Japanese Financial Services Agency's mandatory use of XBRL affects investors in assessing the financial information. Although regulators expect the introduction of XBRL to enhance the transparency and quality of business reporting, given the non-trivial...

We examine Japanese stock market responses to the disclosure of internal control weaknesses (ICW), especially in relation to other information released around the disclosure date and to firm attributes. Japan is classified as a code-law country, where corporate disclosure tends to be less timely...

This article investigates how the stock market reacts to the disclosure of internal control deficiencies under the Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2006. Given the Japanese official agencies' attempts to minimize negative shocks, we find no stock market reactions on the whole to the disclosure of...

This study investigates Internet flaming using Japanese data on flamed firms listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange from 2006 through 2013. Based on a probit model, we find that younger and/or larger firms with higher price book-value ratio (PBR) are more likely to be the target...

This study aims to examine the relationship between audit outcomes and partners’ continuity at the audit team level. The audit outcomes are examined from three perspectives: audit quality, pricing, and timeliness. Using a sample of listed Japanese companies from 2008 to 2019, we find that...