evaluating Japanese regional banks from 2000 to 2009. We extend and enhance previous studies, including Gonis and Taylor (2009 … rate Japanese regional banks more stringently during this period, perhaps because they wished not to repel clients and …

communication between micro prudential supervisors (usually national financial supervisors and central banks) and macro prudential …

proposals have been welcomed, there has been growing realization since the aftermath of the recent Financial Crisis that banks …

This paper examines what types of Japanese regional banks are more likely to obtain credit ratings at the present time … when disclosures by financial institutions are becoming more and more important. We found that banks in more competitive … also revealed that regional banks in the same region (prefecture) as other banks that go bankrupt often feel it necessary …