This paper explores a panel data set matching establishment-based production statistics from Japan’s Census of … Manufacturers with wholesale price indices from the Bank of Japan, and Herfindahl indices from the Japan Fair Trade Commission. The …

This study aims to determine the factors that affect financial literacy in Japan using data from Osaka University …'s Preference Parameter Study in Japan. We examined fourteen variables covering respondents' demographic, socio-economic, and … the need for a formal financial education and social contact to boost financial literacy levels in Japan. …

Japan's household saving rate showed great volatility, was often low and even negative, and was high only during the 25-year … trends over time in, Japan's household saving rate via various socioeconomic and policy variables. This seems to suggest that … their children than other peoples, suggesting that the alleged social norm of strong family ties in Japan is largely a myth …

survey conducted in China, India, Japan, and the United States. It finds striking inter-country differences in bequest plans …

We show evidence that receiving Japan's Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes for literature has positive and negative effects on …