This paper examines empirically some of the reasons why Japanese manufacturing firms frequently fail to satisfy …

After the burst of the bubble economy, Japanese economy has been changed drastically. Traditionally, Japanese economy … banking problems, the Japanese government initiated the Financial Big Bang in 1996 to strength the capability of capital … the evaluation on Japanese firms' risks after the financial and accounting Big Bang. If there are still large …

largest economic block in Japan, with 2041 companies responding. This article introduces the results of this questionnaire … on unlisted companies is included. The dividend policy of Japanese companies, awareness of corporate governance, funding … and size of the company are also important factors. -- Japanese small firms ; Financial decision ; Main banks ; Dividend …

explains the historical development and several current features of the Japanese bond market, and discusses why credit ratings … gained a significant role in the 1990s. We also present empirical research on credit ratings in the Japanese bond market, and … discuss how foreign raters tend to assign lower credit ratings than Japanese ones, but that the relative ratings among raters …

In this paper, I survey the previous literature on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan and then present some … survey data on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan that became available recently. To summarize the main findings of … that this model is highly applicable in the case of Japan. -- Saving ; dissaving ; consumption ; aged ; elderly …

importance of borrowing constraints in Japan. We find (1) that 8 to 15 percent of young married Japanese households are borrowing …We use micro data on young married households from the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers in order to analyze the … does not apply in Japan and that the presence of borrowing constraints is not the main reason why it does not apply …

In this paper, I analyze the causes of the prolonged slowdown of the Japanese economy in the 1990s and find that the … demand side factors or supply side factors were more important as causes of the prolonged slowdown of the Japanese economy in … the 1990s and conclude that the former (especially misguided government policies) were probably more important. -- Japan …

; Japan ; Japanese economy ; labor supply ; leisure ; luxury goods ; necessities ; optimal taxation ; personal taxes ; primary …), describe and evaluate the past and present structure of personal taxes in Japan, and based on our findings, make a number of … policy recommendations about how to reform personal taxes in Japan. We find that the structure of Japan’s current consumption …

This paper finds that individuals in Japan do not leave very significant bequests, that parents often require a quid …