), 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 … improves both the efficiency and equity of Japan's personal taxes and, at the same time, achieves fiscal reconstruction. …

and equity, we evaluate the past and present structure of Japan's consumption and income taxes, we consider the role of … reconstruction, and finally, we make policy recommendations based on our findings. We find that the structure of Japan's current … will simultaneously improve both the efficiency and equity of Japan's tax system. …

taxes), 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 … improves both the efficiency and equity of Japan's personal taxes and, at the same time, achieves fiscal reconstruction …

's sporting event in Japan. The event is held immediately prior to the university application period in Japan. Using Japanese …

the Eurozone economies, the US, and developing Asia showing relatively weak home bias and advanced Asia, especially Japan … capital has been flowing from the US and the Eurozone economies to both advanced Asia (especially Japan) and developing Asia … reasons. The main reason in the case of advanced Asia (especially Japan) appears to be higher riskadjusted returns, whereas …

In this paper, I find (1) that Japan showed massive and persistent current account surpluses from at least 1981 and … until at least 2011, (2) that Professor Ronald McKinnon was correct, at least in the case of Japan, and that these large and … persistent current account surpluses were due primarily to Japan's large and persistent IS imbalances (the excess of saving over …