Tsukuba, Japan. Prof. Higano’s research strongly focuses on the comprehensive evaluation of resources and research content for … Higano is the past president of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the current president of the Japan … around the World -- 3Methodological Advances in Gibrat's and Zipf’s Laws: A Comparative Empirical Study on the Evolution of …

examines digital differences in the major world nations of China, India, the United States and Japan at the state and …This book analyzes extensive data on the world’s rapidly changing and growing access to, use and geographies of … Japan. Spatial patterns are revealed that indicate clusters of high and low technology use for various nations around the …

of income taxation since World War II; the turn toward value added taxation; the relationship between tax reform and the …, and Japan … the Industrious State: Why Did Japan’s Welfare State Differ from European-Style Models? -- A Reverse-Functioning System …

these questions within a wider context through historical analysis and comparisons with Germany and Japan, this book focuses …

globalization of insurance markets means that understanding both international developments and local trends around the world is now … picture of the world’s insurance markets, this unique and necessary book becomes an essential tool for anyone seeking to … and discuss recent developments of the world’s major insurance markets. Each chapter contains essential insights for …

of real-world case studies. It analyzes how the disruptive power of digitization is becoming a major challenge for …