In this paper, I summarize Albert Ando's seminal and ingenious work on the saving behavior of the elderly in Japan and … that the retired elderly in Japan dissave, in accordance with the life cycle hypothesis of saving, and that all of the … available data and evidence suggest that the life cycle hypothesis of saving is highly applicable in the case of Japan. …

), 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. …

wealth and indebtedness for the Group of Seven (G7) countries and show that, even though household borrowings in Japan were … the highest among the G7 countries, at least until 2000, household assets were also high in Japan, as a result of which … household net worth and financial health in Japan were among the highest in the G7 countries. Turning to long-term trends in …

We analyze the impact of population aging on Japan's household saving rate and on its public pension system and the … impact of that system on Japan's household saving rate and obtain the following results: first, the age structure of Japan …'s population can explain the level of, and past and future trends in, its household saving rate; second, the rapid aging of Japan …

In this paper, I conduct an analysis of consumption and saving behavior in Japan, looking both at trends over time and …

Japan, we find that private consumption has been relatively stagnant during the 2002-07 period and that the stagnation of …

importance of borrowing constraints in Japan. We find (1) that 8 to 15 percent of young married Japanese households are borrowing … does not apply in Japan and that the presence of borrowing constraints is not the main reason why it does not apply. …