The authors describe an empirical study of fair value accounting, applying to data on Japanese banks the analytical methods of Barth, Landsman, and Wahlen. They also discuss a further study of regulatory risk in capital requirements associated with fair value accounting, focusing on banks with...

Using data from Japanese commercial banks during 2002-2012, we explore the relationship between banks' choice of capital buffers and prevailing macroeconomic conditions. We find a positive relationship between capital buffers and the phase of the business cycle, and further find that this...

This paper describes the transformation of Japan's accounting standards over the past 2 decades and the driving forces behind this transformation. It also analyzes the current state of Japan's accounting standards, which are characterized by the dichotomy of accounting systems inherited from the...