This paper examines what I believe to be the significant developments in research over the past ten years on Japan's saving. It is a world that has been turned upside-down during this period. I hope this paper helps clarify the extraordinary changes that have taken place. The paper is organized...

This paper is a critique of the literature on transfer wealth accumulation in Japan during the postwar period. The emphasis is on selected works in two areas that are closely related: the accumulation of wealth by the elderly in extended families in Japan, and the distribution of wealth within...