This Selected Issues paper analyzes macroeconomic developments and prospects for Japan during the 1990s. Following a … in 1997. This paper also examines fiscal policy issues for Japan …

assistance activities. The report describes in detail the Japan Administered Account for Selected Fund Activities (JSA … projects in two or three countries are visited and reviewed each year by a joint Japan-IMF mission. These visits provide the …

This paper reviews economic and policy developments in Japan during the 1990s. It suggests that, while growth is likely …

This paper reviews the macroeconomic and microeconomic dimensions of the United States-Japan conflict over trade. From … a macroeconomic perspective, there is nothing surprising about Japan’s surpluses, given global trends in saving and … investment. The current accounts of the United States and Japan have both responded to exchange rate changes in a normal fashion …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes Japan’s medium- and long-term fiscal challenges. It discusses the initiatives that … will be necessary to cope with Japan’s medium- and long-term fiscal challenges. It describes medium- and long …

This paper reports about the IMF and its activities, and particularly its technical assistance activities, the Japan …; and to help low-income countries formulate and implement poverty reduction strategies. The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program … for Asia supports a 12-month course of graduate studies in Japan in macroeconomics or related fields for students from …

drop in Japan's exports was caused by a sharp retrenchment in overseas demand for motor vehicles, information technology … adjustment to inventories, which have accumulated well above normal levels in both Japan and its export markets. During the 2001 …

financial markets and spillovers from Europe to Japan. The results also suggest that the uncertainty about the direction of …

’s use in international trade are mixed. It is also shown that, despite Japan’s emergence as the world’s largest net creditor … nation, Japan’s capital outflows have not significantly facilitated the yen’s internationalization. Data are presented …

The Japanese economy has shown robust growth after the March 2011 Great East Japan earthquake. Post-earthquake, Japan …