-giving governments of Europe, North American and Japan should expand lines of communication and, to the extent possible, collaboration …

we use plant and firm data to investigate the issue. The low rate of productivity growth in Japan is also often seen as a … is lower in industries in which globalisation is higher. The low rate of entry and exit in Japan therefore means that …

The centre of economic activities in Japan was once in western Japan. Since the mid-nineteenth century, however …, economic activities within Japan have been continuously shifting towards the east side of the country including Tokyo … model to the silk economy of Japan in the nineteenth century, this paper explains why the majority of industrial activities …

Japan is a leading market for U.S. oranges. Since 1995, orange consumption in Japan has declined. This report … oranges in Japan differs markedly across generations, with younger generations (cohorts) eating fewer oranges than older … generations. However, within generations, as individuals in Japan grow older, they eat more oranges. On balance, the effects on …

In Japan, economic stagnation due to the lack of aggregate demand has hit the regional health insurance system and this …

participation. The results, based on cross-sectional data from Japan, indicate that expected attachment to the labor market affects …

fluctuations of the yen exchange rate led the Bank of Japan to adjust its monetary policy, which have pushed the yen into its …

Japan and Korea. We then consider changes to immigration policy in both countries. We are able to examine the effects on …