Purpose This paper aims to test the hedging ability of housing investment against inflation in Japan and the USA during … housing market in Japan and the USA, investors are compensated for bearing from inflation. This result is consistent with … Fisher’s hypothesis. Especially, the empirical results show that the risk-return tradeoff is available in Japan’s housing …

The article reviews how lean production can be taken into supplier bases in both Japan and the West. The exemplar … supplier network as demonstrated by Toyota and Hitachi in Japan are seen to be the result of a lengthy process whereby all … supplier network. However, until very recently the Kyoryoku Kai has not been seen outside Japan. The paper explores why this is …

Purpose – Japan is well known for having a strong stakeholder environment. However, a more than ten‐year recession and … support for a within‐company success orientation (stakeholder view) in Japan, there are a growing number of employees who … prefer a personal career success orientation (shareholder view) in Japan. Research limitations / implications – Since this is …

Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in 2003, had a temporary or long‐term impact on the inbound tourism demand from Japan … arrivals from Japan to Taiwan for the period January 1979‐September 2006. The first 321 observations ( January 1979‐September … people' fading memories or the purpose of visitation. The geographic proximity of Taiwan to Japan could also account for …

designation of Kumano Kodo in Japan as a World Heritage site. Aesthetics of landscapes are highly politicized, which creates …

Purpose – Controversy occurs among professionals, such as veterinarians and zookeepers in Japan, as to whether a zoo …