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William Adams and Early English Enterprise in Japan

Farrington, Anthony; Massarella, Derek - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics … - 2000

English factory at Hirado, Japan, which lasted from 1613 to 1623 was established in the hope of increasing East India Company …

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Japan and Australias Foreign Policy, 1945-1952

Meaney, Neville - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics … - 2000

winter months of 1999 and conducted research on the position of Japan in the formulation of Australian policy towards the …

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Japanese Supplier Relations: A Comparative Perspective

Kojima, K. - 1998

relations in Japan, particularly automobile industry, are examined in comparison with those in the United States. The primary … for those relationships. In addition, comparing supplier relations in Japan and the US, convergence in the nature of those …

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Shifts in the Japanese Corporate Governance

Kojima, K. - 1998

This paper examines the effects of structural changes in financial system on corporate governance and finance in Japan … changes in financial system in Japan and their effects on corporate finance and governance; to develop insights conecrning …

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Simultaneous Choice of Current Housing Tenure Choice and Anticipated Co-Residence with Children in Japan.

Seko, M - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka … - 1996

This analysis presents a joint logit probability model in which, for the first time, the household's current housing tenure choice and expected co-residence with its children are hypothesized to be simultaneously determined. Empirical analysis indicates that there is a positive correlation...

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Approach Toward a Unified Health Insurance System: What Can Japan Learn from the Korean Experience.

Kwon, S.; Suzuki, W. - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka … - 2000

We discuss that Japan should make a comprehensive reform of the existing institutions of health insurance in view of …

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Uncertainty and Investment : Some Evidence from the Panel Data of Japanese Manufacturing Firms.

Ogawa, K; Suzuki, K - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka … - 1997

We analyse empirically the effect of uncertainty on fixed investment by estimating an accelerator-type investment function based on a panel data set of the Hapanese manufacturing firms. The uncertainty measure, represented by the conditional standard deviation of the sales ghrowth rate, is...

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Do the Aged Dissave in Japan? Evidence from Micro Data.

Horioka, C.Y.; Kasuga, N.; Yamazaki, K.; Watanabe, W. - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka … - 1996

In this paper, we analyse the saving behavior of the aged in Japan using household-level data from a 1992 survey …

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Consumers, the Legal System and Product Liability Reform : A Comparative Perspective Between Japan and the United States.

Hamada, K - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 1996

A new Product Liability (PL) Act in Japan became effective in July, 1995. In the United States, congress passed … the new PL Act in Japan. …

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The Effects of Overseas Operations on Home Employment of Japanese Multinational Enterprises

Yamashita, Nobuaki; Fukao, Kyoji - Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University - 2008

expand at the cost of home employment in Japan. On the contrary, the findings suggest that overseas operations have somewhat …

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