This paper examines whether Japanese regional banks entering the banking market in other prefectures, including …-sized enterprises, the current Japanese Government's policies for regional banks require these banks to engage in region … was made using panel data from Japanese regional banks. As a result, it was determined that regional banks that enter …

1998 Japanese financial crisis. It shows how low-cost liquidity provision as a means to stabilize banks has created a …. Efficiency scores are compiled to estimate the impact of monetary policy crisis management on the efficiency of banks. The …

78 publicly listed Japanese regional banks during the 2007-2008 crisis period. Findings Banks that were more diversified … prompted banks to engage in higher risk-taking activities in pursuit of higher returns, putting banks at a higher risk of … default. Finally, banks perceived to have better quality accounting information, by being audited by one of the Big 4 auditors …

evaluating Japanese regional banks from 2000 to 2009. We extend and enhance previous studies by estimating an ordered probit … model using pooled data for this period. Our results reveal that foreign agencies did not rate Japanese regional banks more …