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29/05/2002
Housing for Elderly Persons -- Reconsidering the Role and Function of Special Skilled Nursing Homes
1. IntroductionIn Tales of Tono (Tono Monogatari), ethnologist Kunio Yanagida describes an old village custom of cas...
Koji Kishida -
21/05/2002
How Companies View the Prolonged Deflation -- The Nissay Business Conditions Survey (February 2002)
IntroductionThe consumer price index has declined for three straight years since 1999, and shows no sign of abating in ...
Keisho Komoto -
01/04/2002
The New Investment Management Scheme for Japan's Public Pension Fund
AbstractJapan's public pension system, which operates under a pay-as-you-go financing method, has so...
Masaharu Usuki -
01/04/2002
Community Currency and NPOs-A Model for Solving Social Issues in the 21st Century
IntroductionA quiet boom is spreading across Japan. In over 100 communities, community currency-also known as commu...
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01/04/2002
Homeownership and Loan Financing -A Comparison of Loan Payment vs. Imputed Rent,and Outstanding Debt vs. Home Market Value
IntroductionAccording to the Family Income and Expenditure Survey(Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs...
Tatsuya Ishikawa -
01/03/2002
Variable Annuity Marketing from the Perspective of Consumers' Financial Awareness
IntroductionVariable annuities have become increasingly popular as a wealth-building tool for retirement. In the U.S....
Atsuko Kuribayashi -
01/03/2002
European Integration Enters a New Stage - The Euro Cash Changeover and EU Enlargement to the East
1. IntroductionThe integration process of the European Union originally began with the European Coal and SteelCommunity (EC...
Sayuri Ito
Economic Research Department
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01/02/2002
Growth Prospects for the Newly Formed J-REIT Market
IntroductionFor the newly formed real estate investment trust (J-REIT)1market to win the appeal and acceptance ofinvestors...
Toru Matsumura -
01/02/2002
Expectations for NPOs in Urban Revitalization - Lessons from Community Development Organizations in the U.S.
Introduction - After the Demise of the Urban Development CorporationAs the Koizumi administration solidifies plans for priv...
Fumio Shinohara
Social Development Research Department
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01/02/2002
Economic Impact and Policy Implications of the Long-term Decline in Japan's Business Startup Rate
1. IntroductionThe rate of new business startups in Japan has continued to decline over the long term, from approximat...
Keisho Komoto -
01/01/2002
How Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Could Redefine Corporate Excellence in the 21st Century
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01/01/2002
New Financial Product Regulations in the U.K. - The Insurance Industry's Stance on the Expansion of CAT Standards
Akira Komatsubara -
01/01/2002
Japan's Economy Teeters at the Brink - Economic Forecast for Fiscal 2002
Koichi Haji -
01/12/2001
A Sound Approach to Stock Investment for Individual Investors - Unmasking Common Fallacies
1. IntroductionAs interest rates in Japan continually mark new historical lows, the return on household financialas...
Masahiro Shidachi -
01/12/2001
Do Profit Rate Differentials Diminish Over Time? A Statistical Analysis of Long-term Financial Data
IntroductionOne of the key concepts of economics is that profit rates will tend to equalize across markets in thelong term. Thi...
Keisho Komoto -
01/12/2001
Trends in Tokyo's Office Market - Tokyo's Dominance Grows Amid Concern of a Market Downturn
IntroductionTokyo's office market enjoyed steady growth last year as strong demand from foreign financial institutio...
Toshihiko Yamakata -
01/11/2001
How Japanese Companies are Responding to Financial Sector Restructuring - The Nissay Business Conditions Survey (August 2001)
IntroductionAgainst the backdrop of the bad loan problem and severe economic environment, financial institutionsa...
the Survey Analysis Team -
01/11/2001
The Development of a Land Price Index Based on Appraisal Data for the Tokyo Area
Kazumasa Takeuchi -
01/11/2001
Mobilizing Older Workers to Provide Long-term Care - Interim Report on the Millennium Project
Masumi Shiraishi -
01/10/2001
The Present Status of Unwinding of Cross-Shareholding - The Fiscal 2000 Survey of Cross-Shareholding
IntroductionAs the Nikkei Average continues to plunge to new lows, raising concerns about the impact on thefinancial ...
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01/10/2001
Financial and Real Assets in the Household Sector - Understanding the Decline in Household Financial Assets in Fiscal 2000
IntroductionAccording to the Flows of Funds Accounts issued in June by the Bank of Japan, financial assets of thehouse...
Tatsuya Ishikawa -
01/10/2001
Outreach Programs Bring the Arts to Children and Local Residents - The Possibility for Social Service Through the Arts
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto -
01/09/2001
Asset Management for Real Estate Investment Trusts (J-REITs)- Issues and Prospects for an Emerging Businesss Area
Masanori Oka -
01/09/2001
The Allocation of Added Value and Issues Confronting the Corporate Sector
IntroductionOne of the factors cited in the declining profit margins and other serious problems confrontingJapanese compan...
Takeshi Hyuga -
01/09/2001
Financial Overview of Life Insurance Companies in Fiscal 2000
IntroductionThe investment climate in fiscal 2000 was a severe one due to sustained ultra-low interest rates and thedepresse...
Kunio Ogihara -
01/09/2001
The Temporary Staffing Industry - A Growth Industry in an Era of Increasing Labor Mobility
IntroductionThe temporary staffing market is undergoing vigorous growth. Due to the changing labor market and workers ...
Yuko Shozugawa -
01/08/2001
A New Framework for Currency Strategy - The Fusion of Fundamental Analysis and Financial Engineering
IntroductionAmid the dismal domestic environment for asset management - including the lowest interest rates onrecord and a f...
Fumio Nakakubo -
01/08/2001
Revised Economic Forecast for Fiscal 2001 - The Japanese Economy Confronts Structural Reform
Koichi Haji -
01/08/2001
Reconsidering Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Light of the Koizumi Structural Reforms
IntroductionEver since the Koizumi Cabinet assumed power in April, the mass media has fixated on the call forsweeping ...
Keiichi Yonezawa -
01/07/2001
On the Dividend Exclusion for Life Insurers and Other Corporations - The Need for Further Reform
IntroductionAs Japan continues to struggle with the aftermath of the bubble economy, economic and fiscal structural...
Akira Komatsubara
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Shingo Ide
New Equity Index May Overcome Problems of Capitalization-Weighted Indexing
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Yasuhide Yajima
The U.S. Dollar’s Amazing Strength in the Deepening Financial Crisis
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Kim Myoungjung
Future Issues of Indefinite Employment Reclassification Rule - Learning from the Precedent in South Korea -
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Kanako Amano
An International Comparison and Analysis of Japan's High Suicide Rate
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Sayuri Ito
What is the prospects of trilateral cooperation to the WTO reform?
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Taro Saito
Japan’s Economic Outlook for Fiscal Years 2023 to 2025 (February 2024)