New Report
-
30/03/2007
New Equity Index May Overcome Problems of Capitalization-Weighted Indexing
We apply a new indexing method developed in the U.S. to Japanese equities. Backtesting of the new index indicates a significant ...
Shingo Ide
Financial Research Department
-
29/03/2007
The Diverse Evolution of Traditional Corporate Boards in Japan
After Sony introduced a new executive officer system in 1997, Japanese corporate boards began evolving at a rapid pace. We over...
Keisuke Nitta -
29/03/2007
On the Possibility of Pension Revision in 2009
In the past, the public pension system was revised every five years based on a "financial recalculation" and census ...
Kunio Nakashima
Insurance Research Department
-
22/03/2007
Point Card Programs -- Their Evolution and Prospects
More businesses are awarding points to customers who purchase qualifying merchandise or services. While point cards are inte...
Keisho Komoto -
31/01/2007
J-REIT Market Trends -- Implications of the Growth of Index Funds
Propelled by attractive dividend yields and the real estate market recovery, the five-year-old J-REIT market has gro...
Hiroto Iwasa
Financial Research Department
-
12/01/2007
2002 Expansion to Set a Postwar Record -- Short-term Economic Forecast (FY 2006~2007)
Real economic growth slowed to a 0.2% sequential pace (0.8% annualized) in the third quarter of 2006. As consumption decreased...
Koichi Haji -
26/12/2006
The Economic Impact of Aging Baby Boomers -- Medium-term Economic Forecast (FY 2006~2016)
Japan, the U.S. and Europe share a common challenge in the next decade -- accommodating the aging of postwar baby boomer...
Koichi Haji -
07/12/2006
Hedging with Bond Futures -- A Way to Prepare for Rising Interest Rates
Termination of the zero-interest rate policy has made it necessary to prepare for rising interest rates. Bond futures are a com...
-
20/11/2006
Implications of the Proposed Consumption Tax Rate Increase on Housing -- Lessons from the EU
Fiscal restructuring is a key issue in the post-Koizumi era. The consensus view sees a consumption tax rate hike as inevitable. ...
Fumio Shinohara
Social Development Research Department
-
07/11/2006
Structural Analysis of Over-Consumption in the U.S.
Personal consumption expenditures in the U.S. have been criticized as being excessive relative to disposable personal incom...
Susumu Doihara -
11/10/2006
The Acceleration of China's Financial Reforms -- Pursuing More Efficient Resource Allocation
China's economy has been prone to excess investment because the financial system, which centers around indirect finance by st...
Sayuri Ito
Economic Research Department
-
08/09/2006
Improving the Public Pension Statement -- Suggestions Based on Survey Results
The government is studying ways to enhance the public pension statement. By informing participants about their estimated ben...
Masaharu Usuki -
07/08/2006
The Relevance of Retirement Plans to Human Resource Management at Second-Tier and Small & Medium Enterprises
Second-tier and small & medium enterprises are revising their retirement plans ahead of the 2012 deadline for phasing out ...
-
28/06/2006
Analysis of Income and Wealth Inequality by Age
The consensus view is correct in that overall income inequality is growing in Japan largely as a result of the population'...
Tatsuya Ishikawa -
12/06/2006
Recent Trends in the Domestic Market for Credit Default Swaps (CDS) -- Posting Theoretical Prices Based on Market Price Data
In the past, prices of credit default swaps (the most basic type of credit derivative) were calculated from corporate b...
Takashi Kawakami -
24/05/2006
Companies Respond to the Transforming Employment Environment -- Nissay Business Conditions Survey (January 2006)
The employment environment is undergoing a transformation on several fronts. In preparation for the retirement of baby boome...
Keisho Komoto -
02/05/2006
Three Initiatives to Invigorate Society in the Era of Population Decrease
Japan's projected population decrease has aroused strong pessimism regarding the country's future. But we shoul...
-
17/04/2006
The Expanding U.S. Current Account Deficit and its Effect on Exchange Rates
The current account deficit of the United States has been expanding relentlessly, and shows no signs of slowing down. T...
Susumu Doihara -
31/03/2006
Developments in Korea's Bancassurance Life Insurance Market
The life insurance markets in Korea and Japan share many similarities. Bancassurance, or the sale of life insurance pr...
Hiroshi Matsuoka -
09/03/2006
Does Dividend Policy Enhance Shareholder Value?
We approach dividend policy from the perspective of an interactive game between corporate managers and shareholders. While d...
Keisuke Nitta -
07/02/2006
The End of Deflation Approaches -- Short-Term Economic Forecast (FY2005-2006)
In fiscal 2005, Japan's economy will grow 2.8% in real terms, led by domestic demand growth in consumptio...
Koichi Haji -
31/01/2006
On the Growing Momentum of Tokyo's Real Estate Investment Market -- Survey of Real Estate Market Conditions (2005)
Aggressive buying by real estate funds has bid up property prices, raising concerns of a “fund bubble.”...
Toru Matsumura Masanori Oka -
22/12/2005
Economic Implications of Japan's Population Decrease -- Medium-Term Economic Forecast (FY 2005-2015)
The projected population decrease and retirement of baby boomers will cause a full-fledged labor force decline. To maintain e...
Koichi Haji -
06/12/2005
Why Overcoming Deflation is Crucial to Fiscal Restructuring
Japan's public sector debt as a percentage of nominal GDP is the largest among advanced economies. To reduce the debt rati...
Satoshi Shinohara -
08/11/2005
Transforming Active Equity Management -- The Growing Need for an Alpha-Oriented Strategy
Susumu Sasaki -
27/10/2005
A Career Management Strategy That Addresses Aging -- Implications of the Survey of IT Engineers
-
07/10/2005
Credit Creation Shows Signs of Recovery
Yasuhide Yajima
Policy Research Department
-
05/10/2005
Chinas Economy After the Currency Revaluation -- Policy Management Implications and the Effect on Domestic and Foreign Economies
Sayuri Ito
Economic Research Department
-
21/09/2005
On the Possibility of Promoting Diverse Work Arrangements for Regular Employees
Emiko Takeishi -
06/09/2005
An International Comparison and Analysis of Japan's High Suicide Rate
Kanako Amano
Social Improvement and Life Design Research Department
Social media account
Researcher
-
Shingo Ide
New Equity Index May Overcome Problems of Capitalization-Weighted Indexing
-
Yasuhide Yajima
The U.S. Dollar’s Amazing Strength in the Deepening Financial Crisis
-
Kim Myoungjung
Future Issues of Indefinite Employment Reclassification Rule - Learning from the Precedent in South Korea -
-
Kanako Amano
An International Comparison and Analysis of Japan's High Suicide Rate
-
Sayuri Ito
What is the prospects of trilateral cooperation to the WTO reform?
-
Taro Saito
Japan’s Economic Outlook for Fiscal Years 2023 to 2025 (February 2024)