New Report

• 06/03/2003

  Sense of Autonomy and Community Interaction Among Young Adults -- Survey Results

  Akemi Tsukada
• 10/02/2003

  The New Wave of Nonprofit Arts Organizations -- The Possibilities for Nonprofit Service Organizations

  Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto
• 03/02/2003

  The Current Situation of Japan's Housing Market, and Policy Implications of the Projected Population Decrease

  IntroductionThe projected decrease in Japan's population over the next 50 years will fundamentally alter Japan'...
  

  Tatsuya Ishikawa
• 06/01/2003

  Japan's Long-Term Population Decrease and the Implications for Corporate Management

  Keisho Komoto
• 20/12/2002

  The Expanding Market for Private Real Estate Funds -- Business Model and Prospects

  Toru Matsumura
• 11/12/2002

  Prospects for the New Policy to Increase Childcare Leave for Men (Survey Results)

  Yuka Sakamoto
• 25/11/2002

  Economic Forecast for FY 2003 -- The Recovery Stalls as Economic Growth Slows to 0.1%

  Growth to Slow from 1.0% in FY02 to 0.1% in FY03 as External Demand WanesExternal demand， the driving force behind Japan...
  

  the Economic Research Dept.
• 18/11/2002

  Population Decrease, Aging, and Japan's Long-Term Economic Outlook to 2050

  IntroductionWith Japan's population projected to decline and age until 2050， this paper examines how the macro...
  

  Tatsuya Ishikawa
• 31/10/2002

  Japanese Firms Reveal a Grim Long-term Outlook -- August 2002 Nissay Business Conditions Survey

  1. IntroductionSince the early 1990s， Japan’s economy has struggled with a range of problems including persi...
  

  Keisho Komoto
• 22/10/2002

  Introduction to Alternative Investment Strategies -- Risks Lurking Behind the Hedge Fund Boom

  1. IntroductionRecently， alternative investments have grown sharply among investors in Europe and the U.S. Accordi...
  

  Fumio Nakakubo
• 10/10/2002

  Trends in the Tokyo Office Market -- Implications of the 2003 Peak in Supply of High-Grade Buildings

  Toshihiko Yamakata
• 01/10/2002

  Cross-Shareholdings Decline for the 11th Straight Year (FY 2001 Survey)

  1. IntroductionCompared to an earlier time when cross-shareholding relationships flourished， the environment tod...
  

  Fumiaki Kuroki
• 20/09/2002

  Medium-Term Economic Forecast　(FY2002 - FY2007)

  the Economic Research Dept.
• 05/09/2002

  White-Collar Job Placement Agencies Hold Promise to Improve Job Matching in the Labor Market

  1. IntroductionAccording to the 2001 Labor Force Survey (Ministry of Public Management， Home Affairs， Posts ...
  

  Yuko Shozugawa
• 03/09/2002

  How the Japanese Government Bond Market Has Responded to the Zero Interest Rate Policy

  AbstractSince February 1999， including a brief intermission， the Bank of Japan has consistently pursued a ze...
  

  Yosuke Takeda
• 25/07/2002

  The Tokyo Office Market's "2010 Problem"　-- A Net Decline in Office Demand Could Impair the Market From 2003

  AbstractWith no full-scale economic recovery in sight to trigger an expansion in office demand， the large supply of of...
  

  Toru Matsumura
• 15/07/2002

  The Changing Structure of Japan's Balance of Payments -- Implications of the Shrinking Trade Surplus in Goods and Services

  1. IntroductionIn the past， Japan's balance of payments has been characterized by a persistent and large trade s...
  

  Koichi Haji
• 21/06/2002

  External Demand Drives Japan's Fragile Recovery to Near-Zero Growth -- Revised Economic Forecast for FY 2002

  FY 2002 Economy to Grow 0.1% Based on External DemandIn fiscal 2002， while exports to the recovering U.S. economy will c...
  

  Koichi Haji
• 13/06/2002

  Corporate Governance Rating (CGR) -- A More Efficient Approach to Corporate Monitoring

  1. IntroductionThe term “corporate governance，” which has become widely used in corporate manageme...
  

  Keisuke Nitta
• 05/06/2002

  On the Uniform Taxation of Retirement Plans -- Lessons from Canada's Registered Retirement Saving Plan(RRSP)

  IntroductionAs the debate begins on fundamental tax reforms， many issues need to be addressed， including the ...
  

  Masaharu Usuki
• 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...
  
• 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&#x...
  

  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

• 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

• 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

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