New Report
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01/04/2000
The Growing Importance of Personal Pensions in the U.K. Pension System
1. IntroductionLoss of income due to aging, death, injury and illness is a constant risk throughout the humanl...
Akira Komatsubara -
01/03/2000
The Accelerating Dissolution of StockCross-holding
1.IntroductionThe decline of stock cross-holding among companies has been attributed to many factors,including: t...
Hideaki Inoue -
01/03/2000
The Career and Work Attitudes of Financial Professionals-Survey of Financial Professionals (Part 3)-
1.IntroductionIn Parts 1 and 2 of our Survey of Financial Professionals conducted in May and June 1999,which targeted ...
Yuko Shozugawa -
01/03/2000
The Emergence of E-Commerce in Japan-The Possibilities and Conditions for Growth-
1. IntroductionConditions for the growth of electronic commerce are starting to fall in place in Japan: thespread of personal ...
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01/03/2000
Land Transactions and Soil Contamination-The Growing Emphasis on Performance and Quality Issues of Land-
1. IntroductionPeople in Japan today harbor an unwarranted sense of complacency and security toward land.Businesses in part...
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01/02/2000
Japanese Financial Institutions Lag in Upgrading the Treatment of Professionals- Survey Regarding Financial Professionals (Part 2)-
1.IntroductionIn Part 1 of our report on the Survey Regarding Financial Professionals ("Japanese FinancialInstituti...
Osamu Kubotani -
01/02/2000
Insurance Companies in the U.S. and U.K. Enter the Banking Business
Kanako Amano -
01/02/2000
Limitations of Monetary Policy- Three Considerations Regarding the Zero Interest Rate Policy-
1.IntroductionThe new Bank of Japan Law has given Policy Board members greater freedom of expression.Having already focused ...
Hideya Kubo -
01/02/2000
Creating Housing Environments That Are Coducive to Raising Children- Yokohama Survey Results-
1.IntroductionAlong with aging, the declining birth rate has been discussed extensively as a phenomenon ofmodern da...
Masumi Shiraishi -
01/11/1999
The Creation of Added Value in Actively and Passively Managed Investment Trusts
1.IntroductionAs financial liberalization unfolds, one of the most interesting debates regards the fate of1...
Shoji Yumae -
01/11/1999
Japanese Financial Institutions Strive to Enhance Professional Employment
1.IntroductionOne year into the financial reforms known as the Big Bang, Japan's financial institutions arefa...
Osamu Kubotani -
01/11/1999
A Proposal to Standardize the Use of Net Operating Profit Among Life Insurance Companies
1.IntroductionFor commercial companies, the accepted measures of profit are operating profit or recurring(ordina...
Akira Komatsubara Kunio Ogihara -
01/10/1999
Human Resource Management of Professionals in U.S. Companies -Implications for Japanese Financial Firms-
Kazuhisa Go -
01/10/1999
Considerations in Updating Broadcast Regulations for the Digital Era
Yuji Yoshihisa -
01/10/1999
A Profit Simulation of Long-term Care Businesses
IntroductionAhead of the public long-term care (LTC )insurance system ’s implementation next year&...
Koji Kishida -
01/09/1999
The Over-the-Counter Stock Market Reaches a Crossroads
Fumiaki Kuroki -
01/09/1999
Tax-Funding of Basic Pensions and the National Minimum Concept
Kenichiro Naganuma -
01/09/1999
The ASEAN Strategies of Electronics Makers- Production Linkages Continue to Deepen After the Currency Crisis-
Toshinobu Takahashi -
01/09/1999
Ten Percent of Firms Consider Introducing 401(k) Plans-The Nissay Business Conditions Survey-
IntroductionDuring its first year, the Japanese Big Bang enacted major reforms that have altered the financial lands...
the Industrial Research Dept. -
01/09/1999
Japanese Chemical Companies in Asia-The Challenge of Achieving Growth-
Toru Hyakushima
Social Development Research Department
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01/09/1999
Metropolitan New Town Developments Undergo Transition
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01/09/1999
Recent Developments in Retirement Plan Reform in the U.S. - Proposed Alternatives to Succeed the 401(k)-
Makoto Okubo -
01/08/1999
The Suitability of Investment Trust Funds for Individual Investors
Recently, interest in investment trust funds(also known as mutual funds)has grown as an attractive i...
Takao Miyagawa -
01/08/1999
The Disclosure Practices of Life Insurers
IntroductionWith each release of financial statements by life insurers, the mass media today reacts with a stream of s...
Akira Komatsubara -
01/08/1999
Impact of the Home Appliance Recycling Law
IntroductionThe new Law for Recycling Designated Home Appliances will require home appliance mak-ersto recycle used produc...
Tadashi Matsuo -
01/06/1999
The Growing Recognition of Credit Risk in the Corporate and Financial Bond Markets
IntroductionCorporate failures reached a high of 17,439 in fiscal 1997, surpassing the post-bubble peak of1...
Yukio Muromachi -
01/06/1999
Why Comprehensive Electronics Makers are Undergoing Reorganization
IntroductionThe comprehensive electronics manufacturers, who form the core of one of Japan's key indus-tries...
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01/05/1999
The Construction of Combined Facilities to Enhance Welfare Services
Masumi Shiraishi -
01/04/1999
The Urgent Demand for Specialized Personnel in the Non-Manufacturing Sector
Osamu Kubotani -
01/04/1999
How the Internet is Altering the communications Industry
Toshinobu Takahashi
Social media account
Researcher
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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)