New Report

• 01/12/1998

  Implications of the 4% Unemployment Rate

  

  Taro Saito

  Economic Research Department

• 01/12/1998

  Information Technology Accelerates StructuralChanges in the Real Estate Agent Industry

  IntroductionTo improve the transparency of transactions and stimulate business， the real estate industry recently ...
  

  Michio Murakoso
• 01/11/1998

  The Emergence of Third Party Logistics

  Tatsuya Kimura
• 01/11/1998

  Population Hollowing-out and the Condminium Market in Three Central Tokyo Wards

  IntroductionDuring the asset bubble period of the 1980s，there was concern that surging land prices wouldlead to a &qu...
  
• 01/10/1998

  An 18-Month Economic Forecast Using the STP (Short-term & Turning Point) Approach －Prescription for Takeoff －

  the Economic Research Dept.
• 01/10/1998

  Environmental Concerns and Downstream Markers Challenge Japanese Automakers in Europe

  IntroductionOnce again， the auto industry has begun consolidating on a global scale， most visibly with theme...
  

  Mashu Kato
• 01/10/1998

  Explaining the Decline in Marriages

  Emiko Takeishi
• 01/09/1998

  Issues in Corporate Tax Reform

  IntroductionJapan's economy is at a major turning point. Confronted on the one hand with a serious recession and bleak ou...
  

  Akimasa Okada
• 01/09/1998

  The Slow Consolidation of the Petrochemical Industry

  Following the merger announced in late 1993 between Mitsubishi Kasei and Mitsubishi Petrochemical，the petrochemic...
  

  

  Toru Hyakushima

  Social Development Research Department

• 01/09/1998

  Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) in the U.S.

  IntroductionIn a telling scene from the movie As Good As It Gets， Helen Hunt portrays a single mother whose son has frequ...
  

  Hirosuke Iwasaki
• 01/08/1998

  Revision of the Foreign Exchange Law and the Possibility of Capital Outflow

  IntroductionAmid growing concern over the hollowing out of Japan's financial markets， the revised Foreign Exc...
  

  Fumio Nakakubo
• 01/08/1998

  The Construction Sector Suffers from Declining Labor Productivity

  IntroductionLabor productivity in the construction sector has traditionally been low due to its labor intensive nature and m...
  

  Takashi Sugii
• 01/08/1998

  Using the New NLI Business Cycle Indexes (NBI) as a Policy Tool

  IntroductionIn May 1998， the NLI Research Institute began compiling the NLI Business Cycle Indexes (NBI). The NBI inc...
  

  Yasuyuki Komaki
• 01/08/1998

  Perspectives on Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in Japan －The Impact on Administrative Reform Social Infrastructure and Public Services－

  

  Fumio Shinohara

  Social Development Research Department

• 01/07/1998

  A Market Projection for Long-term Care in Japan

  Koji Kishida
• 01/07/1998

  How Companies View Their Ties With Financial Institutions The Sixth NLI Business Climate Survey Reveals Expectations for the Big Bang

  IntroductionThe Sixth NLI Business Climate Survey was conducted in January and February 1998 by Nippon Life Insurance Co. in c...
  

  the Industrial Research Dept.
• 01/07/1998

  Economic Forecast for FY 1998 The Bubble's Legacy Continues to Impede Recovery

  IntroductionThe economy entered a recession in early fiscal 1997 due partly to larger burdens imposed on the household sector...
  

  the Economic Research Dept.
• 01/06/1998

  Is the Asian Economic Miracle Over?

  IntroductionThe currency and financial crises in Asia are entering a new phase. While Thailand， Korea， and In...
  

  Tatsuya Ishikawa
• 01/06/1998

  Toward the Next-Generation Standard for Mobile Communications

  Toshinobu Takahashi
• 01/06/1998

  M&A Activity and Consolidation in the U.S. Insurance Industry

  IntroductionMergers and acquisitions have been rampant in the insurance industries of both Europe and the U.S. These activit...
  

  Hiroshi Matsuoka
• 01/05/1998

  Toward the Practical Use of Credit Ratings in Japan's Financial Markets

  According to a survey by a private research firm， the total liabilities of listed companies that failed in 1997−...
  

  Takahiro Niimi
• 01/05/1998

  Aging Issues in New Town Developments － The Tama New Town Case －

  During the 1960s， Japan's rapid economic growth era led to population concentrations in the Tokyo and Osaka metr...
  
• 01/05/1998

  Major Home Builders Confront a Shrinking Market

  1. Outdated Growth StrategyThe major home builders enjoyed consistent growth before and after the bubble economy led by the de...
  

  Michio Murakoso
• 01/04/1998

  Causes of the Asian Currency Crisis

  1. IntroductionAsia generally refers to the region bounded by Japan to the east， Siberia to the north， Indones...
  

  Hirofumi Ushikoshi
• 01/04/1998

  The Introduction of Market Mechanisms for Long-term Care Services - An International Comparison with Implications for Japan -

  1. The Global Trend Toward Market MechanismsThere has been a global trend toward introducing market mechanisms for social ser...
  

  Kazuhisa Go
• 01/03/1998

  Prospects for Facility Management Services －Reducing Office Costs and Improving Efficiency－

  In addition to people， things， money， and information， there is a fifth management resource&...
  

  Naoko Nonoyama
• 01/03/1998

  Economic Forecast for FY 1998 －Economy Struggles to 0.5% Growth Amid High Risk of Downturn－

  Due to tax increases and the ensuing decline in demand， the economy entered a recession in early fiscal 1997， an...
  

  the Economic Research Dept.
• 01/03/1998

  An Overview of Japanese Cafeteria Plans －Objectives and Results

  1. IntroductionA cafeteria plan is an employee welfare system in which employees are allocated points with which they can sele...
  
• 01/02/1998

  The Commercial Investment Real Estate Market in Tokyo

  IntroductionIn the government's land price surveys announced in September 1997， commercial property prices i...
  

  Masanori Oka
• 01/02/1998

  Mutual Holding Companies in the U.S.

  1. IntroductionPreparations have already begun on the financial reforms known as the Japanese Big Bang. The first step began w...
  

  Hironobu Murakami

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