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01/07/1997
Revised Economic Forecast for Fiscal 1997 -Weak First Half Limits Growth to 1.4%-
SummaryDespite gaining strength, Japan's economy cannot avoid a standstill in the first half of fiscal 1997 due ...
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01/07/1997
Building a Welfare Infrastructure to Support Independent Living for the Aging Population
1. Introduction − Aging as a Metropolitan ProblemPopulation aging in the past has often been associated with ...
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01/06/1997
Medium-Term Economic Forecast for Japan
SummaryJapan's population is aging faster than predicted. Meanwhile, the economic recovery remains weak. The ...
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01/06/1997
How Information Technology is Changing Business Trends
IntroductionOne of the key words emerging last year from the information society was "electronic commerce,&qu...
Shinji Kato -
01/04/1997
Okinawa and Taiwan in the Asia Economy
SummaryAssuming the return of U.S. military bases and implementation of present economic development policies, Oki...
Hirofumi Ushikoshi -
01/03/1997
Projections for Elderly Care by Prefecture and Assessment of Present Conditions
SummaryOnce a person comes to require nursing care, they need it constantly 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. But p...
Koji Kishida -
01/03/1997
The Long-term Yen/Dollar Exchange Rate and Its Adjustment Effect on Japan's Trade Balance
SummaryFrom January 1993, the yen surged as a results of Japan's large trade surpluses and the encouragement of t...
Joji Iguchi -
01/01/1997
Japan Will Manage 1% Growth Concentrated in the Second Half-FY 1997 Economic Forecast-
SummaryJapan's economy experienced two consecutive years of standstill in fiscal years 1995 and 1996.Although the eco...
the Economic Research Dept. -
01/12/1996
Pricing Strategies in the Service Sector- A Look at Price Competition in the Restaurant and Hotel Industries
SummaryIn the past few years, the prices of goods-particularly consumer goods-have been falling steadily. Price dec...
Naoko Nonoyama -
01/10/1996
The NLI Research Interest Rate Leading Indexes and Japan's Recent Monetary Policy
SummarySince the recession began in March 1991 following the collapse of the bubble economy, nine official discount r...
Tomohiko Takahashi -
01/09/1996
The Philippine Economy -The Need for Structural Reform-
SummaryThe Philippine economy is steadily recovering in part due to deregulation policies of the Ramos administration. The i...
Hirofumi Ushikoshi -
01/07/1996
Home Electronics Industry Pursues New Growth with Optimal Production Sites and Higher Value Added
SummaryIn the early 1990s, the audio-visual home electronics industry suffered from a slump. A long drought in leadin...
Yuji Yoshihisa -
01/06/1996
The Growing Presence of Japanese Non-Banks in Asia
SummaryJapanese non-banks are becoming increasingly active in Asia as they expand their customer base beyond Japanese affil...
Masaki Masuda -
01/05/1996
How Companies Regard the Declining Population of Children --On the Effectiveness of Corporate Child Care Support Programs--
SummaryConcern over the decline in children has heightened the recognition of society's role in child support. In Decem...
Emiko Takeishi -
01/05/1996
Survey of Derivatives Usage Among Non-Financial Japanese Firms --Implications of a Comparison with U.S. Firms--
SummaryIn surveying derivatives usage among 2,065 non-financial companies listed on Japan's securities mark...
Koji Inui -
01/04/1996
The Present Status and Medium and Long-Term Issues for the Japanese Economy
SummaryAs the aging of society shifts the population composition toward groups with lower labor force participation rates...
the Economic Research Dept. -
01/01/1996
The Role of Japanese Companies in Asia's BOT (Build -Operate-Transfer) Infrastructure Projects
SummaryThe BOT (build-operate-transfer) scheme of economic development uses private capital to build infrastructual comp...
Toshinobu Takahashi -
01/12/1995
The Future of Japan's Regional Banks - Could They Adapt Themselves to The Growing Financial Service Orientation? -
SummaryTen years after it began, financial deregulation is entering the final stage, deregulation of field. ...
Ju-ichi Yamanaka -
01/11/1995
The Reentry of Women into the Labor Force - Accommodating Changes in the Labor Supply Situation to Ease the Transition -
In Japan, the women's labor force participation rate curve--which plots participation rates by age--maintain...
Emiko Takeishi -
01/10/1995
A Survey of Domestic and Overseas Arts Festivals--With Recommendations for Creating New Comprehensive Arts Festivals in Japan--
The NLI Research Institute, under consignment from the Board of Japan's Performing Artists, conducted ...
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto -
01/07/1995
The Management Awareness of Small and Medium Business Owners --Issues and Concerns of Owner-Managers in a Tumultuous Climate--
SummaryAs the business climate continues to worsen for small and medium-sized companies, owners of companies with at ...
Atsuko Kuribayashi -
01/06/1995
Japanese Automakers Eye the ASEAN Market as the Third Largest Market by 2000
SummaryThe shift to overseas production that Japanese automakers began in the 1980s is now entering its fourth stage. The firs...
Mashu Kato -
01/04/1995
Will the Fixed-Term Leasehold Housing Boom Last? --Present Status and Prospects--
SummaryThe new "Fixed-Term Leaseholding System" created by revision of the Leasehold and Rental Housing Act in 19...
Tadashi Sekiya -
01/01/1995
Cost and Profitability Restructuring of Japanese Companies --Current Status and Prospects--
SummaryThe success and speed of corporate restructuring activities in improving profitability and reducing costs is critic...
Masato Ono -
01/01/1995
How Information Equipment Affect the Modern Family
SummaryWith the global proliferation of increasingly advanced computers, communications and other electronics eq...
Koji Kishida -
01/11/1994
Building Barrier-Free Communities for the Aging Society
SummaryThe urban environment is a harsh one for the physically disabled and elderly, who are subjected to numerous inc...
Masumi Shiraishi -
01/10/1994
Japan's Automotive Industry Searches for New Strategies
SummaryA mini-boom may be in store for the slumping automobile market in the mid-1990s as the children of the baby boom generati...
Masaki Masuda -
01/09/1994
Incorporating the Arts into Urban Development--The Economic Impact of the Arts and Public Art in the U.S.--
SummaryThe arts and culture will play an important role in urban development projects of the 21st century.Three components of ...
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto -
01/08/1994
Credit Risk and Corporate Finance --A Credit-Rating Approach--
SummaryIn line with ongoing financial reforms, rapid progress is being made in building up the domestic corporate bon...
Naoko Nonoyama -
01/08/1994
Families in Japan's Company-Centered Society--The Current Status of White-Collar Households and the Possibility for Change--
SummaryThe family has undergone major changes during Japan's postwar industrialization due to the emergence and reinf...
Emiko Takeishi
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