| General Information |
| American
Chamber of Commerce in Japan |
"a forum for the American
business community [in Japan] to address common interests & goals":
events; news briefs; publications; services; membership
directory (registration required for full access) |
| Analytica
Japan |
Briefings, papers, reports, & databases
provided by a management consultancy |
| Back
on Track: Japan Rebounds |
Andreas Seibert's photoessay with
related stories on the recovering Japanese economy (Time Asia, Apr. 5, 2004) |
| Bursting the
Bubble |
A discussion of past perceptions & current
realities of the Japanese economy on the Newshour with
Jim Lehrer (5/3/99) |
| Business-in-Japan.net |
Information provided by Runckel & Associates
for doing business in Japan |
Can
Japan Compete?
Part
1; Part
2 |
Interview with Michael Porter (Harvard
Business School) |
| Chambers
Information Network |
The Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry's
listing of international business opportunities & URLs
of chambers of commerce & industry & other organizations
in Japan |
| Corporate
Restructuring in Japan: An Event-Study Analysis |
An International Monetary Fund
Working Paper by Jorge Chan-Lau (Dec. 2001) |
| Daiwa
Institute of Research |
Economic & strategic reports
from a Japanese think-tank |
| Economic
and Fiscal Policy: English; Japanese |
Cabinet Office documents on: Economic
and Fiscal Policy Management; International Economic
Policy; Policy Vision and Future Prospect of Economy
and Society; Analysis on Economic Situations |
 Economic
Surveys of Japan |
OECD reports with recommendations: summaries & tables of contents |
| The
Emergence of the Internet & Entrepreneurship in
Japan |
Hitoshi Suga's essay in Harvard
Asia Quarterly (Spring 2000) |
| The
Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development
(FASID) |
A private, non-profit organization
aiming "to help Japan's economic cooperation make
a greater impact on the developing world, as well as
to implement its foreign aid programs more effectively" |
| Global
Window: A Guide to Business Success - Japan |
From UCLA's Anderson
School: business, cultural, legal & travel information;
forums; bibliography; external sites |
| Globalization:
Role of Institution Building |
A G-20 case study (Oct. 2003; PDF
format) |
| Growth,
Human Development & Economic Policies in Japan:
1955-1993 |
A United Nations Human Development
Programme occasional paper by Tsuneo Ishikawa |
| In
Search of Capital Crunch - Supply Factors Behind the
Credit Slowdown in Japan |
A downloadable IMF working paper
(1999) |
| Institute
for Monetary & Economic Studies, Bank of Japan |
Abstracts & papers
from Monetary & Economic Studies, discussion papers, & a
virtual currency museum |
| Is
Japan Hollowing Out? |
Working paper by Yoshihide Ishiyama
(Asia Pacific Policy Program, Harvard Univ.) (PDF) |
| Japan:
2002 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report |
An International Monetary Fund
Country Report (Aug. 2002) |
| Japan:
Economic and Policy Developments |
An International Monetary Fund
Country Report (Dec. 2001) |
| Japan:
Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes--Fiscal
Transparency Module |
An International Monetary Fund
Country Report (July 2001) |
| Japan:
Selected Issues |
An International Monetary Fund
Country Report (Dec. 2001) |
| Japan
2025 |
Keidanren's "vision of the
future of the nation, with policy recommendations to
achieve the goal of making Japan a vibrant, dynamic place
attractive to people throughout the world" (2003) |
| Japan
Country Analysis Brief |
A brief compiled by the Energy
Information Administration, with emphasis on energy resources,
production & consumption (April 2002) |
| Japan
Financials |
"Translations & Originals
of Official Financial Statements: All Tokyo Stock Exchange & major
OTC firms" |
| Japan
goes Dutch |
Murray Sayle's commentary on the
malaise of the Japanese economy with historical parallels
to the Dutch economy & implications for the future
of the global economy (London Review of Books,
April 5, 2001) |
| J@pan
Inc. Magazine |
Monthly covering "the rise
of e-business in Japan, focusing on e-commerce, venture
capital, investment, the Internet, technology, people, & enterprises" |
| Japan's
Bank Mergers |
An AsiaToday special report (October
27, 1999) |
| Japan's
Deflation Dilemma |
An Asia Society special report
(Jan. 8, 2003): Japan's Monetary Policy and Inflation
Target; Anti-Deflation Package (Koizumi Proposal); Financial
Problems/Non-Performing Loans; Fiscal Problems; Background
on Japanese Political Economy; Economic Statistics; General
Reference Links |
| Japan's
Trap |
Paul Krugman's views on the sources
of Japan's economic malaise |
| The
Japanese Banking Crisis of the 1990s - Sources and
Lessons |
An International Monetary Fund
Working Paper by Akihiro Kanaya & David Woo (Jan.
2000) |
| Japanese Company
Histories |
Bibliography of the special collection
at Ohio State University, searchable by industry, author,
title, & publisher |
| JEI's
Spin On The News |
Opinions of staff members of The
Japan Economic Institute of America |
 Keidanren
(Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) |
Home page of national business
organization representing leading corporations & industry-wide
groups |
| The
Keiretsu Fable: Where Does the Truth Lie? |
Evelyn Anderson's paper on the mystery
of the success of the Japanese automobile industry (Proceedings
of the 15th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies
Association of Australia in Canberra, 2004; PDF
format) |
| Keizai
Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) |
News, actions, & database of
policy statements, proposals & reports |
| Keizai
Koho Center (Japan Institute for Social & Economic
Affairs) |
Center "representing the Japanese
business & economic community in close cooperation
with Keidanren ... [aiming] to promote mutual understanding
through wide-ranging activities": electronic journals,
occasional papers, etc. |
| Ministry
of Economy, Trade and Industry: White Papers/Reports |
Annual white papers on international
trade & on small & medium enterprises in Japan;
committee reports; surveys & other reports |
| Mizuho
Securities: Research & Links |
English language resources on Japan's
economy, finance & politics, including Mizuho research & reports,
economic & finanacial data, markets, government institutions,
listed companies, business & financial institutions,
etc. |
| Nikkei
Net Interactive |
Fee-based subscription service
for business news & features |
| Passive
Savers and Fiscal Policy Effectiveness in Japan |
Paper by by Kenneth N. Kuttner,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, & Adam S. Posen,
Institute for International Economics (May 2002) |
| Recent Economic Conditions in Japan |
Speech by Masaru Hayami, Govenor
of the Bank of Japan (Dec. 1998) |
| Running On Empty |
Asiaweek's report on Japan's
current economic problems, with history of economic reform
measures, performance & policy decision |
| Saving
Japan |
Economist Paul Krugman's views
on Japan's economic malaise & its remedies |
| Studying
Japan from the Inside |
Views on the coming fundamental
change in Japan's economy expressed by Masako Egawa,
executive director of Harvard Business Schools Japan
Research Office (Aug. 2003) |
| The
Tokyo Grain Exchange |
Market reports & data; exchange,
trading & general information |
| Tokyo
Stock Exchange |
News & information on the exchange,
including stock data, listings of companies, members & special
participants, & links to research on securities markets |
| Transition
Dynamics in Vintage Capital Models: Explaining the
Postwar Catch-Up of Germany & Japan |
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
working paper in PDF format by Simon Gilchrist & John
C. Williams (Jan. 2001) |
| Unchanging
Innovation and Changing Economic Performance in Japan |
Paper by Adam Posen, Institute for
International Economics (May 2001) |
| U.S.-Japan
Economic & Educational Project (UJEEPP) |
Project promoting U.S.-Japan friendship
at Middle Tennessee State University directed by Kiyoshi
Kawahito: links to resources on the Japanese economy & on
Japan in general |
| USTR:
Japan Affairs |
Documents related to U.S. trade
with Japan, compiled by the Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR) |
| World
Fears for Japanese Economy |
BBC News reports |
| The
Zero Interest Rate Floor (ZIF) and its Implications
for Monetary Policy in Japan |
An International Monetary Fund
Working Paper by Benjamin L. Hunt & Douglas M. Laxton
(Nov. 2001) |
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