ECONOMIC STATISTICS AND MACROECONOMICS
Links in this Website: STATISTICS AND MONEY IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ;MACROECONOMICS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPAN INC. AND REFORMS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
ECONOMICS IN JAPAN: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry meti.go.jp/english ; Ministry of Finance of Japan mof.go.jp/english ; Japan Economy News and Blog japaneconomynews.com ; Japan Economy Watch japanjapan.blogspot.com ; Japan Center for Economic Research jcer.or.jp/eng ; Japan Inc. Economic and Business News japaninc.com ; Google E-Book: Japan in the 21st Century, Environment, Economy and Society (2005) books.google.com/books
STATISTICS AND MONEY IN JAPAN Good Websites and Sources: Statistical Handbook of Japan Economics Chapter stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp National Accounts of Japan esri.cao.go.jp/en ; Bank of Japan Statistics boj.or.jp ; Asaho Shimbun Market Trends asahi.com/english/market ;
Nation Master nationmaster.com/country/ja-japan/eco-economy ; Economy Watch economywatch.com/economic-statistics/japan ; World Bank Data and Statistics web.worldbank.org ; Office of Japan, U.S. Department of Commerce mac.doc.gov/japan
MONEY IN JAPAN Banknotes on a Bank of Japan site pdf file boj.or.jp/en/type/list/yuko/data/money ; Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Guide to Japanese Money thejapanfaq.com/japanfaq Bank of Japan Currency Museum imes.boj.or.jp ; Latest Exchange Rates: Oanda Oanda ; Xe.com XE ; Links in this Website: STATISTICS AND MONEY IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
MACROECONOMICS IN JAPAN: Book: Macroeconomics and the Japanese Economy (1995) questia.com/library/book ; Paper: Japanese Macroeconomic Dilemmas pdf file wlu.edu/~smitkam ; Macroeconomics Policy Options (2002) iie.com/publications ; Book; The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics, Lessons from Japan’s Great Recession wiley.com/WileyCDA ; Japan Watch, Commentary on Political and Economic Issues jipr.org ; Japan Policy Research Institute jpri.org ; Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan imes.boj.or.jp ; Keidanren (Most Powerful Business Group in Japan) keidanren.or.jp ; Keizai Koho Center, Keidanren’s Research Arm kkc.or.jp/english ; Daiwa Institute of Research dir.co.jp/english ; Bank of Japan www.boj.or.jp/en ; Links in this Website: MACROECONOMICS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPAN INC. AND REFORMS: Japan Inc. applet-magic.com ; Japan Inc. Comic Book amazon.com ; Japan’s Economic Reforms, A Guide for Other Nations (2005) tokyo.usembassy.gov ; Slow Pace of Economic Reforms (2001) jpri.org/publications ; Japan’s Fake Economic Reforms in Foreign Policy Magazine(2010) foreignpolicy.com/articles ; Japan’s Phoenix Economy in Foreign Policy Magazine (2002) foreignaffairs.com ; Structural Reform in Japan: Breaking the Iron Triangle in Foreign Policy Magazine (2004) foreignaffairs.com ; Book: The Enigma of Japanese Power by Dutch journalist Karel van Wolferen is regarded as a classic on Japan Inc. Links in this Website: JAPAN INC. AND REFORMS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN
Links in this Website: ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN BEFORE THE 1970s Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN AFTER THE 1970s Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; ECONOMIC REFORMS AND RECOVERY IN THE 2000s Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPAN AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS IN 2008 AND 2009 Factsanddetails.com/Japan
ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN BEFORE THE 1970s: Economic History and Economy of Japan applet-magic.com ; Google E-Book: Economic History of Japan 1600-1990 books.google.com/books ; Google E-Book: Emergence of Economic Society in Japan 1600-1990 books.google.com/books ; Economic History Links let.leidenuniv.nl/history ; Links in this Website: ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN BEFORE THE 1970s Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Economic Miracle After World War II: Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Jref Article wa-pedia.com ; Long Blog Report dostoevskiansmiles.blogspot.com ; Yale Paper on the Economic Miracle econ.yale.edu ; Book on The Economic Miracle amazon.com/Allied-Occupation-Japans-Economic-Miracle ; Essay on Japan’s Rebirth at the 1964 Olympics aboutjapan.japansociety.org ; Essay on Age of the Middle Class aboutjapan.japansociety.org
ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN AFTER THE 1970s: Economic History and Economy of Japan applet-magic.com ; Google E-Book: Economic History of Japan 1600-1990 books.google.com/books ; Google E-Book: Emergence of Economic Society in Japan 1600-1990 books.google.com/books ; Economic History Links let.leidenuniv.nl/history ; Links in this Website: ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN AFTER THE 1970s Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Bubble Economy, Its Collapse and Recession: ; The Japan Bubble Economy lewrockwell.com/thornton ; Stock Market Bubble researchmag.com ; Bubble Economy and the Bank of Japan allacademic.com ; IMF Paper on the 1980s Asset Price Bubble pdf fileimes.boj.or.jp/english ; Land Prices Between 1974 and 2007 tochi.mlit.go.jp ; Global Property Report on Japan foreclosured.blogspot.com ; Lessons the Recession in Japan in the 1990s rjones2818.blogspot.com ; Book; The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics, Lessons from Japan’s Great Recession wiley.com/WileyCDA ; Bubble Burst and Recession – 1990s grips.ac.jp/teacher/oono Ambitious Bubble Era Amusements that Closed
Wild Blue Yokohama on Aaron’s World sfsjapan.blogspot.com Lalasport Ski Dome (closed in 2002) on Wikipedia Wikipedia Phoenix Seagaia Resort Sheraton
ECONOMIC REFORMS AND RECOVERY IN THE 2000s: Japan’s Economic Reforms, A Guide for Other Nations (2005) tokyo.usembassy.gov ; Slow Pace of Economic Reforms (2001) jpri.org/publications ; Japan’s Fake Economic Reforms in Foreign Policy Magazine(2010) foreignpolicy.com/articles ; Japan’s Phoenix Economy in Foreign Policy Magazine (2002) foreignaffairs.com ; Structural Reform in Japan: Breaking the Iron Triangle in Foreign Policy Magazine (2004) foreignaffairs.com ; Japanese Economic Recovery and the Future (2006) japansociety.org ;Google E-Book: Japan in the 21st Century, Environment, Economy and Society (2005) books.google.com/books ; Links in this Website: ECONOMIC REFORMS AND RECOVERY IN THE 2000s Factsanddetails.com/Japan JAPAN AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS IN 2008 AND 2009 Factsanddetails.com/Japan
BUSINESS CUSTOMS AND ECONOMIC DAILY LIFE
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BUSINESS CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES IN JAPAN: Culture- at-Work culture-at-work.com ; Executive Planet executiveplanet.com ;Tips on Doing Business in Japan cyborlink.com ; More Tips on Doing Business in Japan euro-technology.com ; Kwintessential kwintessential.co.uk
Japanese Customs and Manners: Japan Guide japan-guide.com ; Japanese Manners and Etiquette thejapanfaq.com/FAQ-Manners ; Ten Japanese Customs matadorabroad.com ;
Eating and Drinking Customs: Essential Japanese Guide essential-japan-guide.com ; Sushi Etiquette homepage3.nifty.com ; Right Way to Eat Sushi snippets.com ;Drinking Customs japanvisitor.com
ECONOMICS AND DAILY LIFE IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de and japan-photo.de ; Google-E-Book: Japan – Why It Works, and Why It Doesn’t: Economics in Everyday Life books.google.com/books ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Family Budgets and Prices stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp Everyday Scenes jun-gifts.com ; Fixed in Life Blog, with Lots of Photos jeromesadou.com ; Photos funzu.com ; Links in this Website: ECONOMICS AND DAILY LIFE IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Sites for Expats Japanable site for Expats japanable.com ; That’s Japan thats-japan.com ; Orient Expat Japan orientexpat.com/japan-expat ;
Kimi Information Center kimiwillbe.com ;
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report on Japan fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad ; Student Guide to Japan www2.jasso.go.jp/study ; Japan in Your Palm japaninyourpalm.com Japan Post Bank jp-bank.japanpost.jp ;
LABOR IN JAPAN
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LABOR, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNIONS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; WORKERS AND THEIR COMPANIES IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FREETERS, TEMPORARY WORKERS AND FOREIGN WORKERS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; WORKING WOMEN IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE SALARYMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
LABOR, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNIONS: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare mhlw.go.jp/english ; Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training jil.go.jp/english/index ; Japan Institute for Workers’s Evolution jiwe.or.jp ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Labor Chapter stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp ; Physician Job Satisfaction and Working Conditions in Japan pdf file joh.med.uoeh-u.ac.jp/pdf ; International Study on Working Conditions of School Personnel pdf file nfer.ac.uk/nfer/publications ;Wages and Pay in Japan jetro.go.jp/en ; Average Pay and Expenditures worldsalaries.org/japan ; RENGO< Japanese Trade Union Confederation jtuc-rengo.org/ ; NPR Story on Unemployed Temporary Workers www.npr.org ; Links in this Website: LABOR, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNIONS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan WORKERS AND THEIR COMPANIES IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FREETERS, TEMPORARY WORKERS AND FOREIGN WORKERS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; WORKING WOMEN IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE SALARYMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
WORKERS AND THEIR COMPANIES IN JAPAN: Employee Loyalty at the Workplace managementjournals.com ; Wikipedia article on Japanese Work Environment Wikipedia ;Lifetime Employment; Concepts and Measurements allacademic.com ; Lifetime Employment. Three Models pdf file bls.gov/opub/mlr ; End of Lifetime Employment kent.edu/oeoc ; Rethinking Lifetime Employment (2009) businessweek.com ; New York Times” Secure Jobs Have a Cost (2009) nytimes.com ; Links in this Website: WORKERS AND THEIR COMPANIES IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
FREETERS, TEMPORARY WORKERS AND FOREIGN WORKERS: Wikipedia article on Freeters Wikipedia ; Japan Times Article on Neets japantimes.co.jp ; Day Laborers in Osaka in the 1990s subjectivite.net ; 2009 New York Times article on Temporary Workers nytimes.com ; NPR Story on Unemployed Temporary Workers www.npr.org ; Foreign Workers in Japan (2003) pdf file idbdocs.iadb.org ; Chinese Migrant Workers in Japan pdf file gsti.miis.edu ; Links in this Website: FREETERS, TEMPORARY WORKERS AND FOREIGN WORKERS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
WORKING WOMEN IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; New York Times Article: Career Women Find Path Blocked nytimes.com ; Work Situation of Women in Japan jiwe.or.jp/english/situation/working ; Washington Post Article: Working Women Still Serve Tea washingtonpost.com ; Working Conditions for Women bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan ; Center for Advancement of Working Women miraikan.go.jp ; E-Book: Working Women of Japan (1915) uoregon.edu/ec/e-asia/read/workingwomenofjapan ; Academic Paper on Female Temporary Workers allacademic.com ; Labor Market Transitions for Female Workers in Japan nanzan-u.ac.jp/ASIAPACIFIC/documents/TomokoKishi ; Links in this Website: WORKING WOMEN IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE SALARYMEN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; My Nippon Article mynippon.com ; From a Business Perspective venturejapan.com ; Life of Salaryman culture-at-work.com ;
Photos of Drunk Salarymen loneleeplanet.com ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE SALARYMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
BUSINESS IN JAPAN
Links in this Website: JAPANESE STOCK MARKETS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE COMPANIES Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; BANKS AND FINANCIAL SCANDALS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; RETAILING IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; TRADE AND OVERSEAS BUSINESS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; BUSINESS CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; TOURISM AND JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
BUSINESS IN JAPAN: Statistical Handbook of Japan Finance Chapter stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp Financial Services Industry fsa.go.jp/en Business News: Far Eastern Economic Review www.feer.com ; Nikkei.com nikkei.co.jp ; Japan Corporate News japancorp.net ; Wall Street Journal Asia asia.wsj.com ; Japan Investor japaninvestor.com ; Japan Economy Watch japanjapan.blogspot.com ; Japan Center for Economic Research jcer.or.jp/eng ; Japan Inc. Economic and Business News japaninc.com ;
Marketing Japan Marketing News /japanmarketingnews.com ; Plunkett Research plunkettresearch.com ; Research and Markets researchandmarkets.com ; Asaho Shimbun Market Trends asahi.com/english/market ; Business Organizations mizuho-sc.com ;
Keidanren (Most Powerful Business Group in Japan) keidanren.or.jp ; Keizai Koho Center, Keidanren’s Research Arm kkc.or.jp/english Entrepreneur Association of Japan ea-tokyo.com ; Bizfinder Directory of Trading Companies ebiz.co.jp/bizfinder ;
Business Customs and Practices: Culture- at-Work culture-at-work.com ; Executive Planet executiveplanet.com ;Tips on Doing Business in Japan cyborlink.com ; More Tips on Doing Business in Japan euro-technology.com ; Kwintessential kwintessential.co.uk
STOCKS MARKETS IN JAPAN: Tokyo Stock Exchange tse.or.jp/english ; Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Nikkei.com nikkei.co.jp ; International Investor Portal – Japan site-by-site.com/asia/japan/astock ; Japan Stock Market News einnews.com ; Article of the Stock Market Bubble of the 1980s researchmag.com ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE STOCK MARKETS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
COMPANIES IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Companies Listed by Category japanpages.com ; Companies Listed by Industry mizuho-sc.com ; Links for English-Language Sites of Japanese Listed Companies mizuho-sc.com ; Company Histories (Shashi) at the University of Hawaii hawaii.edu/asiaref/japan/company ; Translation Tools mizuho-sc.com ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE COMPANIES Factsanddetails.com/Japan
BANKS AND FINANCIAL SCANDALS: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Financial Services Industry fsa.go.jp/en ;
Statistical Handbook of Japan Finance Chapter stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp Japan Post japanpost.jp/english ; Japan Post Bank jp-bank.japanpost.jp ; Links in this Website: BANKS AND FINANCIAL SCANDALS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Japan’s Three MegaBanks 1) Mizuho Financial Group mizuho-fg.co.jp ; 2) Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group mufg.jp/english ; 3) Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group smfg.co.jp/english ; Mitsui mitsui.com ; Sumitomo sumitomocorp.co.jp ;
Financial Scandals Daiwa Bank Scandal nytimes.com ; Wikipedia article on the Sumitomo Copper Scandal Wikipedia ; How Copper Became a Cropper slate.com ; Time Magazine on Takafumi Horie and the Livedoor Scandal time.com ; Japan Times article on Takafumi Horie japantimes.co.jp ;
Yoshiaki Murakami News yoshiaki-murakami-news
RETAILING IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de and japan-photo.de ; Retail Trends in Japan jetro.go.jp/en/reports ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Commerce Chapter stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp ; Seven-Eleven Japan www.sej.co.jp ;Uniqlo uniqlo.com/us ; Vending Machines in Japan photomann.com/japan/machines ; Links in this Website: RETAILING IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
TRADE AND OVERSEAS BUSINESS: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry meti.go.jp/english ;
U.S. Commerce Service Japan buyusa.gov/japan ; Japanese Buyers.com japanesebuyers.com ; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) jetro.go.jp ; Export Japan export-japan.com ;Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ustr.gov ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Trade Chapter stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp ; Bizfinder Directory of Trading Companies ebiz.co.jp/bizfinder ; American Chamber of Commerce Japan www.accj.or.jp ; Links in this Website: TRADE AND OVERSEAS BUSINESS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
TOURISM AND JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism mlit.go.jp ; Japan Tourism Marketing Co. tourism.jp/english ; Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO) JNTO or Japan Travel ; Visit Japan Campaign: Visit Japan Campaign ; Other Websites: Japan-Guide.Com Japan-Guide.Com; Web Japan Web Japan or Web Japan
Traveler bulletin board: Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree ; and Travellerspoint Travellerspoint ; Links in this Website: TOURISM AND JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
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