Advances in Japanese Business and Economics

Advances in Japanese Business and Economics showcases the research of Japanese scholars. Published in English, the series highlights for a global readership the unique perspectives of Japan’s most distinguished and emerging scholars of business and economics. It covers research of either theoretical or empirical nature, in both authored and edited volumes, regardless of the sub-discipline or geographical coverage, including, but not limited to, such topics as macroeconomics, microeconomics, industrial relations, innovation, regional development, entrepreneurship, international trade, globalization, financial markets, technology management, and business strategy. At the same time, as a series of volumes written by Japanese scholars, it includes research on the issues of the Japanese economy, industry, management practice and policy, such as the economic policies and business innovations before and after the Japanese “bubble” burst in the 1990s.

Overseen by a panel of renowned scholars led by Editor-in-Chief Professor Ryuzo Sato, the series endeavors to overcome a historical deficit in the dissemination of Japanese economic theory, research methodology, and analysis. The volumes in the series contribute not only to a deeper understanding of Japanese business and economics but to revealing underlying universal principles. 

RYUZO SATO 

C.V. Starr Professor Emeritus of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University

KAZUO MINO 

Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University 

Managing Editors 

HAJIME HORI 

Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University

HIROSHI YOSHIKAWA 

Professor, Rissho University; Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo 

KUNIO ITO

Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University

TAKAHIRO FUJIMOTO 

Professor, The University of Tokyo 

YUZO HONDA 

Professor Emeritus, Osaka University; Professor, Kansai University 

TOSHIHIRO IHORI

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

TAKENORI INOKI 

Professor Emeritus, Osaka University; Special University Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University 

JOTA ISHIKAWA 

Professor, Hitotsubashi University 

 

KATSUHITO IWAI 

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Visiting Professor, International Christian University 

MASAHIRO MATSUSHITA 

Professor Emeritus, Aoyama Gakuin University 

TAKASHI NEGISHI 

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Fellow, The Japan Academy 

KIYOHIKO NISHIMURA 

Professor, The University of Tokyo 

TETSUJI OKAZAKI 

Professor, The University of Tokyo

YOSHIYASU ONO 

Professor, Osaka University 

KOTARO SUZUMURA 

Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University; Fellow, The Japan Academy