The Economics of Japanese sake Kagoshima is an area whose land is covered in volcanic ash. Sweet potato was chosen as a suitable produce that grows in the poor soil, and this led to… 2018-07-30 Noriyuki Morimoto The Risk Appetite Framework of FSA Commissioner Mori Financial regulations demand financial institutions to comply with extremely elaborate and lengthy numerical standards as preparation for expected los… 2018-07-17 Noriyuki Morimoto International Equity Returns Distorted by Japan’s Bubble Economy The global economy has integrated into one, as companies increasingly became multinational or lost national identities. It is the time of global equit… 2018-07-02 Noriyuki Morimoto The Fate of the Japan Atomic Power Company The Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) is the entity that started the first commercial nuclear power generation in Japan with Tokai Power Station in 19… 2018-06-18 Noriyuki Morimoto Are Japan’s Power Companies Actually With Negative Equity? An asset is an asset because there is value in using it. If there is zero possibility for it to be used any more, it is no longer an asset but a lump … 2018-06-04 Noriyuki Morimoto The Significance of Housing Allowances in Japan In Japan, there used to be apartments built exclusively for government employees. They tended to be well built structures in attractive locations, wit… 2018-05-21 Noriyuki Morimoto The Significance of Family Allowances in Japan Until quite recently, it was usual practice for Japanese corporations to provide family allowances. An employee with a spouse would receive a spouse a… 2018-05-07 Noriyuki Morimoto Surume Finance in Japan Surume is dried squid that is commonly enjoyed as a snack to accompany alcohol in Japan. Its texture is like hard chewing gum, and it’s said that … 2018-04-23 Noriyuki Morimoto Rebuilding the Lost Myth in Japan Once upon a time, a farmer at his deathbed told his lazy sons that there was treasure hidden somewhere in his vineyard. After his death, the sons dug … 2018-04-10 Noriyuki Morimoto Cultural Differences between US and Japan as Seen in Mortgage Loans When you take out a mortgage with a fixed rate, you either gain or lose depending on the change in interest rates. You lose when interest rates go dow… 2018-03-26 Noriyuki Morimoto «123»