Business risk and moral hazard The relationship between insurance and moral hazard is a classic issue. For example, insurance that pays for failing an exam induces moral hazard by i… 2021-02-08 Noriyuki Morimoto If you catch a cold, do you eat less and work more? The key to treating a cold is to treat it early. Take a rest and eat nutritious food so it doesn't get worse. By contrast, if you catch a cold and dec… 2020-12-21 Noriyuki Morimoto Competition does not create innovation, but fosters innovation Does racing make people faster runners? Supposing it does, is that an innovation? Is setting a world record the result of competition with others, or … 2019-12-16 Noriyuki Morimoto Will the Japanese Court Rule in English? There is a concept to make Tokyo the largest international financial center in Asia, although experts who know more about Japan's financial situation … 2018-08-13 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 The Color of Money in Japanese Banks The top three megabanks in Japan have differently colored signs: red, blue and green, but in no way this difference represents the differentiation of … 2016-12-19 Noriyuki Morimoto Japanese Banks Lend Umbrellas When it Rains They lend you an umbrella when the weather is fine and take it away when it rains?this is a traditional way in Japan to describe how banks engage in f… 2016-10-24 Noriyuki Morimoto Japan After the Tokyo Olympics The Abe Administration is aiming to transform Japan into Asia’s top financial center by 2020, when the Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo. Behind thi… 2016-10-11 Noriyuki Morimoto Japan’s Financial Center Should No Longer Be Japanese The Abe administration sets out a target for Japan to become the top financial center in Asia. To achieve this goal, it has to solve difficult tasks t… 2016-09-12 Noriyuki Morimoto Punished Capital April Evil (1956) is a novel written by John D. MacDonald. Its main story line is about a vicious robber breaking into a millionaire’s house. The v… 2015-12-21 Noriyuki Morimoto 12»