ACCOUNTING - Called to account - Japan has made great strides in modernizing its accounting standards. Now its auditors need to step up and use them decisively.

Guidelines and an illustration of the use of ecological data for seeking clues of excess risk

Greenberg, Michael, (1984)

FEATURES - JAPAN - No yen for funds - The scenario was simple: A huge pool of maturing Japanese savings accounts would make its way into the coffers of asset managers, driving up the Nikkei and reviving the economy. So what happened?

Smith, Charles, (2000)

FEATURES - BANKING - Japanese banks embrace the e-future - Traditions and bureaucracies won't die quietly as Japan's banks try to get up to Internet speed. But the digital age and spirited competition may shake them free from Old Economy shackles

Smith, Charles, (2000)