This book theoretically and empirically investigates the emergence of strong money demand in wartime Japan (1937-1945), its disappearance after the end of the war (1945-1949), and the reemergence of strong money demand in contemporary Japan (from 1995 to the present) in terms of the effects on...

Japanese consumers and media usage -- Evolution of the comprehensive decision-making process: Emergence of outspoken consumers -- Measuring the impact of a blog: Quantitative and qualitative aspects -- Studies on commitment -- Mechanism of attitude formation for consumers who convey information...

Population Aging and Political Economy -- Expenditure on Public Investment -- Expenditure on Education -- Expenditure on welfare -- Interregional Tax Competition -- Comparison of Japan and the US -- Concluding Remarks.

This book integrates the economics of aging and insight based on political economy and explores generational conflict in the context of governmental spending. This problem is general, as the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted: lockdowns protect the elderly, but hurt the young. Policies to address...

Part 1 Index Theory for Property Price Indexes -- Chapter 1 International Policy Discussion in Property Price Indices -- Chapter 2 Theoretical Background of Hedonic Measure and Repeat Sales Measure -- Part 2 Empirical Studies for RPPI using Tokyo Data -- Chapter 3 A Comparison of Alternative...

1 Defining the Problem: Solutions Based on Innovative Answers to Social Problems -- 2 What is the Sunshine Project: Overview of the Project -- 3 Case Study 1: Managing Technology Development -- 4 From the Rational Model to the Natural System Model: Changing Perspectives I -- 5 Case Study 2: The...