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Changing faces of Japanese defense policy: Past and future

Michishita, Narushige - In: Global Economic Review 31 (2002) 4, pp. 91-100

defense policy seems to be forthcoming. Japan could play strategic roles particularly in ballistic missile defense and U.S.-Japan …During the Cold War, Japan played a strategic role by contributing to the global containment against the Soviet Union …. After the Cold War, Japan became more active operationally and better prepared legally. However, it did not play significant …

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Job Rotation and Public Policy: Theory with Applications to Japan and the USA

Mourdoukoutas, Panos; Roy, Udayan - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 6, pp. 57-71

Argues that the high job mobility observed most prominently among workers in Japanese firms is consistent with the behaviour of risk‐averse individuals when neither private nor public income insurance is widely available to displaced workers. Laissez faire is suboptimal and involves higher job...

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NEDO's solar energy program

Honda, Takashi - In: Renewable Energy 15 (1998) 1, pp. 114-118

development on solar energy technology in Japan. NEDO has also some projects and programs for international cooperation and …

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Overview of wind energy policy and development in Japan

Mizuno, Emi - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 40 (2014) C, pp. 999-1018

This article reviews the history and current issues of wind energy development in Japan and considers the role of … policy and future direction of wind energy. Past policy with its weak market focus did not increase wind energy share in … Japan. The situation surrounding wind and other renewable energy changed dramatically after the Great East Earthquake and …

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Japanese pricing policies

Howard, Carol; Herbig, Paul - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 13 (1996) 4, pp. 5-17

Reviews the strategy and cultural foundations of Japanese pricing practices. Looks at: pricing objectives, pricing factors, pricing tactics, discounts, rebates and credits. Concludes that for Japanese companies it is not the apparent profit an individual product can earn, but the profitability...

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Analysis of the success rates of new drug development in Japan and the lag behind the US

Hirai, Yuka; Yamanaka, Yosuke; Kusama, Makiko; … - In: Health Policy 104 (2012) 3, pp. 241-246

programs of new molecular entities in Japan and the development lag behind the US and provides clues for policy planning. …The launch delay of new drugs has been a major public concern in Japan. Although it is recognized that the delay …

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