Japan showed strong economic recovery from the crisis. Executive Directors welcomed the development and stressed the … Bank of Japan’s monetary framework is well suited to the post deflation environment and welcomed the improvement in …

Macroeconomic policy support and structural reforms have helped to bring about the economic recovery in Japan …

A sustained decline in fertility rates underlies a rapid aging and decline of Japan's population. This will have … Japanese banking system. The unemployment-deflation puzzle in Japan has been explained …

This paper describes determinants of Japan’s productivity growth, reform outputs, and speculation on future potential … Bank of Japan’s understanding of price stability and monetary policy; examines the impact of Japan’s inflation and price … stability in both Japan and in the other Asian countries …

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of Japan rebounded strongly in the first quarter of 2002 …

This Selected Issues paper discusses the impact of global financial turmoil on Japan. It describes how close …