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Key Features of Institutional Changes in Japanese Retailing Since the Bubble Period

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This study aims to discuss the prime landmarks of institutional changes in Japanese retail structure.

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    Rameshwar Tandon (2005), The Japanese economy and the way forward, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

  2. 2.

    Magnus Blomström, Byron Gangnes and Sumner la Croix edited (2001), Japan’s new economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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    See the Statistics Bureau of Japan. According to current projections, this average is expected to keep declining in the years ahead, reaching 2.37 in 2025. With the size of the average household shrinking further, the number of households is expected to continue to increase even after the Japanese population starts to decline. The number of households is projected to peak in 2015 and decrease thereafter.

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    A New Era in Japan’s Retailing Market: Deregulation Paves the Way for Inroads by Foreign Groups, Special Report 4. https://ratthapr.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/14-15p.pdf.

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    The evolution of 100-yen shops and how they’ve changed people’s lives. https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/the-evolution-of-100-yen-shops-and-how-theyve-changed-peoples-lives.

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    The evolution of 100-yen shops and how they have changed people’s life. https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/the-evolution-of-100-yen-shops-and-how-theyve-changed-peoples-lives.

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    “Core Report,” Toyo Keizai Magazine, October 11, 2014.

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    “Strategic Thinking + Logistics Revolution,” Nikkan Kogyo Newspaper, April 22, 2015.

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    Critchlow Blog, “Why Location is the Most Important Factor in Retail Success,” http://www.critchlow.co.nz/blog/why-location-is-the-most-important-factor-in-retail-success.

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Rahman, M.A. (2022). Key Features of Institutional Changes in Japanese Retailing Since the Bubble Period. In: Japanese Retail Industry After the Bubble Economy. SpringerBriefs in Business. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2897-0_2

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