Japan Economic Almanac 1997

Published by The Nikkei Weekly this publication provides 248 pages of highly useful information across a broader topic area than the title may suggest. Broad sections are Key Trends, with 12 sub‐titles including Economic Recovery, Financial Reconstruction and Trade Surplus; Economy, with ten sub‐titles including Overseas Investment, Employment and Deregulation; Finance, with ten sub‐titles including Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, Corporate Earnings and Insurers; Industry, with 25 sub‐titles ranging from Utilities through Food Processing to Media and Leisure and Tourism; Retail and Wholesale, with six sub‐ titles including Supermarkets/Departments, Speciality Retailing and Restaurants/Food Services; Japan at a Glance; Directories and Statistics, with...