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 16 sub‐titles including Imperial Family Genealogy, National Diet, Government, Foreign Embassies in Japan and Major Business Organizations; Market Share Survey; Listed Companies and Japan Map.
Typically, each of the sub‐titled sections contains a page of information, presented in a readable style and offering a succinct interpretation of the main elements of that particular topic for the year of 1996. This is accompanied by statistics, graphs and tables on the facing page. As well as the highly useful market, statistical and economic information, the almanac is a goldmine for government, official and trade contact details. It is recommended for business and reference libraries.
