Impossible to Return: Abe Kōbō, Repatriation, and Postwar Japan

Science, technology and society in postwar Japan

SHIGERU NAKAYAMA, Science, technology and society in postwar Japan, Japanese Studies Series, London and New York, Kegan Paul International, 1991, pp. xv, 259, £45.00 (0-7103-0428-5). Shigeru Nakayama's new book is a welcome addition to the literature available in English on Japanese science and technology. As the title suggests, the writer, a distinguished historian of science, has set himself ...

Law, Culture, and Conflict: Dispute Resolution in Postwar Japan

Major Causes of the Rapid Longevity Extension in Postwar Japan.

Factors influencing return to work after stroke in Japan.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Few studies have identified factors that predict return to work after stroke in Japan. Our aim in this study was to determine the predictors of return to work after stroke in Japan. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study on the association between patients' characteristics at admission and return to work in 230 first-stroke patients, adjusting for potential c...

Repatriation Taxes and Dividend Distortions

This paper analyzes the effect of repatriation taxes on dividend payments by the foreign affiliates of American multinational firms. The United States taxes the foreign incomes of American companies, grants credits for any foreign income taxes paid, and defers any taxes due on the unrepatriated earnings for those affiliates that are separately incorporated abroad. This system thereby imposes re...