@misc{oai:meigaku.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002881, author = {OKABE, Mitsuaki}, month = {2019-03-11}, note = {This paper first provides a definition of finance; then shows a big historical picture of Japanese finance or flow of funds; explains how and why there has been a big change in it; and finally shows a basic theoretical framwork to understand Japanese finance. The key message of the paper is that finance is a reflection, as well as a cause, of many important Japanese economic features., 【Research Note】}, title = {Japanese Finance (1) : A Big Picture}, year = {} }