01590cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001340 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451820591 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Japan : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (113 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students A sustained decline in fertility rates underlies a rapid aging and decline of Japan's population. This will have profound social and economic implications. The paper illustrates the difficult situation facing Japanese fiscal policy in the years ahead. The findings of this paper indicate that there may be a role for foreign exchange interventions in providing stimulus at the current conjuncture. Deposit insurance reform is a central element in the government strategy to strengthen the Japanese banking system. The unemployment-deflation puzzle in Japan has been explained. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/144 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/144/002.2000.issue-144-en.xml IMF e-Library