01796cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017862 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484313435 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Japan : Financial System Stability Assessment. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (109 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 This paper assesses the stability of the financial system in Japan. Although the financial system has remained stable, the low profitability environment is creating new risks, and pressures are likely to persist. The search for yield among banks has led some to expand their overseas activities, and more generally to a growth in real estate lending and foreign securities investments. Efforts to increase risk-based lending to small-and medium-sized enterprises are welcome, but many banks still need to develop commensurate credit assessment capacities. Stress tests suggest that the banking sector remains broadly sound, although market risks are increasing, and there are some vulnerabilities among regional banks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/244 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/244/002.2017.issue-244-en.xml IMF e-Library