Opening Japan's Financial Markets

<p>This book first published in 1994 takes a broad look at the reasons behind the failure of foreign banks to penetrate Japanese financial markets. It accepts the common argument that the Japanese bureaucracy has skilfully limited the scope of foreign banks and discusses at length the methods used to do so. However in examining the history of foreign banking activity in Japan it becomes clear that ineptitude on the part of the foreign banks and governments has also been a major factor. </p>