CIRJE-J-132. Yanagawa, Noriyuki, Sumio Hirose and Fumio Akiyoshi, "Bankruptcy Law, Corporate Finance, and Corporate Revival Process in Japan", June 2005.

This paper examines corporate revival processes in Japan. In recent years, corporate revival processes are drastically changing in Japan. For example, important bankruptcy laws have been revised and Industrial Revitalization Corporation was established. Moreover, many corporate revival funds are actively investing. This paper explains those new movements and examines how those new activities will change the Japanese economy.