· Internet Use and Securities Firms Sadakazu Osaki · Japan's Financial and Corporate Systems Move in New Directions Yasuyuki Fuchita · The Introduction of Share Exchange and Share Transfer Systems Motomi Hashimoto · New Short Sale Regulations Motomi Hashimoto · Restructuring Japanese OTC Stock Market Sadakazu Osaki · Private Equity Market in Japan Yasuyuki Fuchita · Changing Choices in Individual Financial Assets Hiromi Hayashi · Injection of Public Funds and Bank Management Shinichi Iimura · Japan's Life Insurance Companies Continue to Face an Adverse Climate - Analysis of the first half term of FY98 - Kogen Okada / Takeshi Inoue · "Prompt Corrective Action" Program Applied to Japanese Life Insurers Takeshi Inoue