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Crisis and Reform in Japan's Banking System (B)
Porte, Thierry; Abdelal, Rawi; Alfaro, Laura; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-710037-EEconomicsIn 1997, amidst Japan's ongoing financial problems, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto sought to restructure the financial sector to make it more transparent and globally competitive. He hoped that this effort, dubbed the "Big Bang" after the British financial restructuring of a decade earlier, would prove as successful. But the financial problems, which seemed to have abated, looked as if they might be worsening. Thus, Hashimoto had to weigh prior...Starting at €5.74
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (C): Ishinomaki Kouwan Hospital's Response
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Sakai, Yukiko; Agonafir, Rebecca; Cholewinski, Peter; Kean, Allison; Kloeblen, EmilyCase HBS-713440-EStrategySupplement for case 712480. On the evening of March 11, 2011, Mayama Fumihiro, the Managing Director of Ishinomaki Kouwan Hospital knew that it would be a long, cold night. The 103 staff members and 162 patients and families were huddled on the top two floors of the four-story hospital, where they had gone to escape three tsunami waves that had destroyed the first floor and part of the second floor.Starting at €5.74