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International Accounting, Capital Market Analysis, Corporate Governance

・“Roles, Functions, and Their Changes of Cross-Shareholdings and the Main Bank: Analysis from the Period in the Formation of Keiretsu to the Market Restructuring in Tokyo Stock Exchange,” Sophia Economic Review, March 2022, Vol. 67, No. 1・2, pp. 27-44. (In Japanese)

・“IFRS Adoption, Earnings Quality, and Investment Efficiency: Evidence from Japan,” Taiwan Accounting Review, Refereed journal, December 2020, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 219-257. Co-authored by Rong-Ruey Duh, Chih-Hsien Liao, and Chih-Min Pan. (In English)

・Conference Proceedings: “The Effect of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control and Their Remediation on Accruals Quality: The Evidence from Japan,” May 2018, European Accounting Association Annual Congress 2018. Co-authored by Chan-Jane Lin, Chih-Yang Tseng, and Pei-Hua Lai. (In English)

・Conference Proceedings: “The Effect of Voluntary Adoption of IFRS on Earnings Quality: Evidence from Japan,” May 2017, European Accounting Association Annual Congress 2017. Co-authored by Rong-Ruey Duh, Chih-Hsien Liao, and Chien-Min Pan. (In English).

・Conference Proceedings: “The Need for a Rules-Based Approach and the Development of a Principles-Based Approach in the U.S.,” April 2016, 2016 Management Theory and Practice Conference. (In English)

・Conference Proceedings: “Characteristics of Japanese Regional Banks: A Case of the Bank of Kyoto,” April 2014, 2014 Management Theory and Practice Conference. (In English)

・“Principles-Based Approach in Accounting Standards and the Legal System: An Analysis of Comment Letters from U.S. Companies and Industrial Associations,” Bulletin of Japanese Association for International Accounting Studies, 2010, March 2011, pp. 205-217. (In Japanese)

・“Rules-Based and Principles-Based Approaches to U.S. Accounting Standard Setting: A Study on the Approaches’ Concepts,” The Doshisha Business Review (The Association of Commerce, Doshisha University), March 2011, Vol. 62, No. 5・6, pp. 138-150. (In Japanese)

・“From a Rules-Based Approach to a Principles-Based Approach: The Change in the U.S. Accounting Standard Setting,” The Doshisha Business Review (The Association of Commerce, Doshisha University), July 2009, Vol. 61, No. 1・2, pp. 83-84. (In Japanese)

・“Principles-Based Approach and Auditors’ Decisions: The Significance of the U.S. Big Four’s Support to the Principles-Based Approach,” Accounting (Chuokeizai-sha, Inc.), November 2007, Vol. 59, No. 11, pp. 119-124. (In Japanese)