31.05 Daiwa Institute of Research

Daiwa Institute of Research (DIR) publishes macroeconomic, capital-markets, and policy commentary that complements bank and government think-tank coverage. Its bilingual portals surface topical explainers, recurring outlooks, and legal/tax briefings that support executive dashboards and board-level analysis.

Narrative summary

Structured macro cadence. Monthly, quarterly, and medium-term outlooks build a consistent baseline for GDP, consumption, and inflation scenarios—ideal for stress testing Finbiz forecasts alongside 31.01 Mizuho Industry Research.
Rapid policy reaction. The Economic Analysis stream captures geopolitical shocks (Trump tariffs, AI policy, labour reforms) within days, providing high-frequency talking points for client briefings.
Compliance spotlight. Legal & Tax updates and the Atom feed give early notice on corporate governance and tax reforms, making it easy to brief leadership on the newest PDFs without hunting through the archive.

Global (EN):

Reports landing page — Central hub for English research updates with category filters and an Atom feed.
Latest reports RSS — Subscribe via your preferred reader to stay on top of new English publications.
Japan’s Economy: Monthly Outlook — Monthly macro briefing focusing on GDP drivers, consumption, and policy risks.
Japan’s Economic Outlook (Quarterly) — Scenario planning with quarterly GDP projections and sector balance checks.
Japan’s Medium-term Economic Outlook — Multi-year baseline forecasts and structural change analysis.
Japan’s Economic Indicator — Data-centered updates on high-frequency indicators.
Economic Analysis — Thematic essays on policy shifts, industry inflection points, and technology impacts.
Legal and Tax — Compliance spotlights covering taxation, governance, and regulatory change.
Other Research Reports — ESG, sustainability, and cross-industry pieces that do not fit the main pillars.

Japan (JP):

レポート・コラム — Japanese portal listing every DIR research stream with thematic navigation.
- 経済分析 — Domestic, U.S., European, Chinese, and emerging-market outlooks plus forecast updates.
- 金融資本市場分析 — Securities, fintech, asset-management, and ESG investment briefs.
- 政策分析 — Fiscal policy, social security, regional revitalisation, and demographic research.
- 法律・制度 — Tax, corporate law, and financial regulation explainers.

Highlights

Macroeconomic cadence: Pair the Japan’s Economy: Monthly Outlook series with DIR’s quarterly and medium-term outlooks to triangulate growth assumptions before building multi-year forecasts.
Policy surveillance: The Economic Analysis stream consistently covers geopolitical shocks, inbound tourism trends, and AI/regulation themes echoed across other banks’ reports.
Compliance radar: Use the Legal and Tax portal to monitor reforms affecting cross-border deals, corporate governance, and capital-markets disclosures.
Capital-markets depth: Japanese-only categories such as 金融資本市場分析 surface ESG, fintech, and asset-allocation insights that often appear ahead of translated releases.
Release monitoring: Subscribe to the Atom feed for quick alerts on new English reports and revisit Japanese navigation clusters for deeper statistics or case studies.
Release digest: The archive lists below surface direct-to-PDF links for every English release from 2025 back through 2020 so analysts can jump straight into source material.

English release archives (2025–2020)

The lists are organised by year and category. Each bullet links straight to the PDF so teams can file or share primary-source reporting without extra clicks.