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Singlehood in contemporary Japan: Rating, dating, and waiting for a good match. [PDF]
Demogr Res, 2021 BACKGROUND Late age at marriage and rising rates of singlehood increasingly characterize East Asian societies. For Japan, these are major contributors to the very low birth rate.
Brinton MC, Mun E, Hertog E.
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Ancestor worship in contemporary Japan
Japanese Studies in Russia, 2023 This article examines the transformation of ancestor worship in the context of socio-political and religious conditions and identifies the characteristics of worship in contemporary Japanese society and the changes in the form of practices and functions of this worship occurring today.Ancestor worship is not a phenomenon unique to traditional societies:
I. V. Avdiushenkova
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Misuse of emergent healthcare in contemporary Japan. [PDF]
BMC Emerg Med, 2017 BackgroundMedical care is obviously an important public service to ensure the health of a nation; however, medical resources are not always used appropriately.
Kadooka Y, Asai A, Enzo A, Okita T.
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Becoming Right-Wing Citizens in Contemporary Japan
Contemporary Japan, 2019 This article explicates the process through which individuals become right-wing citizens in contemporary Japan. By incorporating insights from the sociology of emotion, this article complements the existing analyses that emphasize the cognitive process ...
Yuki Asahina
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Perceptions of Islam and Muslims in Contemporary Japan
New Voices in Japanese Studies, 2019 In Japan, the population of Muslim residents is estimated to be only around 170,000; however, the number of Muslims visiting or living in Japan is expected to increase in the future.
Atsushi Yamagata
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Japan Architectural Review, 2022 This paper is part of a study that plans to extract the characteristics of an architectural theory by the architect Jun Itami (1937–2011), based on all accessible texts from his writings throughout his life.
Sara Goto, Ryo Masuoka, Shingo Suekane
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Ethnic Enclaves in Contemporary Japan
International Perspectives in Geography, 2021 Y. Murayama, S. Haruyama, Y. Ishikawa
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European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Social withdrawal, or hikikomori, is one of Japan’s most serious psychosocial issues. The concept gained international attention around 2010 and widespread psychiatric epidemiological studies have since been conducted. Objectives With an
Y. Hamasaki +3 more
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Aike P. Rots, Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan: Making Sacred Forests
Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 2023 Aike P. Rots, Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan: Making Sacred Forests (New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017) pp., $42.95 (pbk), ISBN: 9781350105911.
Takeshi Kimura
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Testing the clinical application of the child psychosis-risk screening system (CPSS)
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Children in a prodromal state manifesting as truancy or social isolation (hikikomori) often complain of problems that are physical in nature and are subject to significant changes.
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