Japan's countryside is worth visiting at least once to savor a slower pace of life. The rural parts of Japan are everywhere: the fairytale-like Yakushima, a beach in Shikoku with reflective sands, and quiet mountain in Tokyo will soothe your worries and
Attitudes toward death in rural areas of Japan were investigated by means of a questionnaire. One hundred and sixty out of the 319 families residing on a small island were randomly chosen and 94 percent of them (average age 48 years, male 57 percent; living with parents 41 percent) ...
This tiny, but gorgeous area is among the absolutemost amazing rural destinations in Japan. When you have a particular area you’d like to see by bike, please get in touch with us for a quote. You probably should do so, but if you’re travelling in rather rural areas where train servi...
The shortage of physicians is of great concern in Japan. We aim to assess the pediatrician workforce in rural areas of Japan. Data were obtained from a governmental survey that included the number of physicians and child population in each municipality (i.e., 888 cities and 1,466 towns, vil...
An estimated 400,000 migrant women have married men living in rural areas of Japan, including the regions around Tohoku (pictured). Many migrants become isolated due to language barriers and lack of social networks. Credit: Tohoku University ...
TOKYO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- To address the issue of urban-rural wage gap, Japan is planning to introduce a unified minimum hourly wage to avoid concentration of laborers in urban areas, the labor ministry said Thursday. The ministry's latest move served as adjustment before the government int...
Over the last 11 years, the country's population has been shrinking. This year saw the biggest decline on record, and according to some estimates, Japan's population could be cut in half by the end of this century. The decline is evident in some of the country's rural areas, like Ka...
A number of people have studied the problem of measuring the multi-attribute influence derived from the presence of road networks in mountainous areas. I have briefly examined this concept within the framework of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). I assumed that this influence is a function of...
Livelihoods, diversification and inequality among the Meru of Tanzania Sustained high population growth rates are radically altering the livelihood conditions for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In one of the most fertile and densely settled areas of East Africa, Mount Meru in Northern Tanzania,...
K Madhu,S Chowdary,R Masthi - Indian Journal of Community Medicine,34,3(2009-08-29) 被引量: 122发表: 2009年 Breast Feeding Practices and Newborn Care in Rural Areas: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Context: Breastfeeding practices play an important role in reducing child mortality and...