Sociology Demography/Population

Quasi-experimental study finds multimodal travel increases daily walking

Determining proper subsidies for walking rewards

As Japanese society increasingly gets global, a new study finds that its education system has not kept pace. Students with foreign roots face cultural and linguistic hurdles in schools that still operate on assumptions of homogeneity. Findings suggest a lack of teacher training on multiculturalism is contributing to isolation and missed learning opportunities for these students.

Effective per capita municipal expenditures correlated with population changes

Unveiling the acceptance of new public mobility services for older adults

Community-led urban transformation through the Senboku Hottokenai Network Project

Conversion to health care facilities shows correlation to population change

Fifteen years after Japan initiated efforts to attract younger people to rural areas, researchers assess its impact and the lessons it offers for global rural revitalization policies.