Full Description
In the latter half of the 20th century, Japan developed into a thriving economy, and the Japanese remain one of the healthiest populations in the world to this day. However, in the past 25 years, low-growth, mounting debt, and rapid ageing have complicated this image, and global interest in the longevity and social cohesion of the Japanese populace is now greater than ever.
Health in Japan brings together the perspectives and research of Japan's leading social epidemiologists in English for the first time, creating an enriching reading experience for both Japanese and international readers. With chapters on key topics such as Chronic Disease, Disasters and Health, and Mental Health and Wellbeing, this textbook offers a comprehensive examination of all major health issues facing the country.
Focusing on the primary, upstream causes of health and disease, as well as novel evidence on the wider determinants of well-being and illness, this is a must-read for any public health professional or researcher with an interest in Japanese society, culture, and healthcare.
Contents
1: Eric Brunner, Noriko Cable, and Hiroyasu Iso: Excellent population health, low economic growth
Part 1. Health and health inequalities across the life course
2: Sachiko Baba and Hiroyasu Iso: Women, men, and the missing babies
3: Kaori Honjo: Gender inequalities in Japan: gender division of labour and health
4: Takeo Fujiwara, Nobutoshi Nawa, and Yusuke Matsuyama: Child health in Japan
5: Noriko Cable, Michikazu Sekine, and Shinsuke Koike: Family, community and mental well-being
6: Akizumi Tsutsumi: Japan's miracle decades: harmony, hard work, and health
7: Mariko Inoue: Work and health in a diverse and disparate labour market
8: Hideki Hashimoto, Yoshiharu Fukuda, and Eric Brunner: Health and financial sustainability in ageing Japan
9: Katsunori Kondo: Dementia and healthy ageing in older people
10: Ayako Hiyoshi and Naoki Kondo: Historical overview of Japanese society, health and health inequalities from the 19th to the 21st century
Part 2. Trends in chronic disease and risk factors
11: Hiroyasu Iso, Kotatu Maruyama , and Kazumasa Yamagishi: Chronic diseases and risk factor trends in Japan: Cardiovascular inequalities
12: Yuri Ito and Bernard Rachet: Cancer inequalities in Japan
13: Shigeru Inoue, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, and Shiho Amagasa: Physical activity, sport and health in Japan
14: Takahiro Tabuchi: Tobacco control policy and tobacco product use disparity in Japan
15: Norito Kawakami and Akihito Shimazu: Mental health and wellbeing in Japan: social, cultural, and political determinants
Part 3. Japan and the planet
16: Hiroki Nakatani: Japan's engagement with global health: evolution and outlook in the era of SDGs
17: Tomoki Nakaya and Tomoya Hanibuchi: Geographic Disparities in Health
18: Naoki Kondo and Jun Aida: Disaster and health: what makes a country resilient?
19: Kokoro Shirai: Social determinants of health on the island of Okinawa
20: Eric Brunner, Noriko Cable, and Hiroyasu Iso: Japan in long view
