"This book explores the challenges Japan has been facing as a post-industrialized society that is characterized by a declining population rate, an aging population, and an increased reliance on imports, and seeks to learn lessons on sustainability from Japan's experiences"--
This book explores the challenges Japan has been facing as a post-industrialized society that is characterized by a declining population rate, an aging population, and an increased reliance on imports, and seeks to learn lessons on sustainability from Japan’s experiences.
Building Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Resilient Rural Communities in Japan explores the challenges Japan has been facing as a post-industrialized society. Through case studies across rural Japan, this book shows how these challenges are being addressed in terms of reorganizing agriculture, food systems, and rural livelihoods. Although the contexts surrounding rural areas in Japan are different from elsewhere in the world, this volume provides possible lessons on sustainability and adaptation.
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Building Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Resilient Rural Communities in Japan addresses the dilemma of how to sustain and enhance rural communities in the face of rapid demographic transitions. Through empirical case studies contextualized within macro social forces facing Japan, these prominent Japanese agrifood scholars provide a valuable primer on lessons learned and future work needed to address the global challenges of sustainability and rural development. Global agrifood scholars facing similar dilemmas will find Japans social and political rural sustainability innovations informative and useful. -- Douglas H. Constance, Sam Houston State University This book provides a deep dive into Japans rural revitalization, offering insights into the future of global rural communities. It explores use of diversity, post-growth innovation, and place-based strategies, showcasing how Japans rural areas are embracing social innovation. Key themes include depopulation, diverse economies, Agro-Medico-Polis, regional management organizations, food education, and disaster capitalism. A must-read for understanding rural resilience. -- Masashi Tachikawa, Nagoya University This fine showcase of contemporary Japanese rural sociology is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in lessons Japan has to offer for areas across the globe that are challenged by rural depopulation, economic stagnation, and disempowered local governance structures. Each case study demonstrates how global problems are distinctively shaped by local conditions and therefore rely on local actors, institutions and knowledge to build sustainable solutions. -- Wolfram Manzenreiter, University of Vienna
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This book explores the challenges Japan has been facing as a post-industrialized society that is characterized by a declining population rate, an aging population, and an increased reliance on imports, and seeks to learn lessons on sustainability from Japans experiences.
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Preface
Introduction: On Meeting the Challenges Facing Rural Japan Raymond Jussaume,
Keiko Tanaka, and Kiyohiko Sakamoto
Chapter 1: Investigating the Loss of Family Homogeneity in Rural Communities
and Transformation of Community Management Principles Haruhiko Iba
Chapter 2: Can Agro-Medico-Polis Give New Meanings to Rural Japan? Koichi
Ikegami
Chapter 3: The Potential of Bottom-up Agriculture: Supporting Social
Innovation in the Sustainable Transformation of Rural Japan Yang Lu and Shuji
Hisano
Chapter 4: Urban-to-Rural Migrants and Lifestyle Entrepreneurs: Opening
Spaces of Possibility for Sustainable and Resilient Rural Communities Simona
Zollet, Emi Makino, and Meng Qu
Chapter 5: Using Traditional Vegetables as a Way for Agricultural
Revitalization: A Case Study of Kyoto Vegetables Aya H. Kimura and Shuji
Hisano
Chapter 6: Distribution Challenges for Organic Farmers and Rural Eaters:
Blurring the lines between AFNs and Japans Conventional Food System Chika
Kondo
Chapter 7: Role of Education to Empower Resilience in Rural Communities: A
Lesson Trial to Cultivate Food Literacy among Elementary School Students
Katsura Omori, Hiroyuki Yamada, and Toru Watanabe
Chapter 8: Crowdfunding for Sustainability? The Emerging Link between the
Hometown Tax and Sub-municipal Civic Self-governance in Rural Japan Hanno
Jentzsch
Chapter 9: Barriers to Sustainable Fisheries Governance in Rural Japan: Power
Dynamics behind Stealth Privatization Alayna Ynacay-Nye
Conclusion: Lessons from Rural Japan Keiko Tanaka, Raymond Jussaume, and
Kiyohiko Sakamoto
Index
About the Contributors
Raymond Jussaume is professor of sociology at Michigan State University.
Kiyohiko Sakamoto is associate professor of sociology at Ryukoku University.
Keiko Tanaka is professor of rural sociology the University of Kentucky.
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