ISBN : 9782296049369
REGIONAL STUDIES IN JAPAN AND THE SAKAI AND SOUTHERN OSAKA REGIONAL STUDY
Kenji Kuroda
Firstly this paper explains the recent concept of regional studies in Japan and in particular Osaka Prefecture University. Secondary it discusses changes in Japanese society using some statistical data from a whitepaperl) published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 1999 and outlines some of the topics of study in the Sakai and Southern Osaka Regional Study.