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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 Japan's experiences.
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Preface
Introduction: On Meeting the Challenges Facing Rural Japan
Raymond Jussaume, Keiko Tanaka, and Kiyohiko SakamotoChapter 1: Investigating the Loss of Family Homogeneity in Rural Communities and Transformation of Community Management Principles
Haruhiko IbaChapter 2: Can "Agro-Medico-Polis" Give New Meanings to Rural Japan?
Koichi IkegamiChapter 3: The Potential of Bottom-up Agriculture: Supporting Social Innovation in the Sustainable Transformation of Rural Japan
Yang Lu and Shuji HisanoChapter 4: Urban-to-Rural Migrants and Lifestyle Entrepreneurs: Opening Spaces of Possibility for Sustainable and Resilient Rural Communities
Simona Zollet, Emi Makino, and Meng QuChapter 5: Using Traditional Vegetables as a Way for Agricultural Revitalization: A Case Study of Kyoto Vegetables
Aya H. Kimura and Shuji HisanoChapter 6: Distribution Challenges for Organic Farmers and Rural Eaters: Blurring the lines between AFNs and Japan's Conventional Food System
Chika KondoChapter 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 WatanabeChapter 8: Crowdfunding for Sustainability? The Emerging Link between the "Hometown Tax" and Sub-municipal Civic Self-governance in Rural Japan
Hanno JentzschChapter 9: Barriers to Sustainable Fisheries Governance in Rural Japan: Power Dynamics behind "Stealth" Privatization
Alayna Ynacay-NyeConclusion: Lessons from Rural Japan
Keiko Tanaka, Raymond Jussaume, and Kiyohiko SakamotoIndex
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Edited by Raymond Jussaume; Keiko Tanaka and Kiyohiko Sakamoto - Contributions by Raymond Jussaume; Kiyohiko Sakamoto; Keiko Tanaka; Shuji Hisano; Haruhiko Iba; Koichi Ikegami; Hanno Jentzsch; Aya H. Kimura; Chika Kondo; Yang Lu; Emi Makino; Katsura Omori