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H. KAMIYA, Y. WAKABAYASHI, Y. YUI
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Takashi NAKAZAWA
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Hiroyasu KAMO, Yoshimichi YUI
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Leng Leng THANG, Elizabeth MACLACHLAN, Miho GODA
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Reiko KINOSHITA
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Masaki KAWASE
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The purpose of this study is to elucidate job-search behavior among Japanese metropolitan suburbanites by life course, generation and gender. Most first-generation suburbanites are from non-metropolitan areas. They constitute nuclear families who cannot expect the help of their parents living in non-metropolitan areas. Therefore, most husbands commute long distances; however, household responsibilities such as child-care and housekeeping tend to limit employment opportunities and commuting distance for wives. Many such wives leave their work upon marriage or childbirth. Once their children have enrolled in elementary school, they return to work, making their choices of workplace via social networks and/or advertisements. In contrast, among the generation of their children as second-generation suburbanites, the commuting distance of unmarried women tends to be longer than that of unmarried men. Their lifepaths are similar to each other due to the fact that they have grown up in metropolitan suburbs themselves. Many unmarried men begin to live alone after getting a job; unmarried women, however, are forced into long distance commuting from their parents' home because of the Japanese traditional idea that parents do not allow them to live alone. Moreover, means of searching for a job differ greatly by educational background in Japan. Therefore, choice of occupation and workplace also differs greatly by educational background, a tendency which is stronger in men than in women. As such, their job-search behavior differs according to life course choices at the various stages of life, which leads to differences in commuting.
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Yoko YOSHIDA
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Yoshiki WAKABAYASHI
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Over the past three decades, the number of children has been decreasing owing to the lowering fertility rate in Japan. The Japanese government has recently enforced various policies to increase the fertility rate and achieve a gender-egalitarian society. One measure promoted by this government policy is childrearing support, which is necessary for working women with children to reconcile jobs and childcare. Although the number of children admitted to daycare centers has been increasing since 1995, the demand for childcare services has grown even faster despite the falling birth rate. As a result, the number of children on waiting lists amounted to 26,383 in 2003, while the total capacity of nursery centers exceeded the number of children actually going to them. This suggests a regional imbalance between the supply and demand for childcare services. The aim of this study is to examine such imbalances from a geographical viewpoint. The number of children on waiting lists for approved nursery centers is heavily concentrated in metropolitan areas where the majority of households consist of nuclear families and dual-income households who demand childcare services. The shortage of childcare services is extremely serious especially in suburbs where the population has rapidly increased. To solve this, the government launched a strategic plan to reduce the number of children on the waiting list in 2001, deregulating control over childcare facilities. In addition, local governments such as Tokyo certified and financially assisted privately operated daycare centers, including some kindergartens, having extended their opening hours to combine both childcare and educational services.
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T. KAWAGUCHI, H. KAGEYAMA, A. TAKI
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