“…The reports identified the ideal visiting frequency (monthly, weekly), the distance that it is acceptable to travel, and the maximum acceptable cost of travel for a putative family living in the Kansai region in separate but nearby households. A survey was also included about attitudes to new initiatives related to living environment provisions for older adults, with the aim of creating a mathematical model that accounts, not simply for place and distance, but also for qualitiative factors that allow people to feel 3 The Japanese phrase here is "oyako no kinkyo" (parent and child living close together), referring to parents and adult children having separate households that are a short distance apart. The distance involved is not strictly defined, but it refers to a living arrangement whereby the distance between residences enables ordinary appropriate meetings as necessary, while each household has an independent living environment.…”