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Manzenreiter, Wolfram; Holthus, Barbara

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“…Indeed, much psychological research has revealed that the components/determinants of LS (and broader SWB) significantly vary across cultural backgrounds, including the heterogeneity between the West and the East (Tov and Diener, 2007; Uchida and Kitayama, 2009; Uchida et al, 2004). An international survey also displays the relatively low LS in Asian societies (Helliwell et al, 2022), while anthropological studies have delineated the unique nature of happiness among individuals in Japan (Holthus and Manzenreiter, 2017; Manzenreiter and Holthus, 2017).…”

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Life satisfaction, skills diffusion, and the Japan Paradox: Toward multidisciplinary research on the skills trap

Araki

2022

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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Recent research argues skills are the key to socio-economic success for individuals and societies, ranging from labor market outcomes to non-economic well-being. Drawing on these arguments, this study re-examines the linkage between the skills level of societies and people’s life satisfaction (LS), using the joint European Values Study–World Values Survey data for 48,930 individuals in 32 countries. Multilevel regressions confirm the positive association between these two variables, as suggested by the literature. However, there exists one outlier where the average LS score is markedly low despite its high skills level: Japan. Examining the mechanism behind this overall cross-national trend and Japan’s peculiar position—Japan Paradox—is a promising agenda for future multidisciplinary research, as it may reflect not only the favorable link between skills and LS but the hidden socio-economic structure—Skills Trap—that prevents highly skilled people from enjoying better well-being even under seemingly well-developed social conditions.

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Life satisfaction, skills diffusion, and the Japan Paradox: Toward multidisciplinary research on the skills trap

Araki

2022

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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“…Annual matsuri festivals usually occur in and around a Shinto shrine and are traditional symbols of the ancestral communities that preceded modern society. Here participants recreate the social order of communities and their prosperity from the past to the present (Robertson, 1991 : 39, Manzenreiter and Holthus, 2017 : 13). Even in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, many communities have worked tirelessly to resume their festivals because they contribute to the restoration of order in the community and to reconstructing the community itself (Ueda, 2013 ).…”

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Continuation of Festivals and Community Resilience duringCOVID‐19: The Case of Nagahama Hikiyama Festival in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Takeda

2022

Japanese Journal of Sociology

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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the way of life of communities in Japan. This study examines the pandemic's impact by focusing on a popular activity in Japanese townships: participation in traditional festivals with roots dating back to before the Edo period. These festivals display the social customs of each community and their prosperity from the past to the present. Residents participating in local festivals gain a deep understanding of their personal importance within the community. However, many communities were forced to cancel their festivals in 2020 because of the pandemic. In 2021, many communities attempted to reinstate their traditional festivals, and some of them resumed the festivities with infection control measures in place. This case study examines how people resumed festivals in their communities and the conditions needed for them to reengage with their traditions. Focusing on the Nagahama Hikiyama Festival in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, we demonstrate the resilience of traditional communities in Japan. This study analyzes the reasons for and process of reviving and subsequently implementing traditional festivals and clarifies the positive factors contributing to the resumption of festivals in local communities. It examines the sources of resilience that have been cultivated in these communities and explains how their social capital bridges the gaps between local governments, schools, and broadcasters.

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Cosmopolitan rurality, depopulation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems in 21st-century Japan

Polak-Rottmann

2021

Contemporary Japan

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Life satisfaction, skills diffusion, and the Japan Paradox: Toward multidisciplinary research on the skills trap

Life satisfaction, skills diffusion, and the Japan Paradox: Toward multidisciplinary research on the skills trap

Continuation of Festivals and Community Resilience duringCOVID‐19: The Case of Nagahama Hikiyama Festival in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Cosmopolitan rurality, depopulation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems in 21st-century Japan

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