Abstract:It is widely maintained that the dominant feature of Japan's social and economic geography is the contrast between the intensively used, large agglomerations, and the sparsely populated countryside. The present article, however, attempts to show that at least with regard to some of the most important social problems, the reality is far more complex. By using both correlation analysis and multiple classification analysis, it can be demonstrat ed that it is the occupational structure of regions that exerts the s… Show more
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