CURRICULUM VITAE

Updated: 2023年12月1日


NAME:  Fumie Kumagai, Ph.D. （熊谷文枝・社会学博士）

Professor Emeritus, Kyorin University （杏林大学名誉教授）

3-7-16, Katase-Kaigan, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 251-0035, Japan

 (〒251-0035神奈川県藤沢市片瀬海岸３−７−１６)
E-mail: fkumagai@ks.kyorin-u.ac.jp or fkumagai@jcom.home.ne.jp           

HP URL:  http://fkumagai.world.coocan.jp/

CV in English: http://fkumagai.world.coocan.jp/CV/Fumie-CV.htm  

CV in Japanese: http://fkumagai.world.coocan.jp/CV/EngJpCV.htm

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

M.S. in Media and Governance, Keio University-SFC (Shonan Fujisawa Campus), Japan (September 1996-September 1998) Advisor: Professor Iwao Kaneyasu

Ph.D. in Sociology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire (September 1974 May 1976) Advisor: Professor Murray A. Straus.

 

Ph.D. Program in Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (September 1971-June

1974) Advisor: Professor William H. Sewell.

 

M.A. in Sociology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (September 1970-August 1971) Advisor: Professor Giles E. Gobetz.

Fulbgright Orientation Program, East-West Center, University of Hawaii (Summer 1970).

B.A. in Sociology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan (April 1963-March 1969) Advisor: Professor Yasuo Yokoyama.


UNPUBLISHED THESES

July 1998: M.S. thesis, Keio University.
"Alleviating Adjustment Problems of Japanese Families under Foreign Direct Investments in the United States: Possibilities for Media Applications"

May 1976: Ph.D. thesis, University of New Hampshire.
" Personality and Social Structural Influences on Attitudes and Social Relations of Japanese Scholars in America and Japan." Research was funded by Professor William H. Sewell of the University of Wisconsin Vilas Research Professor research fund; the University of New Hampshire Central University Fund; and the Grant-in Aid by the Japan Society in New York.

August 1971: M.A. thesis, Kent State University.
" Attitudes of College Students toward Japanese Americans: Studies at Kent State University and University of Hawaii." Research was awarded a small grant by the Japan Society in New York.

March 1969: B.A. thesis, Keio University.
" Mass Society and Human Alienation" (written in Japanese), for which an honors prize was awarded

 

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

2013−杏林大学名誉教授

2011−2013明治大学政治経済学部兼担講師（「比較社会学」担当

2009−2013杏林大学大学院国際協力研究科および外国語学部・客員教授（社会学担当）1993-2009杏林大学大学院国際協力研究科・教授（社会学担当）
1988-2009杏林大学外国語学部・教授（社会学担当）
1984-1994 Lecturer on Japanese Society & Culture of the Cooperative Japanese Business & Society Program (CJBSP), the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) in Tokyo.
1987-1988 Visiting Professor, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (lectured on " Japanese Society and Culture") & Fulbright Senior Researcher.
1984 ( Summer) Lecturer on American Society and Culture, Nanzan University in Nagoya.
1984-1987 Part-time Lecturer on Comparative Culture, Toyo Women's Junior College.
1983-1987 Associate Professor of Sociology, Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan.
1984 Visiting Scholar (Andrew Norman Institute, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California; East-West Population Institute, East-West Center).
1982-1983 Visiting Associate Professor, School of Home Economics, The University of British Columbia as well as the Ohira Commemorative Research Program Fellow of the UBC/the Japan Foundation.
1982 (Summer) Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, Stanford University.
1981-1982 Visiting Scholar, Japan Institute, Harvard University.
1978-1981 Lecturer of Sociology, Sophia University
1978-1979 Part-time Lecturer of Sociology, University of Maryland, University College, Far East Division, Tokyo, Japan.
1976-1978 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hartwick College.
1974-1976 Instructor, University of New Hampshire.
1971-1972 Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
1970-1971 Graduate Assistant, Kent State University.



AREAS OF COMPETENCE

Demography and the Family
Aging and Social Policies

Comparative Sociology
Social Issues

Community Network

Intercultural Communication & Japanese Foreign Direct Investment
Violence in the Family
Social Stratification and Mobility

 

熊谷文枝業績リスト

BOOKS & MONOGRAPHS (著書・編書)

1. 1977 A Bridge Across the Pacific: Japanese and American Society and Culture Today, (ed.). Oneonta, NY: Hartwick College.

2. 1980 Family and Household in Changing Japan,  Takashi Koyama, Kiyomi Morioka, and Fumie Kumagai, (eds.). Tokyo: The Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences.

3. 1981a『家庭と暴力』(編)「家族をめぐる人間関係」現代のエスプリNo.166(240頁)至文堂

4. 1981b Family and Household in Changing Japan. Takashi Koyama, Kiyomi Morioka, and Fumie Kumagai (eds.). Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Special Issue, Vol. 12, No.3 (summer).

5. 1982『校内暴力』(編)　現代のエスプリNo.180(228頁)至文堂

6. 1983『アメリカの家庭内暴力−夫、妻、親虐待の実態』(257頁)サイエンス社　

7. 1985『マージナライゼーションの青春』(208頁)YMCA出版、青山社1994　

8. 1987『過疎と過密に生きる三世代の日本人』(127頁)トヨタ財団

9. 1988『国際化社会の家庭教育』(250頁) 高文堂出版社

10. 1992 Social Problems of Internationalizing Societies: Comparative Analyses. Kumagai, Fumie, M. Hayasaka, J. Parochetti, P. MCMillan, J. Edo, and Y. Katøgi (eds.). Kyorin University Faculty Research Project.

11. 1995 Families in Asia: Beliefs and Realities, (ed.) special issue of the Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 26, no. 1 (Spring) (163 pp.)

12. 1996『日本的生産システムインUSA−摩擦から相互理解へ』JETRO (277+xi pp). ISBN 4-8244-0730-6 C3060.

13. 1996 Unmasking Japan Today: The Impact of Traditional Values on Modern Japanese Society. Westport, Conn:: Praeger (192+xi pp). ISBN 0-275-95144-8.

14. 1997　『日本の家族と地域性(上)東日本の家族を中心として』 (編)ミネルヴァ書房 (216+x pp). ISBN 4-623-02748-1.

15. 1997　『日本の家族と地域性(下)西日本の家族を中心として』(編)ミネルヴァ書房(200+x pp). ISBN 4-623-02749-x.

16. 1999　『デジタルネットワーク社会の未来：社会学からみたその光と影』ミネルヴァ書房(230+viiipp). ISBN4-623-03086-5.

17. 2004  『二十一世紀アメリカの社会問題』勁草書房　（320＋ｖpp）. ISBN4-326-60171-X.

18. 2005 『アメリカの家庭内暴力と虐待−社会学的視点でひもとく人間関係』（278頁）ISBN4-623-04446-7. ミネルヴァ書房。

19. 2008 Families in Japan: Changes, Continuities, and Regional Variations [Introduction + 6 Chapters]. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc. (194 pp) ISBN0-7618-4016-8.

 

20. 2010 『熟年離婚再考−団塊のライフプラン処方箋』熊谷文枝・原田進安・佐藤淳子（共著）ISBN 978-4-903122-10-6.  東京：試論社。

 

21. 2011『日本の地縁と地域力−遠隔ネットワークによるきずな創造のすすめ』熊谷文枝編著・八木橋宏勇／石黒妙子著　（284pp）ISBN 978-4-623-06128-0.  京都：ミネルヴァ書房。

 

22. 2013 『eBookあなたの知らないアメリカ』 (KDP: Kindle Direct Publishing eBook：はじめに+ 9章：第１章北アメリカ大陸横断旅行；第2章アメリカ社会の統一性と多様性；第３章アメリカ人のコミュニケーションスタイル―地域性と多様性；第４章アメリカ社会の地域性；第5章ハリケーン・カトリーナ；第6章アメリカ社会の貧困；第７章アメリカ社会の少子高齢化と地縁；第８章アメリカのベルト地域と産業；第９章アメリカの大統領選挙).

 

23. 2015 Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations (Preface + 8 Chapters + Indexes). ISBN: 978-981-287-184-8 (Hardcover: Print), and ISBN-978-981-287-185-5 (Online eBook) On Springer Link eBook.

Amazon site: Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations.

 

24. 2016 Family Violence in Japan: A Life Course Perspective Edited by Kumagai, Fumie, and Ishii-Kuntz, Masako with 5 Japanese authors (Preface+6 Chapters + Subject & Author Indexes). ISBN 978-981-10-0055-3 (Hardcover Print), and ISBN-978-981-10-0057-7 (Online eBook) On Springer Link eBook.

Amazon site: Family Violence in Japan: A Life Course Perspective.

25. 2018 『「地域力」で立ち向かう人口減少社会―小さな自治体の地域再生策』京都：ミネルヴァ書房。(A5・320pp). ISBN4-9784-623-083398.

26. 2020 Municipal Power and Population Decline in Japan: Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations.  (Preface+Prologue+9 Chapters + Author & Subject Indices). ISBN 978-981-16-4233-6 (Hardcover Print), and ISBN-978-981-15-4234-3 (Online eBook) On Springer Link eBook. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

 

27. 2021a Shrinking Japan and Regional Variations: Along the Hokurikudo and the Tosando I. (Preface+Prologue+3 Chapters). ISBN 978-981-16-6151-8 (Softcover Book), and ISBN-978-981-16-6152-5 (eBook). Singapore: Springer Nature.

 

28. 2021b Shrinking Japan and Regional Variations: Along the Hokurikudo and the Tosando II. (Preface+Prologue+4 Chapters). ISBN 978-981-16-6608-7 (Softcover Book), and ISBN-978-981-16-6609-4 (eBook). Singapore: Springer Nature.

 

29. 2023, Shrinking Japan and Regional Variations: Along the Tokaido. (Preface+Prologue+4 Chapters + Author & Subject Indices; XVII+128pp=145pp). ISBN 978-981-19-9608-5 (Softcover Book), and ISBN-978-981-19-9609-2 (eBook). Singapore: Springer Nature.

 

30. (forthcoming) Shrinking Japan and Regional Variations: Along the Sannyodo. Singapore: Springer Nature. (Preface+Prologue+4 Chapters + Author & Subject Indices).

 

PAPERS (論文)

1. 1976a "Japanese cultural and social norms and adjustment of Japanese graduate students in the U.S.A." Foreign Affairs Research Papers, Foreign Documentation Center, Department of State.

2. 1976b "Testing a field theory of adjustment: The cross-cultural experience of Japanese students." Foreign Affairs Research Papers, Foreign Documentation Center, Department of State.

3. 1976c "The social psychological implications of the bilingual experiences of Japanese students." Foreign Affairs Research Papers, Foreign Documentation Center, Department of State.

4. 1977a "An empirical comparison of eleven methods of constructing indexes." Chapter II in Murray A. Straus, Indexing and Scaling for Social Science Research with SPSS (mimeographed). Co-authored with Murray A. Straus.

5. 1977b "The effects of cross-cultural education on attitudes and personality of Japanese students." Sociology of Education 50(January):40-47.

6. 1977c "Dimensions of parent practices in Japan and America." (mimeographed).

7. 1977d "Parental values, socialization, and their effects on Japanese youth." (mimeographed).

8. 1978a "Conjugal power and conjugal violence in Japan and the U.S.A." Co-authored with G. O'Donoghue. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 9, 2(Summer):211-222.

9. 1978b "Socialization of youth in Japan and the United States." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 9,3(Autumn):335-345.

10. 1978c "Teaching Sociology at an American Institution." Nihon Keizai Shinbun (Japan Economic Journal), September 21st, Culture Section.

11. 1978d "Japanese version of Ann Landers." Sunday issues of the Tokyo Newspaper, Section on the Family, Sundays from October 22, 1978 to April 29, 1979.

12. 1979a 「現代の家族を語る−家族の暴力にし・ひがし」『東京青年』第107号(pp.4-35,52-53)

13. 1979b 「アメリカの高校生、日本の高校生―アメリカからの分析」『日米高校生比較調査』(pp.161-171)

14. 1979c "Violence against children: Child abuse in America and infanticide in Japan." Sophia International Review, 2(April):13-21.

15. 1979d "Social class, power and husband-wife violence in Japan." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 10, 1(Spring):91-105.

16. 1979e "Katei no børyoku nishi higashi (Family violence in East and West)." Palelga, 321(April):2-5.

17. 1979f 「夫婦の葛藤解決表出過程―日・印・米の比較調査」『社会学評論』第30巻, 1号(pp.36-50)#117

18. 1979g 「家庭の暴力―アメリカでは」『女性教養』第487号 (pp.2-4)

19. 1979h "Family egalitarianism in cultural contexts: High variation Japanese egalitarianism vs. low-variation American egalitarianism." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 10, 3 (Autumn) :315-329.

20. 1979i "Social class and socialization of youth in Japan."(mimeographed).

21. 1979j 「夫婦の権力構造と暴力―日・印・米の比較調査」『家族研究年報』第5号（pp.22-34）

22. 1980a 「現代高校生の生態：アメリカの高校生、日本の高校生」『コミュニティー』第58号　地域社会研究所

23. 1980b 「家庭内暴力の理論的考察―アメリカの場合」『社会学評論』第31巻第２号(pp.36-44)#122

24. 1980c 「青少年の社会化国際比較―日・印・米の場合」『教育社会学紀要』第35号(pp.85-98)

25. 1980d "Book review on the Contemporary Theories about the Family, vol. II" Japanese Journal of Marriage and the Family 6:78-81.

26. 1980e "Filial violence: A peculiar parent-child relationship in the Japanese family today." Chapter 6:101-125 in Takashi Koyama, Kiyomi Morioka, and Fumie Kumagai (eds.), Family and Household in Changing Japan. Tokyo: The Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences.

27. 1980f 「家庭内暴力―家族の中の人間関係」『真理と創造』第16号(pp.109-121)

28. 1981a "Field theory and conjugal violence in Japan." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 12, 4(Autumn):413-428.

29. 1981b "America no kazoku mondai no shakaigaku (Marriage and the family in America)." pp.3 57 in Yasuhiko Yuzawa (ed.) The Family in the World, Tokyo: Science-Sha.

30. 1982a "Metaphore and aging in the Japanese family." Paper presented at the University of British Columbia Research Symposium on Aging, June 19-22.

31. 1982b "The elderly and social policy in Japan." Paper presented at the Xth World Congress of Sociology, Mexico City, August 16-21.

32. 1983a "Changing divorce in Japan." Journal of Family History, 8, 1(Spring):85-108.

33. 1983b 「マージナライゼーション: ある女性社会学徒の14年」 『異文化間教育』Newsletter, No.5.

34. 1983c "Filial violence in Japan." Proceedings of the 10th World Congress of Social Psychiatry (September):264-276.

35. 1983d "Filial violence in Japan." Victimology, 8, 3(November):173-194.

36. 1983e "Conflict resolution tactics in Japan, India, and the U.S.A." Co-authored with Murray A. Straus, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 14, 3(Autumn):378-392.

37. 1983f 「マージナライゼーションの青春No.1」『泉』第42号(pp.88-97)

38. 1984a " The life cycle of the Japanese family." Journal of Marriage and the Family, 46, 1 (February) : 191-204.

39. 1984b "Aging and social policies in Japan." Proceedings of the xxth International CFR Seminar on Social Change and Family Policies, Melbourne, Australia ,August 19-24, Australian Institute of Family Studies Part 4: 923-940.

40. 1984c 「暴力と教育―その理論的考察」『教育社会学紀要』第39号(pp.32-42)

41. 1984d "Aging in the world and the elderly in Japan." pp. 211-243 in Aging Well Through Living Better, Paris, France: International Center of Social Gerontology.

42. 1984e "Chøju Kakumei kyugeki na Nihon (Longevity Revolution: Issues in aging societies). " The Japan Economic Journal ( November 10, 1984 issue.)

43. 1985a 「マージナライゼーションの青春No.2」『泉』第43号(pp.72-79)

44. 1985b 「家族のライフ・サイクルと高齢化社会」『日本の選択』第9号(pp.2-7,巻末)

45. 1985c "Japan's 'silver market' and aging society." Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry, 4, 2 ( March/April ) : 45-48.

46. 1985d 「アメリカのライフ・プランニングー高齢化社会の新しい課題」『消費と流通』第32号(pp.64-69)

47. 1985e 「高齢化社会に備えて−人生80年の社会システム構築への施策」『アメリカン・ファミリーリポート』第18,19,20号

48. 1985f 「教育革命へのアプローチ−校内暴力」『50億』第22巻第254号(pp.17-21)

49. 1985g　「早期退職制度、米国では多彩」日本経済新聞1985年8月24日刊

50. 1985h 「高齢化に関する社会・文化的問題点」『公衆衛生』第49巻第9号(pp.629-638)

51. 1985i 「過疎と過密に生きる三世代の日本人―将来の社会システム構築への施策」トヨタ財団助成研究中間報告書(120頁)

52. 1986a 「日本の家族の二重構造」『社会学論評』第36巻第4号(pp.406-423)

53. 1986b 「長寿社会対策対向―実現に向けた具体策必要」日本経済新聞1986年7月26日朝刊 「経済教室」

54. 1986c "Modernization and the family in Japan." Journal of Family History, 11, 4: 371-382.

55. 1986d "Aging in the American South." Bulletin of the International University of Japan, No.6: 69-81.

56. 1987a "Satisfaction among rural and urban Japanese elderly in three-generation families." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2, 3: 225-240.

57. 1987b "The duality of the Japanese family and household: External modernism and internal traditionalism." Australian Journal of Japanese Studies.

58. 1987c "Divorce in changing economy and society : The case of postwar Japan." (mimeographed.)

59. 1987d 「差別されるアメリカの女性大学教授と管理職」日本経済新聞1987年12月8日夕刊

60. 1988a Book review on Family and Population in East Asian History, S. B. Hanley and A. P. Wolf (eds.), Stanford University Press, 1985 for the Journal of Asian and African Studies, XXIII, 1-2: 212-214.

61. 1988b 「様変わりの日本人家族」日本経済新聞1988年3月11日夕刊

62. 1988c 「日本的経営の米国移転−理念や文化は進まず」日本経済新聞1988年10月12日朝刊｢経済教室｣

63. 1989a "The dual structure of the Japanese family." (mimeographed)

64. 1989b「国際化と文化摩擦」『エネルギーフォーラム』409号31

65. 1989c 「新潟県100年の生活史：新潟県における食生活の変遷」（科研費＜総合A>研究成果報告書）

66. 1989d「対米直接投資下における日本企業の適応―従業員とその家族の実態」（科学技術と経済の会―技術経営講演録）(pp.1-15)

67. 1989e "The social significance of marriage and parenthood in Japan." Proceedings of the XXIVth International CFR Seminar on Marriage, Parenthood and Social Policy in Singapore in May.

68. 1989f "Research on the family in Japan." Paper prepared for the Regional Unit for the Social & Human Sciences in Asia & the Pacifit (RUSHSAP) of UNESCO for their Sub-Programme VIII.l.l (development processes and their socio-cultural dimensions).

69. 1989g "Psychological, cultural, and structural determinants of life quality of the Japanese family within the scope of Japan's direct investment in the U.S.A."

70. 1989h 「米国赴任で家族は？」日本経済新聞1989年9月8日夕刊

71. 1989i "Japanese families abroad." International Migration, 27, 4 (December): 595-600.

72. 1990a 「企業と国際文化交流―日系企業で働く米国人が見た“カイシャ”」『ワールド・プラザ』7号 (pp.24-25)

73. 1990b "Bridging communication gaps between Japan and the United States." Kyorin University Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, 2: 138-154.

74. 1990c "Cross-cultural perspectives on the Japanese family and policies." Chapter 12: 213-246 in Stella R. Quah (ed.), The Family As An Asset: An International Perspective on Marriage, Parenthood and Social Policy. Singapore: Times Academic Press.

75. 1990d　「イエスとノーの間のメイビー」国際文化交流フォーラム編『国際文化交流名言集』 (pp.63)

76. 1990e A discussant paper on "Family Sociology in the Third World." Proceedings of the International Sociological Association XIIth World Congress of Sociology, Madrid, Spain.

77. 1990f 「対米直接投資下における日系企業の適応」研究開発グローバリゼーション：(pp.II-5−II-18),技術経営会議、研究開発グローバリゼーション専門委員会

78. 1990g 「異文化の狭間で−国際化と文化摩」『杏林大学JEC』第3号(pp.45-49)

79. 1990h "Changing fertility in Japan." NWEC (the National Women's Education Center of Japan) Newsletter, 7, 2 (November): 7-9.

80. 1991 "Can Japan be internationalized?" Kyorin University Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, 3: 134-168.

81. 1992a "An introductory chapter to Japanese Families: A Century of Changes and Variations." Kyorin University, Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, 4: 93-117.

82. 1992b "Marriage and divorce in Japan: Changes and variations." (50 pages) Proceedings of the 28th CFR Family Seminar held in Taipei, Taiwan.

83. 1992c "Manga: Core of youth culture in contemporary Japan." (30 pages) Proceedings of the International Conference on Youth in Asia and Pacific Region held in Bangkok, Thailand.

84. 1992d "Transferring Japanese dual structure into the American context." (30 pages) Proceedings of the International Sociological Association Culture-Organization Joint Symposium held in Kurashiki, Okayama.

85. 1992e "Young people in Japan: Values and beliefs concerning marriage and the family." (50 pages) Paper prepared for the Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP) of UNESCO.

86. 1992f "Research on the family in Japan." Chapter 3: 159-237 in UNESCO (ed.), The Changing Family in Asia: Bangladesh, India, Japan, Philippines, and Thailand. Bangkok: UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

87. 1993a.「日本的二重構造文化の海外移転―アメリカ現地生産の比較文化論的考察」『日本大学精神文化研究所紀要』vol.24. (pp.29-74)

88. 1993b. "Transferring Japanese dual structure into the American context: success or failure? Kyorin University, Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, 5: 12-47.

89. 1993c. 「日本の対米直接投資−経済効果、地域は好感」日本経済新聞1993年11月27日朝刊｢経済教室｣

90. 1994a. "South rising again on foreign investments." The Nikkei Weekly. January 24, 1994 issue.

91. 1994b.「日本文化の特質と国際交流」『日本文化論への接近』日本大学精神文化研究所：(pp.139−168)

92. 1994c. "Families in Asia: Beliefs and Realities." Kyorin University, Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, 6: 99-113.

93. 1994d.「アメリカ人従業員の現地日本工場認識―比較文化論的考察」第９章：(pp.305−347)、安保哲夫編『日本的経営・生産システムとアメリカ』ミネルヴァ書房。

94. 1994e. 「対米直接投資下における日本人家族の適応−異文化との闘い」『社会学論叢』120号(pp.1−28)

95. 1995a.「アジアの家族・女性・人口抑制政策」第一章(pp.17−34)人口と開発シリーズvol.19『アジアの女性労働力参加と経済発展−21世紀の戦略』(財)アジア人口・開発協会(APDA).

96. 1995b. "The family, women, and population control policies in Asia," chapter 1: 17-37, in Women's Labor Participation and Economic Development in Asia--Strategy toward 21 Century, Tokyo: The Asian Population and Development Association.

97. 1995c. "National characteristics, intercultural communication gaps, and the family and women in Japan." Kyorin University, Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, vol. 7: 197-217.

98. 1995d. 「マルチメディアパソコンの語学教育利用法の研究―日米比較文化論セミナーにおけるマルチメディアパソコンの活用」『杏林大学外国語学部紀要』vol.7(pp.147-150)

99. 1995e. "Japanese women in the graying of society." JOICPF Monograph Series.

100. 1995f. "Women and labor force participation in Japan." Preceedings for the University of Aberdeen Seminar. (20 pages)

101. 1995g. "Introduction to Families in Asia: Beliefs and Realities." Special Issues of the Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 26, no. 1: 1-9.

102. 1995h. "Families in Japan: Beliefs and realities." Special Issues of the Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 26, no. 1: 135-163.

103. 1996a. 「真のグローバライゼーションとは（１）アメリカ文化と日本文化の調和」『JAMAGAZINE』10月号 (社)日本自動車工業会　vol. 30, No. 10(pp. 2-7)(October)

104. 1996b. 「真のグローバライゼーションとは（２）欧州文化と日本文化の調和」『JAMAGAZINE』11月号(社)日本自動車工業会　vol. 30, No. 11(pp. 2-6) (November).

105. 1996c. "Sexual Harassment in Japanese Companies in the U.S.A." Sekai-Shuho (Current World Weekly) July 2nd issue: 2-7, Jiji-Tsushin-sha.

106. 1996d. "Publishing a Scholarly Book in the U.S.A." Sekai-Shuho (Current World Weekly) May 7th-14th issue: 40-41, Jiji-Tsushin-sha.

107. 1997a. ｢日本的生産システムの海外における課題―マレーシア、アメリカ及びスコットランドを中心として｣第4章2項(pp.110-123)『ASEAN諸国の工業化と日本型システムの移転』機械振興協会

108. 1997b. 「マレーシア社会のダイナミズム」第6章, (pp.59-74)日本大学総合科学研究所総長指定総合研究・平成8年度報告書『アジアのダイナミズムと世界』

109. 1997c. 「日本の家族と地域性―東日本の家族を中心として」序章(pp.1-18),熊谷文枝編『日本の家族と地域性(上)　東日本の家族を中心として』ミネルヴァ書房。

110. 1997d. 「日本の家族の地域性と多様性―地域特性と世帯構造」第１章( pp.19-56),熊谷文枝編『日本の家族と地域性(上)　東日本の家族を中心として』ミネルヴァ書房。

111. 1997e. 「第二種兼業農家が支える直系家族と巻−新潟県南魚沼郡大和町の場合」第６章(pp133-166),日本の家族と地域性(上)　東日本の家族を中心として』ミネルヴァ書房。

112. 1997f. 「日本の家族と地域性―西日本の家族を中心として」序章( pp.1-20), 熊谷文枝編『日本の家族と地域性(下)　西日本の家族を中心として』ミネルヴァ書房。

113. 1997g 「アジアから見る日本の直接投資―マレーシアを中心として」第６章(pp.124-143),青木健・馬田啓一編『日本企業と直接投資』勁草書房。

114 1997h. 「トップダウンからボトムアップへ」慶應義塾大学大学院政策・メディア研究科課程・相磯秀夫、徳田英幸教授担当｢自律・分散・協調論｣提出論文

115. 1997i. "Women and labour force participation in Japan." Chapter 5:77-94, in Kalyani Mehta (ed.), Iuntapped Resources: Women in Aging Societies Across Asia, Singapore: Times Academic Press.

116. 1997j. "The Family: A review of international family studies conducted by Japanese sociologists." Chapter 11: 117-134, International Journal of Japanese Sociology, no. 6, Special Issue of Japanese Sociology.

117. 1998a. "From Friction to Friendship: Alleviating Intercultural Communication Problems under Japanese Foreign Direct Investment." Review of Kyorin University Faculty of Foreign Studies. Vol. 10: 1-21.

118. 1998b. 「アジアの家族―近代性と伝統性の共存」第12章,　中久郎(編)『現代家族の変貌』行路社。

119. 1998c. 「今日のアメリカの家族」『宇宙人』No. 15,3月(pp.20-30)

120. 1998d. 「21世紀社会に期待される人間像」押谷由夫(編)『教職研修・新教育課程の論点徹底理解No.2　(pp.42-53)「豊かな人間性・社会性の育成」全課題徹底理解』

121. 1998e. 「対米直接投資下における日本人家族の適応―メディアの応用可能性」 (Viii+125 pages)　(慶應義塾大学大学院政策・メディア研究科提出修士論文)。

122. 1998f. 「家庭内暴力」『福祉社会辞典』東京：弘文堂

123. 1998g. "Globalization or dependant development?: the case of Japanese owned companies in Scotland." Research in the Sociology of Work, 6: 153-175. (Co-authored with Christopher Wright, and Norman Bonney.)

124. 1999a. 「デジタル社会と家族」慶應義塾大学　金安セミナー紀要

125. 2000a. "A digital network model for Japanese families living abroad." In Annual Review of the Institute of International Relations of Kyorin University, vol. 3: 1-39.

126. 2000b. "Adjustment of Japanese families abroad." In Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 12+ 1-34.

127. 2001a. "Japanese elderly in the Information Age society." In Annual Review of the Institute of International Relations of Kyorin University,, vol. 4: 95-147.

128. 2001b. "Japanese education in the Information Age society." In Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University,vol. 13: 1-27.

129. 2001c. "Language and power in Japanese transplants in Scotland." In Sociological Review, vol. 49, no. 2(May): 237-253. (by Christopher Wright, Fumie Kumagai and Norman Bonney.)

130. 2001d. "Possibilities for using the Internet in Japanese education in the Information Age Society." In International Journal of Japanese Sociology, vol. 10, no. (November): 29-44.

131. 2002a. "Regional variations of Japanese family and the elderly: Prefecture and community level analyses." In Annual Review of the Institute of International Relations of Kyorin University,, vol. 5: 1-17.

132. 2002b. "Japanese Families in the Information Age Society-A paradigm shift." In Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University,vol. 14: 43-58.

133. 2002c. (Proceedings) "Social Impacts of Fertility Decline in Japan" for the International Conference on Fertility Declin in Asia, the Asian MetaCenter of the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

134. 2002d.  (Proceedings) "Asian families in the Information Age Society-A paradigmn shift," for the Symposium at the International Sociological Association World Congress, Brisbane, Australia.

135. 2002e.  (Proceedings) "The dual structure and regional variations of Japanese society," for Comparative Sociology at the International Sociological Association World Congress, Brisbane, Australia.

136. 2002f.  (Proceedings) "Community Level Analyses of Japanese Families: Fallacy of the National Average Data Analyses," Panelist for The Family and Kinship in International Context Session of the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association in Chicago.

137. 2003a.  "Changing pattern of fertility rates in Japan: National Trends and Community Level Analyses." In Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University,vol. 15: 25-52.

138. 2003b.  「高齢者とITとコミュニティ・ネットワーク」『研修のひろば』（特別区職員研修所）No. 102: 11-16.

139. 2003c.  (Proceedings) (co-authored with Takeshi Kohno) “Intergenerational families and labor force participation of Japanese women”presented at the Seminar on Intergenerational Relations in Cross-Cultural Perspectives:  Support, Care and Interaction Patterns, held at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, sponsored by the Family Research Committee of the International Sociological Association.

140. 2003d.  （加藤彰彦との共著）「有配偶者日本人女性の就労に関する考察」第13回日本家族社会学会大会 (大阪・大阪市立大学)

141. 2004a.  "Japanese Elderly, IT, and Community Network." In Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 16: 29-54.

142. 2004b.  “Some Suggestions for Using the Internet in Japanese Education in the Information Age Society, with Particular Attention to Digital Kids and the Elderly,” Journal of Japan e-Learning Association, vol. 7.

143. 2005a.  "Changing trends of women and labour force participation in Japan: In the 20th and the 21st century," pp.95-115, Chapter 5 in Kalyani Mehta (ed.) Untapped Resources: Women in Aging Societies across Asia.  Singapore: Times Publishing.

144. 2005b.“Labor Force Participation of Japanese Women: Past, Present, and the Future, ” pp. 25-52 in Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 17．

145. 2005c. "Co-residency living arrangement as a factor to facilitate labor force participation of Japanese women: Community level analyses of Japanese families," pp.9-62, in Wan He (ed.) Kinship and Family. Special Edition, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.  East Riding of Yorkshire, England: Times Publishing.

 

146. 2005d. “Some Suggestions for Using the Internet in Japanese Education in the Information Age Society, with particular attention to digital kids and the elderly,” pp10-19, Vol. 7, the Journal of LeLA.

 

147. 2005e. Reviewed the article on "’I screamed for help’": a case study of one grandmother's experience with voluntary kinship care"  for the Family Relations.

 

148. 2006a. (Completed a Book-manuscript in English.)  Families in Japan: Changes, Continuities, and Regional Variations (Introduction + 6 Chapters).  To be published by Marshall Cavendish International Academic Publishing in Singapore.

 

149. 2006b. (Completed an article-manuscript in English) “Later life divorce in Japan” for Social Issues.

 

150. 2006c. (書評)井上眞理子（著）『ファミリー・バイオレンス−子ども虐待発生のメカニズム−』（2005年晃洋書房）に対する書評。『家族社会学研究』Vol. 17, No. 2. 日本家族社会学会。

 

151. 2006d.「家族をめぐる人間関係としての家庭内コンフリクトに関する考察−NFRJ03データに基づいて」、137-149頁、『第２回家族についての全国調査（NFRJ03）第２次報告書No. 2−親子、きょうだい、サポートネットワーク』澤口恵一・神原文子（編）日本家族社会学会・全国家族調査委員会。

 

152. 2006e. “Matrimony in Japan: Changing trends and attitudes toward marriage,” pp. 45-64 in Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 18．

 

153. 2006f.「熟年離婚の正しい理解へ向けて」完成。『団塊の世代へエールを送る』の第１章予定。

 

154. 2006g.「大学で学ぶ「アメリカ社会論」」、pp. 16-20、『私たちは外国語学部です‐新・学問のすすめ‐』 杏林大学外国語学部。

 

155. 2006h.「南アフリカ社会の混沌」『杏林大・あんずNET』、http://www1.kyorin-u.ac.jp/.

 

156. 2006i.  “The Fallacy of Late-Life Divorce in Japan,” pp. 123-134 in Care Management Journals: Journal of Case Management and The Journal of Long Term Home Health Carey, vol. 7, Number 3．New York:  Springer Publishing Company.

 

157. 2007a.  (Article) “Family violence and conflict in Japan over the life course,” pp.33-47 in Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 19．

 

158. 2007b.  “Factors facilitating Japanese married women entering the labour force,” co-authored with Kato, Akihiko, pp.561-577 in Current Sociology, vol. 55 (4).

 

159. 2007c. 「アメリカの家庭内暴力−問題解決への試み」『ウーマン’sオピニオン』, pp. 6-7, vol. 43 (August).

 

160. 2008a.  “Changing trends in the fertility declining and population aging Japanese society with a special attention to regional variations of Japanese elderly,” pp.37-58 in Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 20．

 

161 2008a  "Higher education of Japanese women and the role of women's universities in Japan - Past, present, and the future," Proceedings of the "International Conference on the Empowerment of Women's Universities" held at Banastali University, Rajasthan, India.  (Speech was delivered as an invited guest speaker.)

 

162 2009a  "Family diversities in Japan with special attention to regional variations," Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 21: 68-83.

 

162.2009b.  "Higher education of Japanese women and the role of women's universities in Japan - Past, present, and the future," in Monograph on the Vision and Mission of Women's Universities in Global Society, Edited by Dr. Alka Sharma, Banasthali University., Rajasthan, India. 

 

163.2010a.  “Changes and Regional Variations of Families in Japan: A Society Population Aging and Declining Fertility,” pp.1-21 in Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 22．

 

164.2010b. (論文) 「杏林大学外国語学部におけるメディア・ICT活用の試み」

（熊谷文枝・せん満江・高木眞佐子・八木橋宏勇）『JeLA会誌』Vol.10, 39-46.

 

165. 2010c.  “Forty Years of Family Change in Japan: A Society Experiencing Population Aging and Declining Fertility,” 581-610, in the 40th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ISSUE: Traversing Forty Years of Family Change: An Overview of the Special Edition, Journal of Comparative Family Studies.

 

166. 2010d.  “A Century of Changes, Continuities, and Regional Variations of Japanese Families,” Proceedings of the 2010 IEAS Workshop on Family Change held at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, October 10-12.

 

167. 2011.  “International Marriage in Japan,” pp.1-24 in Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 23．

 

168. 2012.  “Factors Accounting for Regional Variations in Divorce in Japan,” pp.33-61 in Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 24．

 

169. 2013. 2013.03 (Article) “Late-Life Divorce in Japan Revisited: Effects of the Old-age Pension Division Scheme,” pp.33-60 in Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Kyorin University, vol. 25．

 

170. 2013.  “Japan’s Age of Aging: Elders Living Apart,” Proceedings of the Workshop on LIVING ALONE: ONE-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS IN ASIA (5-6 DECEMBER 2013) Organized by Changing Family in Asia Cluster of Asia Research Institute, and supported by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore.

 

171. 2014. "Changing Trends In Demography and Family Structure In Asia: Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore With Reference To The U.S.A," Proceedings (33445) for the Research Committees session "Emerging New Family Forms in Asia and Beyond" (3791) at the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014) in Yokohama, Japan.

 

172. 2014.  "History of Courtship and Dating in Japan" Proceedings (40918) for the RC06 Roundtable I “Global Changes in Families: Implications for Family Processes, Cohesion, and Identity Formation,” at the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014) in Yokohama, Japan.

 

173. 2015. “Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: Introduction: A New View on Changes in Japanese Families,” pp.1-10, Chapter 1. Kumagai, F. Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations. Springer eBook.

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-185-5_1

 

174. 2015. “Demographic Changes in Japan,” pp.11-38, Chapter 2. Kumagai, F. Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations. Springer eBook.

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-185-5_2

 

175. 2015. “History of Courtship and Marriage in Japan,” pp.39-64, Chapter 3.  Kumagai, F. Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations. Springer eBook.

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-185-5_3

 

176. 2015. “International Marriage in Japan: A Strategy to Maintain Rural Farm Households,” pp.65-88, Chapter 4. Kumagai, F. Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations. Springer  eBook.  http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-185-5_4

 

177. 2015. “Changing Divorce in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations,” pp.89-117, Chapter 5. Kumagai, F. Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations. Springer eBook.  http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-185-5_5

 

178. 2015. “Late-Life Divorce in Japan Revisited: Effects of the Old-Age Pension Division Scheme,” pp.118-137, Chapter 6. Kumagai, F. Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations. Springer eBook.  http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-185-5_6

 

179. 2015. “Japanese Elders Living Apart: Policy Suggestions,” pp.139-168, Chapter 7.   Kumagai, F. Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations. Springer eBook.

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-185-5_7

 

180. 2015. “Conclusion: Toward Globalization of Japanese Families,” pp.169-177, Chapter 8.   Kumagai, F. Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations. Springer eBook.

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-185-5_8

 

181. 2015. “Intercultural Marriage Migration in Japan,” pp.33-56, Chapter 3 in Heikkila, E, and Rauhut, D. (eds.) Marriage Migration and Multicultural Relationships. Finland: Institute of Migration.

 

182. 2015. “Dating and Courtship,” Co-authored with Quah, S.R., pp.111-122, Chapter 7, in Quah, S. R. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia. London: Routledge.

 

183. 2018. “Declining Population and the Municipal Power in Japan,” paper presented at the Joint Conference for RC06 (FAMILY) & RC41 (POPULATION) of ISA (International Sociological Association) on Changing Demography and Changing Families held from May 17-19, 2018 in Singapore.

 

184. 2019. “Stem Family.”. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopaedias of Gerontology and Population Aging. (eBook Packages) Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (学会報告・講演など)

 

1.      　1976a (March) Panelist at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies in Toronto, Canada. Title of the paper read: "Factors influencing cross-cultural experiences: Japanese scholars in America and Japan today."

 

2.       1976b (August) Panelist at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York. Title of the paper: "Language in the cross - cultural experience of Japanese scholars."

 

3.       1977a (March) Panel Organizer, chairperson, and panelist of the panel at the 28th Annual Meeting of Association for Asian Studies in New York. Title of the panel: "Families in East and West: comparative Approaches." Title of the paper delivered: "Conjugal power and conjugal violence in Japan and the U. S. A. "

 

4.       1977b (September) Informal Discussion Session Leader at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Chicago. Title of the paper: "Third Culture Kids."

 

5.       1977c (September) Panelist at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Chicago. Title of the paper (co-authored with G. O'Donoghue): "Family Egalitarianism in Japan and America."

 

6.       1978a (March/April) Panelist at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society in Philadelphia. Title of the paper delivered: "Social Class, Power and Husband-Wife Violence in Japan."

 

7. 1978b (August) Participated in the 11th International Congress of Gerontology in Tokyo, Japan.

 

8. 1978c (September) Informal Discussion Session Leader at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco. Title of the panel: Conjugal Violence: Comparative Perspectives."

 

9. 1978d (9月)「青少年の社会化国際比較：日・印・米の場合」第30回日本教育社会学会(大阪)

 

10. 1978e (10月)「葛藤解決策の国際比較：日・印・米の場合」第51回日本社会学会（松山）

 

11. 1978f (November) Speaker at the Monthly Meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association in Tokyo, Japan. Title of the speech : "College Teaching and Social Research in Multicultural Perspectives."

 

12. 1979(2月)「夫婦の権力構造と暴力―日・印・米の比較研究」第253回月例家族問題研究学会 

 

13. 1980 (August) Panelist at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York City. Title of the panel: Violence in the Family; Title of the paper: Field Theory and Conjugal Violence in Japan.

 

14. 1981a (6月)「暴力と家族」月例東京犯罪学会　

 

15. 1981b (July) Panelist at the XIIth International Congress of Gerontology in Hamburg, FRG. Title of the symposium: Generations: Conflict and Cooperation; Title of the paper: Intergenerational Conflicts and Cooperations in Japan.

 

16. 1981c (July) Panelist at the National Research Conference on Family Violence in Durham, New Hampshire. Title of the paper: Conflict Resolution Tactics in Japan, India, and the U. S. A.

 

17. 1981d (August) Panelist at the 76th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Toronto. Title of the panel: Divorce and Its Consequences; Title of the paper : Changing Divorce in Japan.

18. 1981e (August/ September) Panelist at the International Seminar on Divorce and Remarriage, the International Sociological Association Committee on Family Research in Leuven, Belgium. Title of the paper: Divorce and Remarriage in Japan.

19. 1981f (November) Speaker at the Colloquium, University of New Hampshire, "The Experience of Marginalization: Professional and personal Experience of a Japanese Sojourner."

20. 1982a (March) Speaker, Family Violence Seminar, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard University. Title of the speech: "Filial Violence in Japan."

21. 1982b (May) Panelist and a member of the discussion group, the Xth International Conference of Social Gerontology in Deauville, France.

22. 1982c (June) Panelist at the Research symposium on Aging, University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Title of the paper: Metaphor and Aging in Japan.

23. 1982d (August) Panelist at the 10th World Congress of Sociology in Mexico City. Title of the symposium: Family Theory and Social Policy. Title of the paper: The Family Life Cycle and the Elderly in Japan.

24. 1982e (November) Speaker, Family Research Seminar, School of Home Economics, The University of British Columbia. Title of the speech : "Filial Violence in Japan."

25. 1983a (January) Public Lecturer for the Ohira Commemorative Research Program, Asian Research Center, The University of British Columbia. Title of the lecture: "The Family in Changing Japan."

26. 1983b (January) Public lecturer at the Robson Square Theater, Consulate General of Japan, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Title of the lecture: "The Family and Household in Changing Japan."

27. 1983c (February) Visiting Speaker , The University of Alberta. Titles of speech: "Status of the Woman in Changing Japanese Family: 1600-present." "The Old Age in Changing Japanese Family." and " Violence in the Japanese Family."

28. 1983d (March) Speaker, Family Research Seminar, School of Home Economics, the University of British Columbia. Title of the speech: "Marginalization: Fourteen Years of a Japanese Woman Sociologist."

29. 1983e (August/September) Panelist at the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Detroit. Title of the panel: Demography of the Family; Title of the paper: The Life Cycle of the Japanese Family.

30. 1983f (September) Chairman and a speaker at the 10th World Congress of Social Psychiatry in Osaka. Title of the panel: Violence in the Family; Title of the paper: Filial Violence in Japan.

31. 1983g (10月) 「日本人家族のライフサイクル」第56回日本社会学会　(浦和)　

32. 1983h (November) Faculty Colloquium speaker on " Comparative Management Styles." International University of Japan.

33. 1984a (March) Director's Colloquium, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California on "Aging and the Japanese Family."

34. 1984b (April) Public Lecture Series, East-West Population Institute on "Modernization and the Family in Japan."

35. 1984c (August) Panelist and a member of the discussion group, the XXth International CFR Seminar on Social Change and Family Policies, Melbourne, Australia.

36. 1984d (September) Colloquium speaker, Japanese Studies, Monash University Clayton, Australia on "Marginalization of a Japanese Woman Sociologist."

37. 1984e (August) Colloquium speaker, Japanese Studies Unit, Department of Economics, the University of Western Australia on " Modernization and the Family in Japan."

38. 1984f (September) Colloquium speaker, Department of Sociology and Department of Japanese Studies, the National University of Singapore on "Modernization and the Family in Japan."

39. 1984g (October) Discussant at the 4th Asian Regional Conference of Sociology on Family and Community Changes in East Asia held in Kobe, Japan.

40. 1984h (October) Panelist and a member of the Organizing committee, the 2nd US-Japan Conference on Aging, Tokyo, Japan.
41. 1984i (October) Discussant at the WHO/IAG/JGS International Workshops on Aging held in Fukuoka, Japan.

42. 1984j 「高齢化社会の問題点」埼玉県流山市専門家会談（『議題：高齢化』）講演

43. 1985a (1月)「地域と家族」国立疫病研究所セミナー講演

44. 1985b (July) Panelist at the XIIIth International Congress of Gerontology in New York City . Title of the paper: Aging and Social Policies in Japan.

45. 1985c (9月) 「高齢化社会の問題点―日米の比較を通して」金曜会講演

46. 1985d (10月) 「米国で多彩な早期退職制度の実状」ダイヤモンドビジネスコンサルティング講演

47. 1985e (11月)「日本における離婚と経済サイクル」 第58回日本社会学会(横浜)

48. 1986a (3月) 「健やかに美しく老いる」株式会社花王セミナー講演

49. 1986b (4月) 「アメリカ南部の高齢化問題」日本南部アメリカ研究学会講演

50. 1986c (5月) 「家庭教育の課題」大崎小学校討論会　講演

51. 1986d (August) Invited Participant at the 11th World Congress of Sociology in New Delhi, India. Title of the Symposium: Social Change within Institutions. Title of the paper: The Dual Structure of the Japanese Family.

52. 1986e (August/September) Panelist at the 81st Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York City.. Title of the paper: Divorce and the Business Cycle in Japan: A Time-Series Analysis between 1882-1984.

53. 1986f (September) Panelist and a study reporter on "Social and Economic Policies for Aging" of the 4th US-Japan Conference on Aging, Tokyo, Japan.

54. 1986g (10月) 「豊かに生きる生涯設計」日本経済新聞社主催女性討論会講演

55. 1986h (10月) 「日本の高齢化の二重構造」帝京大学医学部討論会講演

56. 1986i (November) Chair for a panel on the "Health Sciences, Society, and the Family" at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for the Health Sciences held in Tokyo.

57. 1987a (August) Roundtable speaker at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Chicago. Title of the paper: Satisfaction among Rural and Urban Japanese Elderly in Three Generation Families.

58. 1987b (November) Panelist at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Title of the paper: Rural-Urban Variations in Three-Generation Japanese Families.

59. 1988a (January) Forum speaker for Center for Japanese Studies, The University of Michigan on "The Family and Education in Contemporary Japan."

60. 1988b (March) Visiting Fulbright Scholar and Occasional Lecturer Program speaker at Wellesly College, MA; the University of New Hampshire in Durham; the University of Kentucky in Lexington; and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Topics of Speech: "Contemporary Japanese Social Structure," "The Dual Structure of the Japanese Family," "The Family and Education in Contemporary Japan," and "Bridging Communication Gaps between Japan and the United States."

61. 1988c (10月)「対米直接投資下における日本人家族のクオリティー・オブ・ライフ」第61回日本社会学会(仙台)

62. 1988d (10月) 「在米日本人子女の教育問題の新局面」第40回日本教育社会学会(名古屋)

63. 1988e (11月) 「対米直接投資下における日本企業の適応」雇用人材開発フォーラム講演

64. 1988f (12月) 「対米直接投資下におけるアメリカ人従業員と日本人家族」科学技術と経済と経済の会講演

65. 1989a (January) Speaker for the Business English Center training program on "Internationalization of Japan and cultural frictions."

66. 1989b (May) The XXIVth International CFR Seminar in Singapore on "The social significance of marriage and parenthood in Japan."

67. 1989c (10月) 「在米日本人家族の中に見る子どもの適応」第41回日本教育社会学会

68. 1989d (10月) 「対米直接投資下における日本人家族のクオリティー・オブ・ライフ」第62回日本社会学会

69. 1989e (December) The Regional Unit for the Social & Human Sciences in Asia & the Pacific (RUSHSAP) of UNESCO in Bangkok, Thailand on "Research on the family in Japan."

70. 1990a (4月)「異文化の狭間で：国際化と文化摩擦」杏林大学新入生オリエンテーション講演

71. 1990b (July) Discussant for the International Sociological Association XIIth World Congress of Sociology, Madrid Spain on "Family Sociology in the Third World."

72. 1991 (3月)「国際化社会における女性の在り方」東京海上火災講演会

73. 1992a (April) "Changing Japanese families." JMLI (Japan Missionary Language Institute), Tokyo.

74. 1992b (May) "Marriage and divorce in Japan: Changes and variations." The 28th CFR Family Seminar held in Taipei, Taiwan.

75. 1992c (June) "How modern is modern Japan," "The family and household in Japan," and "Human relations in organization." CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange), Tokyo.

76. 1992d (June) "Manga: Core of youth culture in contemporary Japan." The International Conference on Youth in Asia and Pacific Region held in Bangkok, Thailand.

77. 1992e (July) "Transferring Japanese dual structure into the American context." The International Sociological Association Culture-Organization Joint Symposium held in Kurashiki, Okayama.

78. 1992f (July) "The dual structure of Japanese society."  Ministry of Finance Seminar for Financial Specialists from Asian Countries, Tokyo.

79. 1992g  (9月)「結婚と離婚―変化と地域性」家族社会学セミナー（札幌）

80. 1992h (October) "Some cultural assumptions of Japanese society."  JAICA Seminar for Young Professionals from South-Western Asian Nations, Tokyo.

81. 1992i (November) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan."  International Seminar on Nuclear Safety by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

82. 1993a (January) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan."  International Seminar on Nuclear Safety by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

83. 1993b (February) "Families in Asia." Ryukoku University Seminar on Research on the Family.

84. 1993c (March) "Demography, Households, and Families in Japan." International Seminar on the Family organized by Social Research Institute of Ryukoku University, Kyoto.

85. 1993d (February-April) Lecture seried on "Japanese Popular Culture." CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange, Tokyo.

86. 1993e (April-June) Lecture series on "Japanese Women." Reconnaissance Japan Program of Obirin University, Tokyo.

87. 1993f (April) "Some Cultural Assumptions of Japanese Society." JMLI (Japan Missionary Language Institute), Tokyo.

88. 1993g (August) "Japanese Society Today." University of Texas at Austin Summer in Japan Program held at Obirin University, Tokyo.

89. 1993h (August) “Some cultural assumption of Japanese society.” JAICA Seminar for Russian Professionals, Tokyo

90. 1993i  (9月)「家族と地域性」日本家族社会学会（小田原）

91. 1993j (September) "Communication Gaps"; "Some Cultural Assumptions of Japanese society"; "Changing Japanese Families Today" presented in Kentucky, Arkansas, and Alabama for the Japan Caravan program by Japan Society, New York.

92. 1993k (September) "Japanese Women in the Family Today." US-Japan Women's Roundtable Discussion organized by Japan Society, New York.

93. 1993l (October) "US-Japan Leadership Program." Japan Society, New York.

94. 1993m (October) “Some cultural assumptions of Japanese society” JAICA Seminar for Young Professionals from Mongolia held in Tokyo.

95. 1993n (November) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian countries by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

96. 1993o  (12月)「日本文化の特質」日本大学社会学会

97. 1994a (January) "Japanese Families Today"; "Some Cultural Assumptions of Japanese Society"; "Impacts of Japan's Direct Investments in America" presented at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

98. 1994b (February) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from East European Countries and Russia by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

99. 1994c (February-April) Lecture seried on "Japanese Popular Culture." CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange, Tokyo.

100. 1994d (March) "Women in Asia"; "Aging and Social Policies in Japan." Symposium on Women and Aging in Asia held in Singapore sponsored by the National University of Singapore and JOICPF.

101. 1994e (July) "The Mechanism of Japanese Modernization" presented for the symposium on "Modernization" at the XIIIth World Congress of Sociology held in Bielafeld, Germany.

102. 1994f  (9月)「日本の家族と地域性：超高齢化社会に向けて」日本家族社会学会(神戸)

103. 1994g (September) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Nuclear Professionals by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

104. 1994h  (10月)) 「国際化社会における日本の家族」神奈川県・藤沢市御所見公民館

105. 1994i (November) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for the Ukraine) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

106. 1994j  (11月)「高齢社会に向けてのこれからの家族」神奈川県・藤沢市御所見公民館

107. 1995a (Januaary) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for Russia and Eastern Europe) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

108. 1995b (11月)「21世紀に向けての日本の家族と女性」日本大学総合研究所セミナー

109. 1995c (March) "Unmasking Japan today." Nadeshiko-kai, International Women's Association.

110. 1995d (5月)「日本の家族と高齢社会―地域からの提言」杏林大学公開講座(八王子)

111. 1995e (6月)「日本の家族と高齢社会―地域からの提言」杏林大学公開講座(三鷹)

112. 1995f (June-July) "Women and employment in Japan" International Seminar on Women and Employment held at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.

113. 1995g  (8月)「発展途上国の家族と子どもの社会化」日本教育大学協会全国家庭科部門シンポジウム（於：東京・竹橋会館）

114. 1995h (September) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for Asian countries) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

115. 1995i  (9月)「日本の家族と地域性：超高齢化社会に向けてIII」日本家族社会学会(於：淑徳大学・千葉)

116. 1995j (October) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for Asia, Russia and Eastern Europe) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

117. 1995k (November) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for the Ukraine) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

118. 1995l (November) Panelist for the UK and Japan Symposium on Women and Society by the British Council held in Tokyo.

119. 1996a (January) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for Russia and Eastern Europe) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

120. 1996b (February) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for Russia and Eastern Europe) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

121. 1996c (February) "Japanese society and culture." JICC: Japan International Cooperation Center for Russian Administrators.

122. 1996d (March) "Japanese society and culture." JICC: Japan International Cooperation Center for Russian Administrators.

123. 1996e (April) "Japanese production system in the U.S.A." SIETAR Japan Annual Meetings held at Reitaku University, Kashiwa, Chiba.

124. 1996f (July) "Sexual harassment." Radio Japan, NHK International Broadcasting.

125. 1996g (August)"Some cultural assumptions of Japanese society" British Council & Japan Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

126. 1996h (September) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for Asian countries) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

127. 1995i (October) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for Asia, Russia and Eastern Europe) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

128. 1996j (October) " Profile." Radio Japan, NHK International Broadcasting.

129. 1997a (January) "Social structure and human relations in contemporary Japan." International Seminar on Nuclear Safety for Professionals from Asian Countries (for Russia and Eastern Europe) by Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute in Tøkaimura, Ibaragi.

130. 1997b (January) "Japanese society and culture." JICC: Japan International Cooperation Center for Russian Administrators.

131. 1997c (July) "Japanese society and culture." For US Development Bank organized by JICC: Japan International Cooperation Center for Russian Administrators.

132. 1997d (September) "Using Internet for enhancing the QOL of overseas Japanese families and children." Seminar at Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland.

133. 1997e (October) "Japanese society and culture." JICC: Japan International Cooperation Center for social scientists from ASEAN nations.

134. 1997e (November) "Japanese society and culture." JICC: Japan International Cooperation Center for civil service officers from ASEAN nations.

135. 1997f (November) "From friction to friendship: Alleviating intercultural communication problems resulting from Japanese foreign direct investment in the United States, Scotland, and ASEAN with emphasis on Malaysia."　　A revised version of the paper presented at the third annual conference of East-West Communication: Challenges for the New Century held at the David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies of Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong between 17-19 November.

136. 1998a  (4月)「家族の国際比較」（京都・龍谷大学社会科学研究所）

137. 1998b (July) "Some cultural assumptions of Japanese society,"　JAICA for Latin American Financial Specialists at the US Development Bank.

138. 1998c (August) "From Friction to Friendship: Alleviating Intercultural Communication Problems Under Japanese Foreign Direct Investment." World Congress of International Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada.

139. 1998d (August) "Use of multimedia for enhancing the quality of life of Japanese families abroad." Seminar at BEV: Blacksburg Electronic Village, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A.

140. 1998e (August) "Community Network for Senior Citizens,"　Group Discussion Interviews with BEV Seniors at BEV: Blacksburg Electronic Village, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A.

141. (9月)「日本の家族と地域性再考」日本家族社会学会大会」（奈良女子大学）

142. 1998g (November) "Intercultural Communication Problems under Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, Scotland, and ASEAN with Special Emphasis on Malaysia." World Congress of the SIETAR International Association.

143. 1999a (May) "Socio-Cultural Characteristics of Japanese Society," Daiwa So Ken Institute of International Cooperation for Civil Service Officers in South East Asian Nations.

144. 1999b (May) "Japanese Families: Changes and Variations," Seminar for Honor Students of the Pennsylvania State University at Seikei University.

145. 1999c (July) "Some cultural assumptions of Japanese society," JAICA for Latin American Financial Specialists at the US Development Bank.

146. 1999d (October) Fulbright Japan-US Educational Commission Interviewer for Sociology and Social Psychology.

147. 2000a (March) "A digital network model for Japanese families living abroad," BEV-Blacksburg Electronic Village of the State University of Virginia Institute of Tecnology.

148. 2000b (July) "Some cultural assumptions of Japanese society," JAICA for Latin American Financial Specialists at the US Development Bank.

149. 2000c  (9月)「高齢者とコミュニティネットワーク：BEVシニア−ズを参考に」日本家族社会学会大会（仙台：東北学院大学）

150. 2000d (September) "Japanese education in the Information Age society," International Conference on APSA: Asia Pacific Sociological Association held at Kwansei Gakuin University,

151. 2000e (October) "Japanese elderly in the Information Age society," International Seminar on the Family and the Elderly in Asia and Japan held in Singapore.

152. 2000f  (11月)「海外直接投資下における日本人家族の適応−メディア応用の可能性」日本社会学会大会（広島・広島国際大学）

153. 2000g (November) "Japanese and Korean elderly in the Information Age Society," Japan-Koea Joint Seminar on the Family and the Elderly held at Eiwa Women's University in Seoul, Korea.

154. 2000h  (12月)「家族の多様性―その構造と文化社会」（金沢大学集中講義・金沢大学文学部人間学科）

155. 2001a  (2月)「情報社会における日本およびアジアの家族―パラダイム・シフト」国際日本文化研究所『日韓共同日本研究セミナー』（京都・国際日本文化センター）

156. 2001b (March) "Japanese elderly" Narrator of the TV program by ABC: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

157. 2001c (July) "Japanese Education and the Family in the Information Age Society." Lecturer for the UN Seminar in Shimane on the IT, Education, and the Family held in Shimane. 

158. 2001d (July) "Some cultural assumptions of Japanese society," Inter-American Development Bank Organization for Latin American Financial Specialists at the US Development Bank.

159. 2001e (September) "Socio-cultural characteristics and human relations of Japanese society," JAICA for Specialists from South Asian Nations.

160. 2001f  (9月)「家庭内暴力再考」日本家族社会学会（京都・立命館大学）

161. 2001g  (11月)「情報社会における日本およびアジアの家族―パラダイム・シフト」日本社会学会大会（東京・一橋大学）

162. 2002a (April) "Social impacts of declining fertility rates in Japan," Invited speaker for the Asian MetaCentre of the National University of Singapore in Singapore.

163. 2002b (July) "Asian families in the Information Age Society-A paradigm shift," Invited Speaker for the Symposium at the International Sociological Association World Congress, Brisbane, Australia.

164. 2002c (July)  "The dual structure and regional variations of Japanese society," Panelist for Comparative Sociology at the International Sociological Association World Congress, Brisbane, Australia.

165. 2002d (August) "Community Level Analyses of Japanese Families: Fallacy of the National  Average Data Analyses," Panelist for The Family and Kinship in International Context Session of the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association in Chicago.

166. 2002e (September) 「日本の家族の地域性−COTFシステム理論の適用」第十二回日本家族社会学会大会(東京・東京学芸大学)

167. 2003a (April) (co-authored with Takeshi Kohno) Invitational Speaker on "Suggestions for intergenerational families for fertility decline and population aging Japanese society: Possibilities for applying COTF system for community transformation," the International Conference on Intergenerational Relations in Families' Life Course" at the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

168. 2003b. (June)  "Some cultural assumptions of Japanese society,"　for the Inter-American  Development Bank for Latin American Financial Specialists at the Inter-American  Development Bank Tokyo Office.

 

169. 2003c. (July) "Contemporary Japanese Society," for American College Students Summer in Japan Program of the Institute of International Education (IIE) in Tokyo.

 

170. 2003d. (September) （加藤彰彦との共著）「有配偶者日本人女性の就労に関する考察」第13回日本家族社会学会大会 (大阪・大阪市立大学)

 

171. 2003e. (October) 杏林大学公開講座『二十一世紀アメリカの社会問題』（5回シリーズ）第１回「統一性と多様性と社会問題のいろいろ」、第２回「階層社会と貧困」、第３回「人種・民族・偏見・差別」、第４回「義務教育プログラムの選択」、第５回「犯罪とテロリズム」.

 

172. 2004a. (May)（テレビ出演）NHK−BS1　ABC20-20 World Report on “Open Adoption”「ワールドリポート：オープン・アダプション」解説（5月21日放映）

173. (June) 東京弁護士会講演「21世紀アメリカの社会問題−家庭内暴力を中心として」（於いて：弁護士会館）

 

174．2004. (June) （発表）Kyorin Academia報告　“Some Possibilities for IT Applications to Education in Japan”

 

175. 2004d. (June)（Symposium Panelist）“Some Suggestions for Using the Internet in Japanese Education in the Information Age Society” for the International Symposium on “Vision and Strategies on IT Industry and e-Learning” held at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology in Tokyo.

 

176. 2004e. (June)（Symposium Panel Discussion Panelist）“Policy and Strategy on IT Education in Pan-Pacific Nations” for the International Symposium on “Vision and Strategies on IT Industry and e-Learning” held at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology in Tokyo.

 

177. 2004f. (July) (Session Chair)"Community Studies” for the 36th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Beijing, P.R. China.

 

178. 2004g. (July) (Panelist) Delivered a paper on “Community Studies in Japan: An attempt to apply COTF system for community transformation," at the 36th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Beijing, P.R. China.

 

179. 2004h. (July) (Panelist) Delivered a paper on "Social policies for the Elderly in Japan," at the 36th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Beijing, P.R. China.

 

180. 2004i. (September) （Lecture）”Socio-Cultural characteristics of Japanese Society Today” for the Leadership Program of the Institute for International Studies and Training (IIST) in Tokyo for 15 Leaders selected from various countries throughout the world.

 

181. 2004j. (October) 八王子市八王子学園都市連続講座『二十一世紀アメリカの社会問題II』（5回シリーズ）第１回「統一性と多様性と社会問題のいろいろ」、第２回「階層社会と貧困」、第３回「人種・民族・偏見・差別」、第４回「義務教育プログラムの選択」、第５回「犯罪とテロリズム」.

 

182. 2004k. (November)（新聞インタヴュー）日本経済新聞インタヴュー（特集）「日本の家族は今：家族の多様性・地域性」（１１月９日掲載）

 

183. 2005a. （Septmber）NHK−BS1　報道局番組み「今日の世界」「ハリケーン・カトリーナとアメリカの貧困・人種差別」解説（9月29日放映）

 

184. 2005b. （September）「アメリカの家庭内暴力と虐待−社会学的視点でひもとく人間関係」杏林大学・虐待防止委員会主催。

 

185. 2005c. (October) Reviewed the article on “Gender, ethnicity and children's perspective of war” for the Journal of Comparative Family Studies.

 

186. 2005d.（October）”Socio-Cultural characteristics of Japanese Society Today” for the IDB, Japan (Inter-Development Bank in Japan) in Tokyo for their Leadership Scholarship Program selected from 10 Latin American Countries.

 

186. 2005e.（October）TV Interview in English by Swedish Educational TV, for Special Program on “Aging Society and IT-Robotics in Japan” 解説（シリーズ特集番組放映は、2006年４月予定）

 

187. 2005f. (November) Reviewed the article on “Biased Investments: Gender Attitudes, Educational Valuation, and Parental Educational Investment in Japan” for the Journal of Marriage and Families.

 

188. 2006a.01 (発表) 「家族をめぐる人間関係としての家庭内コンフリクトに関する考察−NFRJ03データに基づいて」NFRJ03共同利用研究会。於いて：慶應義塾大学三田キャンパス。

 

189. 2006b.04（スウェーデン教育テレビ2回シリーズ特集番組出演in English）Swedish Educational TV Special Program on“Aging Society and IT-Robotics in Japan”#1: “Elderly Care and Robotics.” #2: “Japanese Family and the Elderly.

 

190. 2006c.05  (記事) 「CRV (Catch the Real Voice) システムを活用して」http://www.kyorin-u.ac.jp/univ/user/health/pathology/crv/ crv_teacher07.html、『大学教育新聞』にも掲載される（９月）。

 

191. 2006d.06 （発表）杏林大・外語 ACADEMIA報告「CRVシステム活用の一例：「アメリカ社会論」講義の場合」。

 

192. 2006e.07  (Organizer and Chair) Session 9: Demography and the Family, Research Committee (RC) 06, of the International Sociological Association, the XVth World Congress of Sociology held in Durban, South Africa.

 

193. 2006f. 07  (Panelist) Delivered paper on “The Fallacy of Late-Life Divorce in Japan,” for the Session 9: Demography and the Family, Research Committee (RC) 06, of the International Sociological Association, the XVth World Congress of Sociology held in Durban, South Africa.

 

194. 2006g. 08  (Review) Reviewed the materials for the Nomination to the Academia Sinica Institutional Investigatorship Award, Taipei, Taiwan.

 

195. 2006h. 09  (Review)  Reviewed the article on“Gender and Marital Happiness in Japan” for the Journal of Comparative Family Studies.

 

196. 2006i. 11 （NHKChn.3教育テレビ・コメンター）「世界の高齢者」

 

197. 2007a. 01 （発表）杏林大・外語 ACADEMIA報告「地域社会の国際的人材育成を目指して-コミュニケーション力養成を重視した試み-

」、『平成19年度現代的ニーズ取組支援プログラム申請計画書地域活性化への貢献（地域型）』。

 

198. 2007b. 04（講演） 八王子市八王子学園都市連続講座『現代アメリカの社会の多様性』第１回（5回シリーズ）第１回「アメリカ社会の多様性」、第２回「人種・民族・階級・貧困」、第３回「家族と暴力」、第４回「グローバル社会と情報社会の教育」、第５回「アメリカを旅する」.

 

199. 2007.06 （発表）杏林大・外語 ACADEMIA報告「Interracial Marriage in Japan: A Strategy to Maintain Traditional Farm Households」

 

200. 2007.07 （Panelist）” Interracial Marriage in Japan: A Strategy to Maintain Traditional Farm Households,” presented at the 4th International Conference on the Population Geography held in Hong Kong, from July 10th-14th.

 

201. 2007.10　(オーガナイザー)　 八王子学園都市「いちょう塾」連続講義「あなたの知らないアメリカ−歴史的視から」

 

202. 2007.10 （講演） 八王子学園都市「いちょう塾」連続講義「あなたの知らないアメリカ−歴史的視から」「その１：アメリカの祝祭日・料理・キャロル」

 

203. 2007.11 （講演）「知っているようで知らないアメリカの社会・家族・女性」、調布市あくろすカレッジ・男女共同参画「世界を知れば日本がもっとわかる〜結婚・家族・女性の働き方」（調布市）。

 

204. 2008.09 （Panelist）”Regional variations of Japanese families” presented at the ISARC06 Seminar on "Family Diversity and Gender" held in Lisbon, Portugal from September 9th-13th.

 

205. 2008.11 (Guest Speaker) "Higher education of Japanese women and the role of women's universities in Japan - Past, present, and the future," Proceedings of the "International Conference on the Empowerment of Women's Universities" held at Banastali University, Rajasthan, India, November 11-13, 2008. (Speech was delivered as an invited guest speaker.)

 

206. 2008.11 (Panelist) "Roles of Women's Universities" for the International Conference on Women’s Universities, held at Banastali University, Rajasthan, India.  (Speech was delivered as an invited guest speaker.)

 

207. 2008.11 (chair, Panel Discussion) "Science and Technology and the Role of Women's Universities" for the International Conference on Women’s Universities, held at Banastali University, Rajasthan, India. 

 

208. 2009.03 (Panelist) “Applying ITs to Undergraduate Liberal Arts Education: CRV & Universal Passport” for the International Symposium on the Application of E-Learning as Pedagogical Tools in Various Academic Fields” held at Hosei University in Tokyo from March 12th-13th.

 

209. 2009.08  (Panelist)” Diversities and Regional Variations in Japanese Families: Structure, Marriage, Divorce, Fertility Behavior, and the Elderly,” presented at the 5th International Conference on the Population Geography held at Dartmouth College from August 5th-9th.

 

210. 2009.05　（講師）「アメリカを旅する」 八王子学園都市大学「いちょう塾」公開講座．5月2日於・学園都市センターイベントホール．

 

211. 2009.07　 (発表) 「杏林大学外国語学部におけるメディア・IT活用の試み

（熊谷文枝・せん満江・高木眞佐子・八木橋宏勇）全国大学IT活用教育方法研究発表会【私情協：社団法人 私立大学情報教育協会】7月4日　於・アルカディア市ヶ谷（東京、私学会館）

 

212. 2009.08　(Panelist) "Regional Variations of Japanese Families’Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Population Geographies held at Dartmouth College, NH, USA. August 5-9.

 

213. 2009.11  (発表) 「杏林大学外国語学部におけるメディア・IT活用の試み

」（熊谷文枝・せん満江・八木橋宏勇）JeLA:日本E-ラーニング学会　11月27日　於・産業技術科学大学院大学

 

214. 2010. 05 （講演） 八王子学園都市「いちょう塾」3回連続講義「あなたの知らないアメリカ」１：アメリカの多様性、２．アメリカの祝祭日・料理・キャロル、３．アメリカを旅する。

 

215. 212. 2010.10  (Panelist) “A Century of Changes, Continuities, and Regional Variations of Japanese Families,” paper presented at the 2010 IEAS Workshop on Family Change held at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, October 10-12.

 

216. 2012.01　(公開講座)「地縁と地域力―地域のきずな再構築」．八王子学園都市大学「いちょう塾」５回連続講義（熊谷文枝・八木橋宏勇）．１「地域社会と地縁―世帯構造と離婚を例に」（熊谷）、２「少子高齢社会と地縁」（熊谷）、３「地域のきずな再構築への指針―アメリカの事例に学ぶ」（熊谷）、「方言と地域医療の崩壊―地方から医師が引き上げる４つ目の要因を探る」（八木橋）、「地縁が支える新しい地域医療」（八木橋）。

 

217. 2012. 05 (講演) 「地縁と地域力―明るい日本復興へのきずな創造」八王子学園都市大学「いちょう塾」。

 

218. 2012. 09 (Panelist) “Changing Divorce in Japan Revisited with Special Attention to Regional Variations” delivered at the ISARC06 Seminar on New family forms following divorce: consequences in /on postmodern society held at K.U. Leuven, Belgium, from September 12-15.

 

219. 2012. 11  (公開講座)「あなたの知らないアメリカ―eBook作成による」．八王子学園都市大学「いちょう塾」５回連続講義．1.「アメリカ横断旅行と統一性・多様性」、2.「コミュニケーション・人種問題・南部」、3.「アメリカのベルト地域」、4.「貧困・少子高齢化」、5.「アメリカ大統領選挙と地域

 

220. 2012. 11 (Speech) 「地縁と地域力」杏林大学・外国語学部・アカデア。

 

221.2013.03 (Panelist) “Late-Life Divorce in Japan Revisited: with Special Attention to the Old-age Pension Division Scheme” delivered at the ISARC06-CFR Seminar on Demographic and Institutional Change in Global Families held at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan from March 28 to 31.

 

222. 2013. 10. (講演) 「地縁と地域力―家族の絆から地域の絆へ」さくらーれ：日本トルコ女性交流会、10月20日。

 

223. 2013. 12. (Invited Speaker) “Japan’s Age of Aging: Elders Living Apart,” Proceedings of the Workshop on LIVING ALONE: ONE-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS IN ASIA (5-6 DECEMBER 2013) Organized by Changing Family in Asia Cluster of Asia Research Institute, and supported by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, from December 5 to 6.

 

224. 2014. 07. (Distributed Paper) "Changing Trends In Demography and Family Structure In Asia: Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore With Reference To The U.S.A," (33445) for the Research Committees session "Emerging New Family Forms in Asia and Beyond" (3791) at the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014) in Yokohama, Japan.

 

225. 2014. 7. (Oral Presentation) "History of Courtship and Dating in Japan" (40918) for the RC06 Roundtable I. “Global Changes in Families: Implications for Family Processes, Cohesion, and Identity Formation,” at the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014) in Yokohama, Japan.

 

226. 2014. 12. (Overseas Telephone Interview in English) Participated in an 80-minutes telephone interview by a cultural intelligent officer of the London office of Flamingo International on the topic of “The House-Home-Family in Japan.”

 

227. 2014, 12. (最終審査登壇者) 「東京都三鷹市の高齢単身世帯：地と知の連携」（公益財団法人）統計情報研究開発センター主催「G-Censusプレゼンテーション資料作成コンテスト」（統計GIS ソフトで、国勢調査をはじめとする統計データと、都道府県、市区町村、町丁字レヴェルの統計地図を作成する。）PPT資料は、2015年1月５日に提出した。

 

228. 2015. 01. (講演) 「地域と高齢者と医療」三鷹ネットワーク大学、1月２４日。

 

229. 2015. 06. (Oral Presentation) “Japanese Older Adults Living Apart: Policy Suggestions” delivered at the ISARC06-CFR Seminar on Aging Families, Changing Families: An International Conference held at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan from June 3 to 6 at the Aging Studies Institute of Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.

230. 2016. 07 (Oral Presentation) “Family Violence in Japan: Life Course Perspectives” delivered at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference held Portsmouth, NH, USA from July 9-12, 2016.

231. 2018. 05 (Oral Presentation) “Declining Population and the Municipal Power in Japan” delivered at the Joint Conference for RC06 (FAMILY) & RC41 (POPULATION) of ISA (International Sociological Association) on Changing Demography and Changing Families held from May 17-19, 2018 in Singapore.

232. 2021. 06 (発表)「人口減少と地域力―消滅可能性自治体の事例から―」[Shrinking Japan and the municipal power: Some cases from disappearing municipalities]. 第73回日本人口学会年次大会（於：東京大学, via Online）、6月5日-6日。

233. 2022. 08 (Oral Presentation) “Shrinking Japan and regional variations: Along the Hokurikudo and the Tosando” delivered at Session: 4A: Population and Development of the 15th International Conference of Population Geography held August 25-27 in Tokyo online.

 

234. 2023. 09 (Oral Presentation) “Shrinking Japan and Regional Variations: Along the Tokaido” 口頭発表 (英語) 於：2023年度日本人口学会東日本部会、札幌市立大学、9月20-21日online participation in hybrid mode.

 

HONORS AND GRANT

2019.02. 平成30年度「統計GIS活動奨励賞」 (公益財団法人・統計情報研究開発センター)。対象研究テーマ：「統計GISによる地域分析と地域再生への提言」および、出版刊行図書『「地域力」で立ち向かう人口減少社会―小さな自治体の地域再生策―』（2018年ミネルヴァ書房）。なお講評は、以下のサイトを参照されたい。熊谷文枝（杏林大学名誉教授） 『統計GISによる地域分析と地域再生への提言』

 

2016.02. 平成27年度「G-Census プレゼンテーション資料作成コンテスト優秀賞」（公益財団法人・統計情報開発センター）。対象研究テーマ：「婚姻と人口減少の地域性：青森県・秋田県・東京都・沖縄県の地域分布を例に」

 

2015.01. Listed as a distinguished scholar in the “Marquis Who’s-Who: 2015”

(VIP#33634038).

 

2014.11 Listed on the Writers Directory – 32ndt Edition (Farmington, Michigan, U.S.A.) ID #0000027226.

 

2014.11 Selected as a “Legacy Circle Member” of the NCFR: National Council on Family Relations, U.S.A.

 

2014.01. Listed as a distinguished scholar in the “Marquis Who’s-Who: 2014” (VIP#33634038).

 

2013.01. Listed as a distinguished scholar in the “Marquis Who’s-Who: 2013” (VIP#33634038).

 

2012.11 Listed on the Writers Directory - 31st Edition (Farmington, Michigan, U.S.A.) (ID #0000027226).

 

2012.11 Selected as a “Legacy Circle Member” of the NCFR: National Council on Family Relations, U.S.A.

 

2011.12 永年功労者・表彰・学園都市大学八王子「いちょう塾」

 

2011.11 Selected as a “Legacy Circle Member” of the NCFR: National Council on Family Relations (U.S.A.).

2011. 出版助成『地縁と地域力』杏林大学大学院国際協力研究科。

2010.07 Listed on The Writers Directory (Entry Number 0000027226), Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.

 

2009.04 Listed on the “Who’s Who in the World,” 2009 (26th) Edition of the Marquis Who’s Who (New Providence, NJ, U.S.A.)

2009.04 Listed on the “Asia/Pacific Who’s Who” (Vol. VIII) (New Delhi, India)

2009  Listed as one of the “2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century” by the IBC (The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK).

2009  Awarded Research Encouragement Fund by the Japan Economic Research Foundation for the research project on the “Shoshi Koureishakai ni okeru Chiiki Iryo to Chien Kazoku Kouchiku ni Kansuru Jisshouteki Kenkyuu” [Community E-MediCare and the Construction of Community Family Network in the Population Aging and Fertility Declining Japanese Society].（日本経済研究奨励財団奨励金贈呈：研究テーマ「少子高齢社会における地域医療と地縁家族構築に関する実証的研究」）

2008            Established the Kumagai Scholarship for Undergraduate Junior Students of the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Kyorin University. （杏林大学外国語学部熊谷奨学金設立）

2008  Listed as a distinguished scholar in the “Marquis Who's Who”

2008  Listed as a distinguished scholar in the “Who’s Who in Asia”

2007 出版助成『Families in Japan: Changes, Continuities, and Regional Variations』杏林大学大学院国際協力研究科。

2003 出版助成『デジタルネットワーク社会の未来』杏林大学大学院国際協力研究科。

2001 Research Grant by Kyorin University for Studies of Media and the Information Age Society.

2001 Research Grant by Kyorin University for the Impact of Japanese Culture on Global Society.

2000 Research Grant by Kyorin University for Media and Society-Continuation.

1999 Research Grant by Kyorin University for Media and Society-Continuation.

1998 Research Grant by the Ministry of Education on Life History of Shizuoka Prefecture (The 3rd Year).

1998 Research Grant by Kyorin University for Media and Society-continuation.

1997 Research Grant by the Ministry of Education on Life History of Shizuoka Prefecture (The 2nd Year).

1997 Research Grant by Kyorin University for Media and Society.

1997 Travel and Research Grant by Kyorin University for Japanese Direct Investments in Scotland for Interviews with Scottish workers in the Silicon Glen industrial area in Scotland.

1996 Research Grant by the Ministry of Education on Life History of Shizuoka Prefecture.

1996 Kyorin University Publication Grants.

1996 Travel and Research Grant by Kyorin University for Japanese Direct Investments in Scotland for Interviews with Scottish workers in the Silicon Glen industrial area in Scotland.

1995 Travel and Research Grant by the British Council to participate in the Seminar on "Women and Employment" held at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and visiting professionals and scholars at various institutions throughout England (for 3-week period from end June to July.)

1994 Travel Grant by the Ministry of Education to participate in the XIIIth World congress of Sociology held in Bielafeld, Germany in July.

1994 Kyorin University Graduate School of International Cooperations Faculty Research Grant for research project on "Impacts of Japan's Direct Investments to the U.S.A." (in collaboration with Professors T. Takubo and K. Sakoh)

1993 Kyorin University Graduate School of International Cooperations Faculty Research Grant for research project on "Impacts of Japan's Direct Investments to the U.S.A." (in collaboration with Professors T. Takubo and K. Sakoh)

1992 Kyorin University Faculty Research Grant for editing an anthology on Families in Asia: Beliefs and Realities to be published by the Journal of Comparative Family Studies in 1994.

1991 Kyorin University Faculty Research Grant for compiling an anthology, Social Problems of Internationalizing Societies: Comparative Analyses awarded to F. Kumagai (Principal Researcher), M. Hayasaka, J. Parochetti, P. MCMillan, J. Edo, and Y. Katøgi.

1991-present Advisor, Annual Editions (Sociology, Social Problems), The Dushkin Publishing Group.

1991 Member, Fulbright (United States Educational Commission) Selection Committee on Social Issues.

1990 Travel Grant by the Japan Foundation to participate in the XIIth World Congress of Sociology held in Madrid, Spain in July.

1989 Research fund for drafting a manuscript on "Research on the Family in Japan" by RUSHSAP of UNESCO and the conference in Bangkok.

1989 Travel Grant by the Ministry of Education to participate in the XXIVth International CFR Seminar held in Singapore in May.

1987-1989 Research Grant by the Ministry of Education on "A Century of Life Style in Niigate Prefecture."

1987-1989 Research Grant by Sasagawa Peace Foundation on "Japanese and American Families under the Foreign Direct Investment Program."

1987-1988 The Fulbright Senior Researcher Scholarship, affiliated with the Institute for Social Research and the Center for Japanese Studies of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

1987 Listed in the Men of Achievement.

1986 Publication Grant by Toyota Foundation for research on "Three Generations of the Japanese in the Underpopulated and Ovrpopulated Regions."

1985 Travel Grant by the Ministry of Education to participate in the XIIIth International Congress of Gerontology held in July in New York City.

1984-1985 Research Grant by Toyota Foundation on "Three Generations of the Japanese in the Underpopulated and Overpopulated Regions."

1984 Travel Grant by the Ministry of Education to participate in the XXth CFR Seminar held in August in Melbourne, Australia.

1984-present Editorial Advisory Board, Victimology: International Journal.

1984 Scholorship by the Asia Foundation for research on "Economic Perspectives on Aging" at the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Population Institute of the East-West Center.

1983-1985 Associate Editor, Japanese Sociology of Education.

1983- Associate Editor, Journal of Comparative Family Studies.

1982-1983 Fellowship under the Ohira Commemorative Program in Japanese Studies, Asian Research Center, the University of British Columbia/the Japan Foundation.

1982-1984 Committee on Committee, Committee on Family Research, International Sociological Association.

1981 Scholarship, the Educational Foundation of the International Universtiy of Japan.

1979-present Associate Editor, Journal of Comparative Family Studies.

1978 Listed in the International Who's Who in Asian Studies.

1977 Hartwick College Board of Trustees Research Grant for the book on "A Bridge Across the Pacific: Japanese and American Society and Culture Today."

1977 Hartwick College Board of Trustees Research Grant for "Conjugal Violence in Four Societies: America, Japan, Ireland, and India."

1976 The Association for Asian Studies Small Grant.

1975 Grant-in-Aid by the Japan Society in New York for Ph.D. dissertation.

1971-1974 The Unversity of Wisconsin/Ford Foundation Fellowship.

1971 Grant-in-Aid by the Japan Society in New York for M.A. thesis.

1970 Scholarship by the Fulbright-Hays Exchange Program. Orientation program at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii.

1969 Honors Prize for B.A. thesis at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.

1963-1969 Scholarship by Nihon-Ikuei-Kai (the Japanese Scholarship Agency): Top-High-School Student Award and undergraduate students scholarship.

1969 Awarded a teaching license for Koto, a Japanese traditional musical instrument, by the Yamada school, Yamakawa-sect. Art name, "Sono-Fumie" was granted.

 

LANGUAGE ABILITIES

English: Fluent in writing, reading and speaking. (STEP: First Class in 1964; Certificate for Guide by Japanese Ministry of Transportation in 1964)

Japanese: Native tongue.

Computer Knowledge: E-mail, INTERNET, Homepage Construction, and a thorough understanding of package programs (SPSS and SAS).

 

COLLEGE RELATED ACTIVITIES

2007-2009 Editor & Head, Kyorin University Review, Annual Review of the Faculty of Foreign Language of Kyorin University.

2005-2007 Head, Library Committee, Department of Foreign Studies, Kyorin University

2004-2005 Head, the Research Committee, Department of Foreign Studies, Kyorin University

2004-2006 Head, the Research Committee, Graduate School of International Cooperation, Kyorin University

2003-2009 Member of the Personnel Committee, Kyorin University

1999-2003 Member of the Research Committee, Kyorin University

1997-1999 Chair of Kyorin JEC, Kyorin University

1995-1997 Chair of the Commencement Preparation Committee, Kyorin University

1993-1995 Chair of the Public Relations Committee, Kyorin University

1990-1993 Chair of Kyorin JEC, Kyorin University

1990-1991 Member of the Curriculum Revision Committee, Kyorin University

1989-1990 Member of the University-wide Library Committee, Kyorin University

1989-1990 Member of the Research Committee, Kyorin University

1988-1990 Chair of the Library Committee, Kyorin University

1986-1987 Member of the Library Committee, International University of Japan.

1984-1985 Member of the Committee on International Exchange, International University of Japan.

1983-1986 Member of the Admission Committee International University of Japan.

1983-1987 Coordinator, Faculty Colloquium, International University of Japan.

1977-1978 Member of the Hartwick College Board of Trustees Research Committee.

1977-1978 Program Director of the informal committee on Hartwick Undergraduate International Studies Program.

1976-1978 Member of the Committee on Institutional Research, Hartwick College.

1976-1978 Advisor, Senior Thesis in Sociology, Hartwick College.

1976-1978 Coordinator, Undergraduate Research Conference at William Paterson College, New Jersey.

1977-1978 Coordinator, International Cultural Program of the Charlotte Valley Central School, Davenport, New York.
1976-1978 Worked with Sociology Department of Hartwick College for the Hardy Chair Program.

1976-1978 Worked with Sociology Department of Hartwick College for Curriculum revision.


MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Sociological Association
International Sociological Association
Committee on Family Research, International Sociological Association
International Association of Gerontology
National Council on Family Relations
Japanese Sociological Association
Japanese Association for the Family Studies

Intercultural Education Society of Japan
Society for the Study of History and Demography


REFERENCES

Letters from the following may be obtained by writing to:

Career Planning and Placement Service
Huddleston Hall
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
U. S. A.

Professor Murray A. Straus, Department of Sociology, Social Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, Tel: (603)862-1888.

Professor Herbert Passin, Department of Sociology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, Tel: (212)280-3687.

Professor William H. Sewell, Department of Sociology, Social Science Building, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, Tel: (608)262-2859.

Professor Ruth Hill Useem, Institute of International Studies in Education, Erickson Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, Tel: (517) 355-5522.

Professor Renee Fox, Annenberg Professor of the Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Tel: (215) 563-4912.

Professor Roy H. Rodgers, Director, School of Home Economics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B. C., Canada V6T 1W5, Tel: (604)228-6518.

Professor Robert E. Cole, Professor of Sociology and Business Administration, the University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

Professor Kiyomi Morioka, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Tokyo University of Education and Seijo University, 1-611, Naka-Kiyoto, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204, Japan, Tel: (0424)91-2708.

Professor Toshio Shishido, President, Toyo Gakuen University, 2-13-8, Kitasenzoku, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145, Japan, Tel: (03)3729-4835.

Professor Takao Suzuki, Professor Emeritus of Sociolinguistics, Keio University, 2-5-3 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153, Japan, Tel: (03)3463-9575.

Profesor Koya Azumi, Social Science Research Center, International Christian University, 10-2, Osawa, 3-chome, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181, Japan, Tel: (0422) 33-3573.

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