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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan provided funding for the conducting of the AsiaBarometer Surveys reported in this special issue. The Ministry awarded Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research to the project director Takashi Inoguchi at Chuo University (project number 17002002) for the 2005–2008 period. The Korea Foundation endowed chair professorship at the University of Missouri at Columbia also provided support for the preparation of the special issue.
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Inoguchi, T., Shin, D.C. The Quality of Life in Confucian Asia: From Physical Welfare to Subjective Well-being. Soc Indic Res 92, 183–190 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9352-2
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