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Although the relationship between cities and universities is a commonly discussed topic, the so-called world-class universities and global cities in East Asia do not always fit into one single cosmopolitan model. Focusing on the case of Tokyo and Japan, the authors of this chapter examine the mobility patterns, academic and social lives, and gender differences of university academics as representative knowledge workers. Using original survey results, the authors initially create a hierarchical structure of academic mobility patterns in Japan and subsequently argue that Tokyo, as the capital of Japan, is a centre of intellectual network through its education and training function.
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Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Government (http://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.jp/jsuikei/js-index.htm). Accessed on 28 May 2015.
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Source: Ministry of Justice (http://www.moj.go.jp/housei/toukei/toukei_ichiran_touroku.html). Accessed on 28 May 2015.
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The authors are grateful to Yuji Shirakawa and Hiroaki Fumijori and other team members of the research project.
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Yonezawa, A., Sato, K., Kawano, G. (2017). Global City Tokyo and the Lives of University Academics in Japan. In: Mok, K. (eds) Managing International Connectivity, Diversity of Learning and Changing Labour Markets. Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1736-0_6
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