Abstract
This chapter explores current situations, measures, possibilities, bottlenecks, and perspectives regarding dual habitation in Japan, which has been spotlighted in the context of prolonged pandemic situations. First, the chapter introduces how overpopulation in metropolitan Tokyo has been accelerated and how the quality of life has been affected, which has boosted interest in rural migration consequently. Second, sharp population decline in rural areas and difficulties to promote migrations from urban areas is illustrated. Third, current policies and measures to promote dual habitation are overviewed and analyzed. Subsequently, actual cases of dual habitations are introduced and discussed to understand whether such practices can be chosen widely by the general population. Finally, future perspectives and policy recommendations are shared so that dual habitation can be a popular life choice for the more general population.
Keywords
- Dual habitation
- Related population
- Population concentration
- Policies and measures
- Quality of life
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Sato, M. (2023). Living in Two Places as Related Population: Expansion of Urban Functions and Realization of Quality of Life in Japan. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87624-1_102-1
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