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Kathlyn A. Craft, Tetsuhiko Satonaka edited and translated, 200 English Expressions to Mutter to Oneself from Morning to Evening (Tokyo: Chikuma Shobo, 2021, 248 p.)
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Mohamed Omer Abdin, Staring Contest: A Blind Sudanese Struggles to Master the Japanese Language (in Japanese, Tokyo: Hakusuisha, 2021, 218pp)
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The Actual Situation and Challenges of Rural Labor Force Migration in China : A Survey of Farmers in Village C, Henan Province
Get PDFThis paper investigates an actual case study of migrant labor force in C
Village, Henan Province, and draws the following conclusions.
(1) Due to the sluggish agricultural economy in Village C and limited
intra-village employment opportunities, a large number of farmers have
voluntarily migrated out of the village.
(2) The face sheet of the migrant labor force can be summarized as
follows:intra-regional migrant workers are mainly concentrated among
those in their 30s and 40s, while those outside the region are characterized
by young workers in their 20s;
In addition, the migrant labor force in Village C is mainly composed of
primary and middle school graduates, with only a few having technical
school or high school educations or higher. Therefore, the overall level of
education in rural Henan is low, and it is considered necessary to improve
educational institutions in rural areas and related infrastructure.
(3) The migrant labor force in the province is mainly engaged in short-term employment or in the construction industry in areas within and
outside the province, where the distance is close. One of the reasons for
this can be attributed to dual employment with agricultural operations. In
addition, out-of-province migrant workers are mainly moving to coastal
and central cities that are quite far from their place of origin. As for out-of
-province migration, the concept of distance between the place of origin
and the destination of migration is weak, indicating that migration to coastal and central cities in search of higher wages is the main source of migration.
(4) The average annual income of all surveyed workers was found to be
slightly lower than that of the national and provincial average.
(5) The duration of service of migrant workers outside the region is
considerably longer than that of migrant workers within the province.
(6) Employment of the migrant labor force is mainly concentrated in
temporary and short-term employment. In addition, the overall number of
rural labor force members who are privately owned or regularly employed
is seen as quite small. The employment routes of the migrant labor force
consist of introductions by acquaintances, family members, online
information, and the local labor market, and in both the intra-provincial
and extra-provincial regions, there is a tendency for the migrant labor
force to be introduced by acquaintances, family members, or rural labor
force members with migrant experience, indicating that rural labor force
members depend on acquaintances and blood relations for their migrant
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Analysis of Chinese Farmersʼ Willingness to Farm “Green Agriculture” : A Case Study of the Results of a Survey of Farmers in Huanggang, Hubei Province
Get PDFThis paper uses logistic regression analysis to synthesize farmer
characteristics, factors for cost and profitability, and external factors of
“green agriculture” to empirically analyze the impact of “green agriculture”
on farmersʼ production practices. The results show that the number of
years engaged in “green farming” (X 3), the difficulty of acquiring “green
farming” technology (X 9), the profitability of “green agricultural products”
(X 10), and the difficulty of acquiring various government subsidies (X 12)
have a positive impact on farmersʼ motivation to produce “green
agricultural products” The results indicate that the profitability of “green
produce” (X 10) and the difficulty of obtaining various government subsidies
(X 12) have a positive impact on farmersʼ motivation to produce “green
produce”. On the other hand, it was also found that the status of biological
pesticide and organic fertilizer inputs (X 6), production cost (X 7), and labor
intensity (X 8) have a clear negative impact on farmersʼ willingness to
produce “green agricultural products”.
Based on the results of this analysis of the factors that affect farmersʼ
willingness to produce “green agriculture” products, we submit the
following recommendations.
(i) Increase government subsidies to boost farmersʼ willingness to
produce.
Providing a certain amount of government subsidies has the effect of increasing farmersʼ willingness to produce “green agriculture”.
(ii) Promotion of agricultural mechanization and regular health checkups
for farmers.
In general, “green agriculture” work has a negative impact on the
expansion of “green agriculture” production by farmers due to its high
labor intensity. Therefore, the government should induce farmers to
promote agricultural mechanization, and at the same time, conduct regular
health checkups for farmers to guarantee their medical care.
(iii) Disseminate agricultural expertise.
In general, the educational level of Chinese farmers is not high, but the
results of this survey in Huanggang, Hubei Province, showed that the
average farmerʼs educational background was concentrated at the high
school level. Therefore, local educational resources should be used to
strengthen the learning of “green agriculture” production technology and
induce more farmers to show interest in “green agriculture”.
These are tentative conclusions from the results of this survey. Further
research will be conducted on the issues of the development of “green
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Attitudes toward Souvenir Brands: Effects of Recipients’ Involvements and Japan-Visit Experiences
Get PDFMany tourists purchase confectioneries as travel souvenirs for gift giving. Certain
brands of such souvenirs bought by tourists from China have experienced surges of
popularity and sold exponentially in Japan. However, a travel souvenir is typically a onetime purchase during a visit to a location. Therefore, it is essential that the recipients
make repeat purchases such that there is an increase in the sales of souvenirs. This study
determines the impact of recipients’ involvements in purchasing souvenirs by examining
how their Japan-visit experiences affect the attitudes toward the confectionery brands
produced in Japan. In particular, we pay attentions to the Chinese souvenir recipients’
attitudes of the hierarchy of the Japanese confectionery brands. Attitudes are comprised
of three components ― cognition, affect, and behavior ― and the hierarchy of effects model
concept is employed to explain the relative impact of the three components. The analyses
focus on the learning and the experiential hierarchy processes, develop two validation
models to clarify brand characters related to the attitudes, and test a total of ten brands.
The matching model for each brand was selected based either on the nationwide or on the
regionally-limited marketing coverage. The following hypotheses were framed: H1: The
brand with regionally-limited marketing coverage is related to the experiential hierarchy
process. H2: The brand with nationwide marketing coverage is related to the learning
hierarchy process. The results revealed the following: （1） H1: The results supported five
of the five confectionery brands. （2） H2: The results supported four of the five brands.
（3） For the Chinese recipients, “Shiroikoibito” ― langue de chat cookies manufactured
and sold in northern Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture ― was the top-of-mind brand among
all the confectionery souvenirs from Japan. （4） The effect component of brands with the
regionally-limited marketing coverage is related to the recipients’ Japan-visit experience,
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