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How a reverse sankin kōtai will change Japan – how to simultaneously aim for work reform and regional revitalization

How a reverse sankin kōtai will change Japan – how to simultaneously aim for work reform and... CONTEMPORARY JAPAN BOOK REVIEW 「明るい逆参勤交代が日本を変える 〜働き方改革と地方創生の同時実現」松田 智生 How a reverse sankin kōtai will change Japan – how to simultaneously aim for work reform and regional revitalization, by Matsuda Tomoo, Tokyo, Jigyō Kōsō, Daigakuin Daigaku Shuppanbu, 2020, 199 pp., 1,500 JPY (paperback), ISBN 978-4- 910255-00-2 The ongoing pandemic has highlighted the urgent need to rethink contemporary modes of working in corporate urban life both in Japan and elsewhere. Matsuda’s volume is thus timely: The book consists of four chapters and starts with a prologue and an idyllic picture of a deserted beach with palm trees. The author, Matsuda Tomoo, is a senior researcher and chief producer at the Mitsubishi Research Institute with a focus on active aging. His prologue describes an episode of getting up at 6 am to the sound of the sea, which is only minutes away. The 5-minute commute to the office complements the sense of well-being as the author is on a three-week local innovation project with a team of five colleagues. The attractions of staying in the countryside – fresh local food, spending more time with one’s family, enjoying nature, working efficiently – are contrasted with negative images of city life: long commutes, tedious meetings, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Japan Taylor & Francis

How a reverse sankin kōtai will change Japan – how to simultaneously aim for work reform and regional revitalization

Klien, Susanne
Contemporary Japan , Volume 35 (1): 3 – Jan 2, 2023
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2021 Susanne Klien
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1869-2737
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1869-2729
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10.1080/18692729.2021.1885585
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CONTEMPORARY JAPAN BOOK REVIEW 「明るい逆参勤交代が日本を変える 〜働き方改革と地方創生の同時実現」松田 智生 How a reverse sankin kōtai will change Japan – how to simultaneously aim for work reform and regional revitalization, by Matsuda Tomoo, Tokyo, Jigyō Kōsō, Daigakuin Daigaku Shuppanbu, 2020, 199 pp., 1,500 JPY (paperback), ISBN 978-4- 910255-00-2 The ongoing pandemic has highlighted the urgent need to rethink contemporary modes of working in corporate urban life both in Japan and elsewhere. Matsuda’s volume is thus timely: The book consists of four chapters and starts with a prologue and an idyllic picture of a deserted beach with palm trees. The author, Matsuda Tomoo, is a senior researcher and chief producer at the Mitsubishi Research Institute with a focus on active aging. His prologue describes an episode of getting up at 6 am to the sound of the sea, which is only minutes away. The 5-minute commute to the office complements the sense of well-being as the author is on a three-week local innovation project with a team of five colleagues. The attractions of staying in the countryside – fresh local food, spending more time with one’s family, enjoying nature, working efficiently – are contrasted with negative images of city life: long commutes, tedious meetings,

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Published: Jan 2, 2023

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