SASAKI Midori    Department   Hiroshima shudo University  The Faculty of Human Environmental Studies    Position   Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2021/04
Type	books
Title	Urban Food Deserts in Japan
Contribution Type	Co-Authored Publication
Journal Type	Another Country
Publisher	Springer
Responsible for	Measures to Address Food Desert Issues
Author and coauthor	Iwama, N., Asakawa, T., Tanaka, K., Sasaki, M., Komaki, N. and Ikeda, M.
Details	This book introduces the Japanese urban food desert (FD). Currently, Japan has the most rapidly aging society in the world, with a shrinking population and food desert issues in connection with the isolation of the elderly people from their families and local communities. The types of food deserts that Japan is currently facing are likely to occur in many other countries under similar circumstances in the near future. This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers who are working on FD issues in Japan as well as in other countries. The book consists of 8 chapters, with each chapter covering a different aspect of FD, and it also includes case studies, one of which is the FD in Tokyo.