Graduate School of Humanities, Chiba University
ProfessorI conduct anthropological research on aging-related care in the Finnish archipelago area. Focusing especially on older adults living alone, my work examines the diverse services that support their everyday lives, along with the growing importance of kinship-based caregiving within Nordic welfare states.
I also approach life in older age from multiple perspectives, including housing, digital technology, and ongoing reforms in healthcare and social welfare systems, to gain a holistic understanding of aging in contemporary society.
Recent Topics of Interests:
• I am currently exploring issues of caregiving in remote areas, with particular attention to the transportation infrastructure that makes such care possible.
• In Finland, distinctions between public and private roads—and the presence or absence of vehicular access—can determine where administrative services are available. This is especially apparent in the archipelago, where intricate maritime transportation networks make ‘distance’ a complex and compelling concept.
• Another area of interest is summer cottages, where many Finns spend extended holidays. I study how these seasonal homes serve as sites for intergenerational connection and how people’s relationships with their summer cottages evolve as they age.
Hobby / Holiday:
My son loves movies, so I occasionally join him.
