Municipal Power and Population Decline in Japan: Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations

Professor ​Fumie Kumagai is a Japanese sociologist holding an doctorate from the US, with extensive experience as a professor and researcher. Professor Kumagai’s overseas experience affords her a unique cross-cultural perspective in the fields of families and demography, social issues, and intercultural communication. In discussing Japanese society, culture, families, and demography, she pays close attention to regional variations rather than considering Japan as a homogenous whole. Professor Kumagai has authored 25 books and numerous articles in both Japanese and English, and has given a series of lectures at universities and at various international organisations in Japan, the US, Canada, Europe, and in numerous East Asian countries. Her areas of specialisation include family and demography, ageing and related social policies, community networks, violence in the family, and social stratification and mobility. She is currently Professor Emeritus at Kyorin University.