This new health atlas of Japan presents a series of maps about the health of the contemporary Japanese population, i.e. detailed maps of health indicators in sm

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This open access book is the first compilation that reviews a wide range of social determinants of hea

In the latter half of the 20th century, Japan developed into a thriving economy, and the Japanese remain one of the healthiest populations in the world to this

The life expectancy of the Japanese is among the highest in the world, and their preventive system to avoid nursing care is attracting international attention.

This book explores social factors such as culture, mass media, political systems, and migration that influence public health while systematically considering ho