Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- The Bitter Fruits of Success -- Elderly Housing in
Contemporary Japan: Exploring Alternative Forms of Housing -- The Housing System and
Generational Divides: Housing Pathways and Life-courses in Japan -- Older Japanese Spouse Care
in Relation to Household Structure Gender Relation and Political Economy -- Silver Robots and
Robotic Nurses? Japans Robot Culture and Elderly Care -- The Effectiveness of New Job Security
Measure for the Older Employees in Japan -- Comparing Social Policies: The Long-term Care
Insurance as a Case -- Contributing Authors -- Programme of the annual VSJF Meeting 2008
