Presidential Address

Exploring “Transcending Boundaries” in Health and Medical Sociology:
Current Status and Challenges in the Retention of Foreign Care Workers in Nagasakiand Saga Prefecture
………………………………………………… Yuko O. HIRANO……1

Keynote Lecture

Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing the Elderly Caregiver Training Program in Vietnam Duc Muc PHAM
………………………………………………… Yoichi HIRUMA……11

Keynote Lecture (Translator’s Note) Translator’s Note
………………………………………………… Yoichi HIRUMA……19

Symposium

Status Quo of Aging Asia and Agenda of Japan:
Can Kaigo Serve as a Model for Cross-Border Care Work in Asia?
………………………………………………… Takeo OGAWA……24

Striving the Brain Circulation Under Care Workforce Migration Responding to the Ageing Population Susiana
………………………………………………… NUGRAHA……32

Cultural Diversity and the Community-Based Integrated Care System:
The Case of “Ikoi no Madang” a Day Care Facility for Elderly Zainichi Koreans
………………………………………………… Naoko ITO……40

Original Article

Examining an Autonomous Living Support Model for Older People Requiring In-Home
Care: A Study on the Sharing of Experiences of Dealing with Life Difficulties with Support Staff
………………………………………………… Akemi KIYOTA……47

Book Reviews

………………………………………………… Sayo MITSUI……58

………………………………………………… Kazuo NAKAMURA……60

………………………………………………… Yoshinori TAKATA……62

………………………………………………… Katsuhiko SAKATA……64

………………………………………………… Rie HOGETSU……66

………………………………………………… Ryota KITAO……68