Junko Saito
Biographic Data
| ID | 895631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Junko Saito |
| GIVEN NAMES | Junko |
| FAMILY NAME | Saito |
| SIGNATURE | SAITO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8908-1120 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Study method for a single-arm, multi-center implementation study of strategies for use by healthcare professionals in offering smokers an adapted proactive referral for online smoking cessation treatm…
Introduction Proactive referral, defined as a strategy to connect smokers with smoking cessation programs under the responsibility of healthcare professionals, is effective in increasing the uptake of such programs. A feasibility study in a health check-up setting of the Brief Tobacco Intervention with Proactive Referral (BTI-PR), our smoker-level implementation strategy for smoking cessation treatment (SCT), revealed that the BTI-PR could be del…
Factors influencing the implementation of workplace-based health interventions for non-communicable disease prevention
Background: Workplace health promotion interventions are effective in improving employee health. However, most interventions are temporary and cannot be sustained, and a comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence implementation is limited. Therefore, using the implementation framework, this scoping review aims to identify the barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of workplace health promotion interventions for th…
Translanguaging across Japanese and English
Drawing on an indexical approach, this study explores practices and evaluations of translanguaging across Japanese and English in two datasets, one of audiorecorded naturally occurring meetings among Japanese employees at a global corporation and another of online commentary about translanguaging practices. It focuses on the relationship between linguistic normativities and indexical meanings. By analyzing the translanguaging practices of Japanes…
The discursive manifestation of normativities in coming-out-to-family discourses in Japanese social media
This study investigates the discursive manifestation of normativities and participants' orientation to them for identity work in coming-out-to-family discourses in Japanese YouTube videoclips posted by self-identified gay men. The study focuses on how the participants - the YouTubers and their family members - use discourses of normativity as a resource to illegitimize and legitimize sexual identities. It also touches on the conceptualization of …
Effect modification by geographic area on the association between health literacy and self-rated health
The findings indicate geographic differences in HL levels and effect modification by geographic area on the relationship between HL and self-rated health in the general Japanese population. HL was more strongly associated with self-rated health in eastern areas than in western areas. Further investigation is needed to explore the moderating effects of areal features, including the distribution of primary care physicians and social capital, when f…
Using implementation mapping to develop strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases in Japanese small- and medium-sized enterprises
Introduction: Workplace programs to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the workplace can help prevent the incidence of chronic diseases among employees, provide health benefits, and reduce the risk of financial loss. Nevertheless, these programs are not fully implemented, particularly in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this study was to develop implementation strategies for health promotion activities to preven…
Negotiating Boundaries at Work
Construction of institutional identities by male individuals in subordinate positions in the Japanese workplace
This study qualitatively examines how male individuals in subordinate positions in a Japanese workplace construct institutional identities in superior-subordinate interactions in the workplace. The analysis demonstrates that the male subordinates’ use of the masu form (the addressee honorific form) in conjunction with their epistemic stance contributes to the display of different facets of institutional identities. It also shows that individuals …
Complex Multimorbidity and Incidence of Long-Term Care Needs in Japan
Complex multimorbidity (CMM) has been proposed as a more nuanced concept of multimorbidity (MM). We sought to quantify the association of CMM and MM on the incidence of long-term care (LTC) needs in a cohort of older Japanese people. Our follow-up was based on a nationwide longitudinal cohort study of people aged over 65 years who were functionally dependent at baseline. Our outcome was incident LTC needs, based on certification under the Japanes…
Differences in Cumulative Long-Term Care Costs by Community Activities and Employment
We evaluated differences in the cumulative benefit costs of public long-term care (LTC) insurance services by employment status and frequency of community activities. A baseline survey was conducted on functionally independent older people from 12 municipalities as a nationwide survey from 2010 to 2011. Employment status was dichotomized, and community activity was assessed based on the frequency of participation in hobbies, sports clubs, or volu…
The (re)construction of ideologies of English-speaking elites at a global corporation in Japan
Drawing on the notions of indexicality and community of practice, this article explores ways in which Japanese employees use English in otherwise Japanese speech in intracultural business meetings at a global corporation in Japan. Previous research on Japanese ideologies about English has predominantly analyzed interview and written text data to understand Japanese native speakers’ attitudes and beliefs about the language; yet how these ideologie…
Contesting and advocating gender ideologies
Previous scholars have identified sarariman (salaried men), who prioritise work over family, as the ideal of hegemonic masculinity in Japan. This study focuses on sarariman characters’ language use in the workplace as depicted in the 2015 Japanese TV drama Age Harassment. Employing the concepts of stance and hegemonic masculinities, the study demonstrates that, in this mediatised representation, the sarariman characters draw on diverse gender ide…
Social Capital and the Improvement in Functional Ability among Older People in Japan
We investigated the contextual effects of community social capital on functional ability among older people with functional disability in Japan, and the cross-level interaction effects between community social capital and individual psychosocial characteristics. We used data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study for 1936 men and 2207 women nested within 320 communities and followed for 46 months. We used objective data for functional abi…
Socioeconomic status and improvement in functional ability among older adults in Japan
There are education-related inequalities in the improvement of functional ability, especially among older adults with severe disabilities. Health policy makers and practitioners should consider the educational background of individuals with reduced functionality in formulating strategies to improve their functional ability
Education and indoor smoking among parents who smoke
Perceived smoking norms, household smoking status, and a worksite smoking ban could be vital targets of a strategy aimed at reducing the socioeconomic disparity in parental home smoking behaviours
Development of an efficient strategy to improve HPV immunization coverage in Japan
Following what we foresee as the inevitable restart of the Japanese government's recommendation for receiving the HPV vaccine, we expect to first see vaccinations occurring in a very small group of girls, the daughters of the most willing mothers, which will be roughly 4 % of those eligible for government paid vaccinations. This will be followed by the spread of vaccinations outward through these girls' circle of friends and acquaintances, and, f…
Factors influencing the National School Health Policy implementation in Lao PDR
In the last decade, a National School Health Policy (NSHP) has been formulated in several developing countries following the recommendations of the Global School Health Initiative. However, NSHP implementations across the country have not been fully shared. This study aimed to identify factors that have influenced implementation of the NSHP in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). We conducted key informant interviews with 20 NSHP implement…
Gender and facework
This study qualitatively examines linguistic practices of Japanese male superiors in interactions with male subordinates in a Japanese workplace, focusing particularly on their use of two linguistic forms: Vroot+(y)oo (Let’s do X) and Vroot+ro/e (Do X!). The study illustrates two practices of these male superiors: first, they use Vroot+(y)oo, which is not strongly associated with normative men’s language, in interactions where normative men’s lan…
Receptivity to tobacco marketing and susceptibility to smoking among non-smoking male students in an urban setting in Lao PDR
A significant association was detected between smoking susceptibility and marketing receptivity, which has been little explored in previous research in low-income countries. Owning/being willing to use promotional items was associated with smoking susceptibility only when there is also recognition of marketing messages
Managing confrontational situations
Subordinates' use of Japanese plain forms
Managing confrontational situations
Subordinates' use of Japanese plain forms
Contesting and advocating gender ideologies
Previous scholars have identified sarariman (salaried men), who prioritise work over family, as the ideal of hegemonic masculinity in Japan. This study focuses on sarariman characters’ language use in the workplace as depicted in the 2015 Japanese TV drama Age Harassment. Employing the concepts of stance and hegemonic masculinities, the study demonstrates that, in this mediatised representation, the sarariman characters draw on diverse gender ide…
The discursive manifestation of normativities in coming-out-to-family discourses in Japanese social media
This study investigates the discursive manifestation of normativities and participants' orientation to them for identity work in coming-out-to-family discourses in Japanese YouTube videoclips posted by self-identified gay men. The study focuses on how the participants - the YouTubers and their family members - use discourses of normativity as a resource to illegitimize and legitimize sexual identities. It also touches on the conceptualization of …
Gender and facework
This study qualitatively examines linguistic practices of Japanese male superiors in interactions with male subordinates in a Japanese workplace, focusing particularly on their use of two linguistic forms: Vroot+(y)oo (Let’s do X) and Vroot+ro/e (Do X!). The study illustrates two practices of these male superiors: first, they use Vroot+(y)oo, which is not strongly associated with normative men’s language, in interactions where normative men’s lan…
Subordinates' use of Japanese plain forms
Managing confrontational situations
Receptivity to tobacco marketing and susceptibility to smoking among non-smoking male students in an urban setting in Lao PDR
A significant association was detected between smoking susceptibility and marketing receptivity, which has been little explored in previous research in low-income countries. Owning/being willing to use promotional items was associated with smoking susceptibility only when there is also recognition of marketing messages
Gender and facework
This study qualitatively examines linguistic practices of Japanese male superiors in interactions with male subordinates in a Japanese workplace, focusing particularly on their use of two linguistic forms: Vroot+(y)oo (Let’s do X) and Vroot+ro/e (Do X!). The study illustrates two practices of these male superiors: first, they use Vroot+(y)oo, which is not strongly associated with normative men’s language, in interactions where normative men’s lan…
Factors influencing the National School Health Policy implementation in Lao PDR
In the last decade, a National School Health Policy (NSHP) has been formulated in several developing countries following the recommendations of the Global School Health Initiative. However, NSHP implementations across the country have not been fully shared. This study aimed to identify factors that have influenced implementation of the NSHP in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). We conducted key informant interviews with 20 NSHP implement…
Development of an efficient strategy to improve HPV immunization coverage in Japan
Following what we foresee as the inevitable restart of the Japanese government's recommendation for receiving the HPV vaccine, we expect to first see vaccinations occurring in a very small group of girls, the daughters of the most willing mothers, which will be roughly 4 % of those eligible for government paid vaccinations. This will be followed by the spread of vaccinations outward through these girls' circle of friends and acquaintances, and, f…
Education and indoor smoking among parents who smoke
Perceived smoking norms, household smoking status, and a worksite smoking ban could be vital targets of a strategy aimed at reducing the socioeconomic disparity in parental home smoking behaviours
Social Capital and the Improvement in Functional Ability among Older People in Japan
We investigated the contextual effects of community social capital on functional ability among older people with functional disability in Japan, and the cross-level interaction effects between community social capital and individual psychosocial characteristics. We used data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study for 1936 men and 2207 women nested within 320 communities and followed for 46 months. We used objective data for functional abi…
Socioeconomic status and improvement in functional ability among older adults in Japan
There are education-related inequalities in the improvement of functional ability, especially among older adults with severe disabilities. Health policy makers and practitioners should consider the educational background of individuals with reduced functionality in formulating strategies to improve their functional ability
The (re)construction of ideologies of English-speaking elites at a global corporation in Japan
Drawing on the notions of indexicality and community of practice, this article explores ways in which Japanese employees use English in otherwise Japanese speech in intracultural business meetings at a global corporation in Japan. Previous research on Japanese ideologies about English has predominantly analyzed interview and written text data to understand Japanese native speakers’ attitudes and beliefs about the language; yet how these ideologie…
Contesting and advocating gender ideologies
Previous scholars have identified sarariman (salaried men), who prioritise work over family, as the ideal of hegemonic masculinity in Japan. This study focuses on sarariman characters’ language use in the workplace as depicted in the 2015 Japanese TV drama Age Harassment. Employing the concepts of stance and hegemonic masculinities, the study demonstrates that, in this mediatised representation, the sarariman characters draw on diverse gender ide…
Complex Multimorbidity and Incidence of Long-Term Care Needs in Japan
Complex multimorbidity (CMM) has been proposed as a more nuanced concept of multimorbidity (MM). We sought to quantify the association of CMM and MM on the incidence of long-term care (LTC) needs in a cohort of older Japanese people. Our follow-up was based on a nationwide longitudinal cohort study of people aged over 65 years who were functionally dependent at baseline. Our outcome was incident LTC needs, based on certification under the Japanes…
Differences in Cumulative Long-Term Care Costs by Community Activities and Employment
We evaluated differences in the cumulative benefit costs of public long-term care (LTC) insurance services by employment status and frequency of community activities. A baseline survey was conducted on functionally independent older people from 12 municipalities as a nationwide survey from 2010 to 2011. Employment status was dichotomized, and community activity was assessed based on the frequency of participation in hobbies, sports clubs, or volu…
Using implementation mapping to develop strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases in Japanese small- and medium-sized enterprises
Introduction: Workplace programs to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the workplace can help prevent the incidence of chronic diseases among employees, provide health benefits, and reduce the risk of financial loss. Nevertheless, these programs are not fully implemented, particularly in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this study was to develop implementation strategies for health promotion activities to preven…
Negotiating Boundaries at Work
Construction of institutional identities by male individuals in subordinate positions in the Japanese workplace
This study qualitatively examines how male individuals in subordinate positions in a Japanese workplace construct institutional identities in superior-subordinate interactions in the workplace. The analysis demonstrates that the male subordinates’ use of the masu form (the addressee honorific form) in conjunction with their epistemic stance contributes to the display of different facets of institutional identities. It also shows that individuals …
Effect modification by geographic area on the association between health literacy and self-rated health
The findings indicate geographic differences in HL levels and effect modification by geographic area on the relationship between HL and self-rated health in the general Japanese population. HL was more strongly associated with self-rated health in eastern areas than in western areas. Further investigation is needed to explore the moderating effects of areal features, including the distribution of primary care physicians and social capital, when f…
The discursive manifestation of normativities in coming-out-to-family discourses in Japanese social media
This study investigates the discursive manifestation of normativities and participants' orientation to them for identity work in coming-out-to-family discourses in Japanese YouTube videoclips posted by self-identified gay men. The study focuses on how the participants - the YouTubers and their family members - use discourses of normativity as a resource to illegitimize and legitimize sexual identities. It also touches on the conceptualization of …
Translanguaging across Japanese and English
Drawing on an indexical approach, this study explores practices and evaluations of translanguaging across Japanese and English in two datasets, one of audiorecorded naturally occurring meetings among Japanese employees at a global corporation and another of online commentary about translanguaging practices. It focuses on the relationship between linguistic normativities and indexical meanings. By analyzing the translanguaging practices of Japanes…
Study method for a single-arm, multi-center implementation study of strategies for use by healthcare professionals in offering smokers an adapted proactive referral for online smoking cessation treatm…
Introduction Proactive referral, defined as a strategy to connect smokers with smoking cessation programs under the responsibility of healthcare professionals, is effective in increasing the uptake of such programs. A feasibility study in a health check-up setting of the Brief Tobacco Intervention with Proactive Referral (BTI-PR), our smoker-level implementation strategy for smoking cessation treatment (SCT), revealed that the BTI-PR could be del…
Factors influencing the implementation of workplace-based health interventions for non-communicable disease prevention
Background: Workplace health promotion interventions are effective in improving employee health. However, most interventions are temporary and cannot be sustained, and a comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence implementation is limited. Therefore, using the implementation framework, this scoping review aims to identify the barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of workplace health promotion interventions for th…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Demography (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works)