Akinori Otani
Biographic Data
| ID | 4216405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akinori Otani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akinori |
| FAMILY NAME | Otani |
| SIGNATURE | OTANI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Meiji Gakuin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3304-0052 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Care crisis or crime? Japanese news framing of caregiver eldercide, 2000–2024
Media discourse plays a critical role in shaping how crime is understood, influencing both public sentiment and policy debates. In Japan, where population ageing is rapid and family-based care remains culturally valued, eldercide by family caregivers receives considerable media attention. Yet, little is known about how the press frames such incidents. Drawing on qualitative document analysis of 48 articles published between 2000 and 2024 in a lea…
Between condemnation and compassion
Despite increasing public concern over caregiver homicides, little research has examined how judges characterize and rationalize these crimes in sentencing. This article investigates how Japanese courts narrate and justify punishment in cases of eldercide committed by family caregivers. Drawing on 91 district-court sentencing decisions between 2000 and 2024, retrieved from the LEX/DB database, the study employs qualitative content analysis of the…
When Care Becomes Killing
Eldercide by family caregivers reflects the intersection of aging, caregiving, and violence, yet its motives remain underexplored. This study qualitatively analyses 91 Japanese sentencing decisions (2000–2024). Four motives emerged: financial strain, mercy, caregiving burden, and resentment. Courts often distinguished between sympathetic motives, such as mercy and despair, and condemnable ones, such as resentment or financial prioritisation, shap…
Ageing, Institutional Thoughtlessness, and Normalisation in Japan’s Prisons
Like other industrialised countries, Japan has experienced a rapid increase in the proportion of incarcerated older adults. This increase is problematic because prisons were not designed to accommodate the needs of the older adults who increasingly fill them, leading to immense financial, legal, and human costs as jurisdictions struggle to adapt to the demographic change. Some refer to this failure to adjust to changing demographics as “instituti…
Ageing, Institutional Thoughtlessness, and Normalisation in Japan’s Prisons
Like other industrialised countries, Japan has experienced a rapid increase in the proportion of incarcerated older adults. This increase is problematic because prisons were not designed to accommodate the needs of the older adults who increasingly fill them, leading to immense financial, legal, and human costs as jurisdictions struggle to adapt to the demographic change. Some refer to this failure to adjust to changing demographics as “instituti…
Ageing, Institutional Thoughtlessness, and Normalisation in Japan’s Prisons
Like other industrialised countries, Japan has experienced a rapid increase in the proportion of incarcerated older adults. This increase is problematic because prisons were not designed to accommodate the needs of the older adults who increasingly fill them, leading to immense financial, legal, and human costs as jurisdictions struggle to adapt to the demographic change. Some refer to this failure to adjust to changing demographics as “instituti…
Care crisis or crime? Japanese news framing of caregiver eldercide, 2000–2024
Media discourse plays a critical role in shaping how crime is understood, influencing both public sentiment and policy debates. In Japan, where population ageing is rapid and family-based care remains culturally valued, eldercide by family caregivers receives considerable media attention. Yet, little is known about how the press frames such incidents. Drawing on qualitative document analysis of 48 articles published between 2000 and 2024 in a lea…
Between condemnation and compassion
Despite increasing public concern over caregiver homicides, little research has examined how judges characterize and rationalize these crimes in sentencing. This article investigates how Japanese courts narrate and justify punishment in cases of eldercide committed by family caregivers. Drawing on 91 district-court sentencing decisions between 2000 and 2024, retrieved from the LEX/DB database, the study employs qualitative content analysis of the…
When Care Becomes Killing
Eldercide by family caregivers reflects the intersection of aging, caregiving, and violence, yet its motives remain underexplored. This study qualitatively analyses 91 Japanese sentencing decisions (2000–2024). Four motives emerged: financial strain, mercy, caregiving burden, and resentment. Courts often distinguished between sympathetic motives, such as mercy and despair, and condemnable ones, such as resentment or financial prioritisation, shap…
Elder Abuse and Neglect (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Betrayal (1 work) · Child care (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Crisis communication (1 work) · Crisis response (1 work)