Megumi Hara

Biographic Data

ID4312465
NAMEMegumi Hara
GIVEN NAMESMegumi
FAMILY NAMEHara
SIGNATUREHARA M
AFFILIATIONSSaga University
ORCID0000-0002-8708-3237
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Roles of support NGOs for migration between the Philippines and Japan: Focusing on the experiences of migrant women and Japanese – Filipino Children

    Open AccessChiho Ogaya, Sera Ono et al.ARTICLEJapanese Journal of Sociology2025

    Over the last 3 decades, the emergence of Japanese–Filipino children, born from the presence of female entertainers holding the “entertainer” residency status, has profoundly shaped the dynamic movement of individuals between Japan and the Philippines. These distinctive migration patterns have been regarded as noteworthy “social issues” within both Japanese and Philippine contexts. This study aims to illuminate the multifaceted roles assumed by s…

  • Predictive factors of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination series completion: A one-year longitudinal web-based observational study in Japan

    Open AccessTakaomi Kobayashi, Mikiko Tokiya et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction Addresing vaccine hesitancy is considered an important goal in management of the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to understand what factors influenced people, especially those initially hesitant, to receive two or more vaccine doses within a year of the vaccine’s release. Methods We conducted longitudinal Web-based observational studies of 3,870 individuals. The surveys were conducted at four different time points: January 2021, June 20…

  • Association between oxidative balance score and inflammatory markers in middle‐aged and older Japanese people

    Open AccessHinako Nanri, Megumi Hara et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2024

    PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the association between oxidative balance score (OBS), wherein higher OBSs indicate lower oxidative stress, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), as well as inflammatory scores, in a large cohort of Japanese adults. METHODS: In total, 9703 individuals aged 40-69 years participated in a baseline survey of a population-based cohort study in Saga, Japan (2005-2007). OBSs were calculated from 11 pr…

  • Reconsidering Global Hypergamy: A Study of Filipino Marriage Migrants in Japan

    Open AccessMegumi HaraARTICLEJapanese Sociological Review2023

    二国間の経済格差を利用した「グローバル・ハイパガミー」を意図して日本に移住したはずのフィリピン人結婚移民であるが,近年の量的調査では,彼女たちの階層上昇が達成されていないとの結果が出ている.そこで本稿は,地理的空間と時間の経過を考慮しながらハイパガミーを再考する必要があると考え,フィリピン人結婚移民82名へのインタビュー調査で得られたデータを分析し,移民女性にとっての結婚の意味が数十年の日本での生活経験を通していかに変化してきたかについて考察する.分析軸は,夫またはパートナーと同居しているか否かと, 稼ぎ主が誰かで,本稿は以上の2つの軸に基づき,調査協力者の経験を「夫依存型」「夫扶養型」「子ども依存型」「シンママ自立型」と四分類する.そして,「夫依存型」であっても明らかに階層上昇をしているケースは少ないこと,夫と離別や死別している場合はさらに階層上昇が困難であること,ただし,フィリピンで培った文化資本や日本での自己投資の結果,自力で階層上昇していると認められるケースがあることを明らかにす…

  • Perceived Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Oxidative DNA Damage

    Chisato Shimanoe, Megumi Hara et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2018

    OBJECTIVE: Psychosocial stress may influence the risk of disease through its association with oxidative DNA damage. We examined whether perceived stress and depressive symptoms were associated with urinary excretion of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), with mutual interaction on 8-OHdG. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 6517 individuals aged 45 to 74 years who participated, between 2010 and 2012, in a follow-up survey of an ongoing coh…

  • Idō wo ikiru: Firipin ijū josei to fukusū no mobiritī (Living in Motion: Filipino Migrant Women and their Multiple Mobilities)

    Open AccessMegumi HaraARTICLESocial Science Japan Journal2018

    It has been four decades since the feminization of migration first became apparent as a stand-alone phenomenon in Asian countries. The massive number of women moving across political borders has led to the rise of several issues being increasingly documented, notably within the social sciences literature. The author of Idō wo ikiru: Firipin ijū josei to fukusū no mobiritī (Living in Motion: Filipino Migrant Women and their Multiple Mobilities) ha…

  • SP1-17 Influence of physical activity intensity on anthropometric index and serum uric acid concentration in people with obesity

    Yuichiro Nishida, Minako Iyadomi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2011

    Introduction Physical activity (PA) is considered important in the prevention and treatment of obesity and hyperuricemia. However, scarce evidence exists regarding the influence of PA intensity on anthropometric indices and serum uric acid in people with obesity. Methods We sampled middle-aged men with obesity and/or abdominal obesity who were employees in silicon wafer manufacture and participated in a health check-up. We examined PA using an un…