Mario Ivan López
Biographic Data
| ID | 4788907 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mario Ivan López |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mario Ivan |
| FAMILY NAME | López |
| SIGNATURE | LÓPEZ M I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kyoto University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Filipina Migrants and the Embodiment of Successful Aging in Japan: Individual Quests for Wealth, Health, and Meaningful Interdependence
In recent years, Japan’s long-term foreign residents have continued to increase; and among the communities that have settled, Filipinos constitute one of several aging groups of migrants. This paper focuses on how aging Filipina migrants reflect upon and negotiate their observations on how they age in Japan. It argues that their perceptions of aging arise from expectations of self-reliance and independence linked to a discourse of successful agin…
The Case of Japan: How Covid-19 Impacted the Procurement and Lives of Migrant Healthcare Workers
This article offers an analysis of the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in Japan with regard to the healthcare sector. With unprecedented pressure from a rapidly aging population, state-sponsored initiatives have created new migration streams from Southeast Asia, diversifying attempts to procure healthcare personnel to address labor shortages. The article analyzes the recent evolution of this suppl…
Environmental Resources Use and Challenges in Contemporary Southeast Asia: Tropical Ecosystems in Transition
Conclusion: Toward a Research-Based Praxis on Southeast Asia’s Ecosystems
The Role of Small-Scale Farming in Familial Care
At present, Thailand’s market economy is placing pressure on familial care within rural households. An increasing amount of people are making their living in the current market economy and moving to urban areas in search of employment. The provisioning of care has come under greater risk, especially for women and couples of working age who are exposed to the possibilities of losing employment opportunities. While caregiving has been a responsibil…
License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture, written by Michal Daliot-Bul
Reconstituting the affective labour of Filipinos as care workers in Japan
As Japan has started to come to terms with the emergence of an ageing society with a low birth rate, it has also had to face a shortage of care labour. Both the state and individuals have mobilized new sources of care work, and in so doing have transformed relations between Asian countries. Within this context, there has been a change in that long-term Filipina residents in Japan are now seen as an alternative source of care workers. Previous rel…
From Bride to Care Worker: On Complexes, Japan and the Philippines
Introduction This paper explores some specific conjunctions that tie together two nations, Japan and the Philippines. Over the past 30 years both have become entwined as a transfer of people, cultures and societies have connected and formed some interesting developments. Relations between both countries have been highly influenced through the deployment of State intervention (historically colonial and post-colonial), as well as through actors’ in…
A course taught through a learning centre: An evaluation
Reconstituting the affective labour of Filipinos as care workers in Japan
As Japan has started to come to terms with the emergence of an ageing society with a low birth rate, it has also had to face a shortage of care labour. Both the state and individuals have mobilized new sources of care work, and in so doing have transformed relations between Asian countries. Within this context, there has been a change in that long-term Filipina residents in Japan are now seen as an alternative source of care workers. Previous rel…
From Bride to Care Worker: On Complexes, Japan and the Philippines
Introduction This paper explores some specific conjunctions that tie together two nations, Japan and the Philippines. Over the past 30 years both have become entwined as a transfer of people, cultures and societies have connected and formed some interesting developments. Relations between both countries have been highly influenced through the deployment of State intervention (historically colonial and post-colonial), as well as through actors’ in…
A course taught through a learning centre: An evaluation
From Bride to Care Worker: On Complexes, Japan and the Philippines
Introduction This paper explores some specific conjunctions that tie together two nations, Japan and the Philippines. Over the past 30 years both have become entwined as a transfer of people, cultures and societies have connected and formed some interesting developments. Relations between both countries have been highly influenced through the deployment of State intervention (historically colonial and post-colonial), as well as through actors’ in…
Reconstituting the affective labour of Filipinos as care workers in Japan
As Japan has started to come to terms with the emergence of an ageing society with a low birth rate, it has also had to face a shortage of care labour. Both the state and individuals have mobilized new sources of care work, and in so doing have transformed relations between Asian countries. Within this context, there has been a change in that long-term Filipina residents in Japan are now seen as an alternative source of care workers. Previous rel…
License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture, written by Michal Daliot-Bul
Environmental Resources Use and Challenges in Contemporary Southeast Asia: Tropical Ecosystems in Transition
Conclusion: Toward a Research-Based Praxis on Southeast Asia’s Ecosystems
The Role of Small-Scale Farming in Familial Care
At present, Thailand’s market economy is placing pressure on familial care within rural households. An increasing amount of people are making their living in the current market economy and moving to urban areas in search of employment. The provisioning of care has come under greater risk, especially for women and couples of working age who are exposed to the possibilities of losing employment opportunities. While caregiving has been a responsibil…
The Case of Japan: How Covid-19 Impacted the Procurement and Lives of Migrant Healthcare Workers
This article offers an analysis of the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in Japan with regard to the healthcare sector. With unprecedented pressure from a rapidly aging population, state-sponsored initiatives have created new migration streams from Southeast Asia, diversifying attempts to procure healthcare personnel to address labor shortages. The article analyzes the recent evolution of this suppl…
Filipina Migrants and the Embodiment of Successful Aging in Japan: Individual Quests for Wealth, Health, and Meaningful Interdependence
In recent years, Japan’s long-term foreign residents have continued to increase; and among the communities that have settled, Filipinos constitute one of several aging groups of migrants. This paper focuses on how aging Filipina migrants reflect upon and negotiate their observations on how they age in Japan. It argues that their perceptions of aging arise from expectations of self-reliance and independence linked to a discourse of successful agin…
Political science (5 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (2 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (2 works) · Economic shortage (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works)