Researchers

SAITO Akiko

Faculty	Major in Social Sciences and Media Studies, Department of Applied Sociology / Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Human Studies
Researchmap	https://researchmap.jp/saiaki

Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2020 , The University of Shimane Faculty of Policy Studies 准教授
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2019 , The University of Shimane Faculty of Policy Studies 講師
Apr. 2011 - Jul. 2014 , Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JPJS） Restart Postdoctoral (RPD) Research Fellow
Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2009 , Imperial Gift Foundation Boshi-Aiiku-Kai Research resident
Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2007 , Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JPJS） JSPS Research Fellow

family policy, informal care, domiciliary care, elderly care

The Reconfiguration of Public and Private Roles in Elderly Welfare: From the Long-Term Care Insurance System to the Integrated Support System for Complex and Multidimensional Needs
Akiko Saito
Chaos (22) , 55-72, 31, Mar. 2026 , Refereed
Possibilities of Public-Private Collaboration in the Practice of The Integrated Community Care System: A Case Study of Ikoma City
SAITO Akiko; ICHIKAWA Sayuki; UMESHITA Sara; OKUBO Saki; OKA Ryoma; KAI Rio; KATAOKA Nobuyuki; KOBAYASHI Hitoha; SHIBAIKE Harune; SUMIYOSHI GabrielaMarina; TAKEMURA Nana; TANAKA Sakura; TSUTSUMI Koharu; TOMINAGA Naoka; HAYASHI Sota; FUKUDA Yume; FUKUHARA Mio; YOKOYAMA Yua
近畿大学総合社会学部紀要：総社る 14 (2) , 87-96, Mar. 2026 , Refereed
Examination of Factors Contributing to Salons for Older Adultsʼ activities during COVID-19 in a mountainous region: Perspective of Social Support Networks
Akiko Saito
Ageless Forum 23 (23) , 20-30, Jun. 2025 , Refereed

Where Does My Distress as a Caregiver Come From? , Sumika Yamane; Ryo Hirayama , What Remains for the Family? Drawing on Cases of Collaboration between Family Carers and Care Workers , Keiso Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd , Jun. 2025
The Encyclopedia of Family Sociology , Japan Society of Family Sociology , Long-term care insurance system and family , Maruzen Publishing , Dec. 2023
Introduction to Sociology of Family , Natsuki Nagata; Hiroto Matsuki , Family and Care , SHINSENSHA Co., Ltd. , Mar. 2017

“An Examination of Care Worker Training Policies as Comprehensive Support for Single-Parent Families.” , Akiko Saito , he 89th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Sociological Society , 9, Oct. 2016
“Reconsidering Care Relationships: Home Help Services from the Perspectives of Elderly People and Helpers.” , Akiko Saito , April Regular Meeting of the Kansai Family Sociology Association , 2014
“Reconstructing the Elderly in a Region Experiencing Fiscal Collapse: A Study of Yubari City.” , Akiko Saito , Research Meeting of the Kanto Sociological Society , 28, Feb. 2009

Symposium “Special Issue: Family, Information, and Communication.” , Saito, Akiko; Mariko Shiozaki; Masafu Iizuka; Masataka Ueno; Ken Okamoto; Masayoshi Yasumoto , Social , 13 , 2 , 1 , 19 , May. 2025
Exploring Support Systems for Young Carers in Higashi-Osaka , Akiko Saito , 令和5年度東大阪市地域研究助成金報告書 , Apr. 2023
Child-rearing support needs of households with preschool children in a hilled rural area , Akiko Saito , Shimane journal of policy studies , 36 , 36 , 79 , 86 , 17, Oct. 2018
Summary:研究ノート

Dec. 2019, Japanese Association of Social Research (JASR), "Advances in Social Research" Award

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Public and Private Restructuring of Elderly Welfare via Comprehensive Support Systems: A Japan-Germany Comparison , Kindai University
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Support network of the elderly in hill rural area
Japanese Association for Social Research (JASR), 平成30年度G科目助成金, Childcare support in hilly and mountainous areas