Association Between Residential Environment and Psychological Status Among Young Adults Living Alone During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tokyo, Japan

Teng, Yuanyuan; Nakaya, Tomoki; Hanibuchi, Tomoya

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“…According to a survey conducted by the Cabinet Office, the rate of teleworking in Tokyo's special wards increased from 17.8% in December 2019 to 42.8% in December 2020 (Cabinet Office, 2021 ). However, Tokyo's relatively small housing spaces are not suitable for staying home for a long time (Scarr et al, 2020 ), and this situation thus led to increased mental health problems among the residents during the pandemic (Okubo et al, 2021 ; Teng et al, 2022 ).…”

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Trends in internal migration in Japan, 2012–2020: The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Kotsubo

Nakaya

2022

Population Space and Place

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In the past 10 years or so, there have been growing concerns in Japan that migration trends, such as large in‐migration to the Tokyo metropolitan area (TMA) at the national scale and large movements from the suburbs to the centres at the metropolitan scale, have widened the core–periphery disparities at each scale under national population decline. However, the COVID‐19 pandemic led to unexpected changes in these migration patterns, such as a weakened population concentration in the TMA. This study aims to examine internal migration trends from 2012, on axes of core–periphery in Japan and centre–suburbs in metropolitan areas, and the changes in the migration patterns caused by the pandemic in 2020. First, we prepared intermunicipal origin–destination tables by estimating the suppressed flows in 2012–2020 using the iterative proportional fitting technique, and then we calculated the net migration and migration efficiency indices based on seven area types: centre and suburbs of the TMA, centres and suburbs of major metropolitan areas, centres and suburbs of other metropolitan areas and nonmetropolitan areas. The results indicate that the 2020 migration efficiency in the centre of the TMA drastically dropped to the lowest level during the study period, contrasting with an upward trend in 2012–2019. The pandemic strongly affected the migration patterns from/to and within the TMA, with much net gain in the suburbs from the centre, but the impact of migration efficiencies among the other areas was minimal. These findings can help in providing direction for the postpandemic policy challenge of spatial planning in Japan, for example, the weakened but still widening disparities between the TMA and the other regions and the renewed threat of urban sprawl caused by the increased migration from the centre to the suburbs within the TMA.

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Trends in internal migration in Japan, 2012–2020: The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Kotsubo

Nakaya

2022

Population Space and Place

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The appeal of cities may not wane due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote working

Sharifi,

Lee

2024

npj Urban Sustain

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Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, speculations on the decline of major cities have surged, with studies noting temporary population decreases across various cities worldwide. However, research scarcely addresses the pandemic’s enduring influence on perceptions of city living. Rather than exploring mid- to long-term impacts, current literature focuses mainly on comparing changes in residential preferences during and before the pandemic. To fill this gap, we conducted a randomized conjoint experiment to scrutinize altered residential preferences and attitudes toward residing in the Tokyo Metropolis due to the pandemic. Scenarios encompassed reminders of potential pandemic re-occurrence and teleworking options. Despite variations depending on the scenarios and socio-demographic characteristics of the survey participants, overall, results show that the COVID-19 pandemic and the surge in remote working did not diminish the allure of Tokyo, implying a low probability of an urban decline. These outcomes advocate for compact urban development to bolster resilience against forthcoming stressors like climate change.

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Association Between Residential Environment and Psychological Status Among Young Adults Living Alone During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tokyo, Japan

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Trends in internal migration in Japan, 2012–2020: The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Trends in internal migration in Japan, 2012–2020: The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic

The appeal of cities may not wane due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote working

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