Development of Commercial Accumulation Statistics Throughout Japan and Utilization Environment of Them

Akiyama, Yuki; Sengoku, Hiroaki; Shibasaki, Ryosuke

doi:10.5638/thagis.21.97

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“…Gender is also a dummy variable that takes 1 for male and 0 otherwise. Commercial district is a variable that takes 1 if the respondent’s residence is within a commercial district ( Akiyama et al, 2013 ) and 0 otherwise.…”

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Relationship between Internet use and out-of-home activities during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan

Yabe

Hanibuchi

Adachi

et al. 2021

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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Following the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Japanese government announced the declaration of a state of emergency in April 2020, which aimed to decrease contact between people and requested that residents refrain from outings. Even in the absence of penalties, outings decreased under the declaration. We are interested in how outings declined and studied the substitution relationship between Internet use and outings. A web-based survey was conducted to collect data on Internet use and outings in a retrospective manner. The period covered by our data is from mid-February to mid-May 2020. Multilevel analysis and binomial logistic regression analysis were performed to examine the relationship between Internet use and outings. The results clearly show that Internet use replaced outings. In particular, Internet use for socializing, exercise, and leisure/entertainment had a strong substitution relationship with outings. Internet use for socializing and leisure/entertainment was also associated with refraining from visiting restaurants. In contrast, there was a weak substitution relationship between Internet use for daily shopping and outings. Although telework tends to be an accepted focus of Internet use under the COVID-19 outbreak, it should not be overlooked that other uses of the Internet, such as for leisure/entertainment, also supported the decline in outings.

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Relationship between Internet use and out-of-home activities during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan

Yabe

Hanibuchi

Adachi

et al. 2021

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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“…Data on street density and POS were obtained from the 2010 National Land Numerical Information. For commercial destinations, polygon retail area data for 2011 released by Zenrin Co. Ltd. were used [25].…”

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Associations of Neighborhood Environmental Attributes with Walking in Japan: Moderating Effects of Area-Level Socioeconomic Status

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Several studies have examined how the associations of built environment attributes with walking behaviors may be moderated by socioeconomic status (SES). Such understanding is important to address socioeconomic inequalities in health through urban design initiatives. However, to date, there is no study examining the moderation effects of SES in the relationships of environmental attributes and walking in non-Western countries. The current study aims to examine associations of environmental attributes with walking behaviors among Japanese adults, and to test whether these associations were moderated by area-level SES. Data on walking were collected from Japanese adults using a nationwide Internet survey (N = 4605). Built environment measures including population density, street density, distance to the nearest public open space, and distance to the nearest commercial destination were calculated using geographic information systems software. An index of neighborhood deprivation was used as an area-level indicator of SES. Logistic regression models adjusted for clustering and sociodemographic variables were used. It was found that more residents in high SES areas walked for commuting, for errands, and for exercise compared with those who lived in low SES areas. When the whole sample was examined, all environmental attributes were associated with walking behaviors (except for street density not being associated with walking for exercise). Associations of environmental attributes with walking behaviors were moderated by area-level SES only in walking for exercise. Walking for exercise was associated with higher population density, higher street density (marginally significant), and shorter distance to the nearest commercial destination only in high SES areas. Our findings showed that the associations of these environmental attributes and walking behaviors were largely consistent across different SES levels. Therefore, urban design interventions focusing on low SES areas may help to reduce socioeconomic disparities in walking.

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“…We used retail area data for 2011, as originally developed by Akiyama et al . [ 29 ] (released by Zenrin Co. Ltd., Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan). Clusters of retail stores were based on the point data from the Yellow Pages, with retail areas defined as polygons.…”

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Perceived and Objective Measures of Neighborhood Walkability and Physical Activity among Adults in Japan: A Multilevel Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample

Hanibuchi

Nakaya

Yonejima

et al. 2015

IJERPH

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Although associations between a person’s neighborhood and their health have been studied internationally, most studies have been limited to a few cities or towns. Therefore, we used a nationally representative sample to explore whether perceived and objective neighborhood walkability was associated with the physical activity of residents. Data were analyzed from the Japanese General Social Surveys of 2010 (n = 2395; 1114 men and 1281 women). Perceived walkability was scored using factor analysis for the respondents’ perceptions of neighborhood conditions, while objective walkability was measured using the geographic information system approach. Finally, multilevel logistic regression analysis was performed to examine whether neighborhood walkability was associated with the frequency of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among respondents. We found that perceived walkability was positively associated with the frequency of LTPA (odds ratio of the highest quartile was 1.53 (1.14–2.05) compared with the lowest quartile); however, objective walkability showed no association. When stratified by gender, an association between perceived walkability and LTPA was observed among women, but only a marginally significant association was present between objective walkability and LTPA among men. We conclude that the association between neighborhood walkability and LTPA can be partially generalized across Japan.

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Development of Commercial Accumulation Statistics Throughout Japan and Utilization Environment of Them

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Relationship between Internet use and out-of-home activities during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan

Relationship between Internet use and out-of-home activities during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan

Associations of Neighborhood Environmental Attributes with Walking in Japan: Moderating Effects of Area-Level Socioeconomic Status

Perceived and Objective Measures of Neighborhood Walkability and Physical Activity among Adults in Japan: A Multilevel Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample

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