What has caused "an insufficient number of registered foster carers"-Why does "a dearth of foster carers"
Journal of Welfare Sociology 15 93-113 May 2018 [Refereed]
Why has family-based foster care not become more common in Japan?A lack of registered fostered carers and of children who are able to be fostered.
Japanese Journal of Social Welfare 56(4) 1-13 Feb 2016 [Refereed]
Long-Term Dynamics and Prospects of Foster Care
Mar 2014
What has caused an increase of the placement in foster care after 2000: direct and indirect effect of child abuse increase
Japanese Journal of Social Welfare 53(2) 45-56 Aug 2012 [Refereed]
The longitudinal dynamics of the relationship between the foster care placement and the residential care: Time-series analyses of the macro data 1953-2008 Japan
Japanese Journal of Social Welfare 52(2) 43-53 Aug 2011 [Refereed]