Abstract

The author, who has been active as a researcher on women's issues (girls' education, motherhood, etc.), is now 94 years old. She spends her days at a high-class nursing home not far from her home in Kichijoji, Musashino City.
She observes the subtleties of the human drama unfolding at the facility, both among the residents and the staff, with a keen and warm eye. This new essay approaches the issues that Japan needs to tackle in the future.

Author’s Information

Harue Fuji
Women's Studies Scholar Born in Tokyo in 1929. Graduated from the Department of History at the University of the Sacred Heart in 1950. After graduating from the Department of History at the University of the Sacred Heart in 1950, she studied under the late Professor Kosoku Nishi at Tokyo University of Education, where she received instruction in Japanese Economic History and Japanese Industrial History. In 1995, she received a doctorate in business administration from the Faculty of Economics, Rikkyo University, for "Japanese Corporate Society and Women's Labor. Since then, she has been engaged in a wide range of critical activities, focusing on issues related to women, including labor, education, family, and home. At the same time, she served as director, chairperson, and president of the "Women's Issues Conference" in Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Fujisawa City, and other cities.