Ageing with Smartphones in Japan: Care in a visual digital age - Paperback

by Laura Haapio-Kirk (Author)

Older adults in Japan, one of the most ageing populations in the world, are starting to adopt the smartphone. Based on 16-months of ethnographic research in urban Kyoto and in rural Kōchi Prefecture, Ageing with Smartphones in Japan follows people as they navigate social and personal shifts post-retirement.

Author Biography

Laura Haapio-Kirk is a junior research fellow in anthropology at Christ Church, University of Oxford.