Papers - Furutani, Tomoyuki

Understanding challenges faced by VFR hosts: A study of Japanese migrant hosts in Australia

Kashiwagi S., Nagai H., Furutani T.

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management)  54   306 - 315 2023.03

ISSN  14476770

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Hosting behaviours and experiences have gradually been acknowledged as influential factors in visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel. However, the challenges facing VFR hosts while hosting VFR travellers have not been well researched, especially for VFR hosts who are migrants from different cultural and language backgrounds. This study aims to explore the challenges of hosting friends and relatives who have different cultural and language backgrounds to the destination country using the case of Japanese migrant VFR hosts in Australia. Qualitative analysis revealed 12 challenges, which were grouped into three areas, leading to some hosts being reluctant and inactive in receiving VFR travellers. These challenges were rooted in communication difficulties, including the language barriers of their VFR travellers and the social obligations of VFR hosts. This study also suggests socio-cultural differences and living environments between VFR hosts living in the migration destination and VFR travellers living in the home country, making these challenges even greater despite sharing cultural backgrounds. Further research is required to uncover the patterns and impacts of each challenge based on the host and traveller types and to support the design of measures to develop the VFR market.

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A qualitative case study of Japanese long-stay to a knot of new wave issues of multiracial Thai-Japanese in Thailand

Thanapumm Limsiritong, Tomoyuki Furutani, Karnjira Limsiritong

(Tourism and Sustainable Development Review)   2020.08

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

Expanding the concept of the VFR market: Excavating ‘hidden VFR travellers’

Sho Kashiwagi, Hayato Nagai, TomoyukiFurutani

Tourism Management Perspectives (Elsevier)  33 2020

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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Elemental Technologies of Geospatial Informatics in the Society with New Digital Technologies

FURUTANI, Tomoyuki and MINAMI, Masaki

Theory and Applications of GIS (GIS学会)  27 ( 2 ) 55 - 60 2019.12

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

Drone Society

FURUTANI, Tomoyuki and MINAMI, Masaki

IATSS Review (IATSS)  44 ( 2 ) 8 - 15 2019.10

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0386-1104

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<p>The authors define a "drone society" as a society in which problems are discovered and solved using drones and related digital technologies, and discuss the utilization of drones for realizing such a "drone society." First, examples of UAV/UAS usages in various industries are presented as well as robots and self-driving cars. Second, the authors discuss social acceptance, safe operation management, human resources development, and impacts on cities. These issues should be discussed in greater depth with citizens. Finally, necessary deregulation and feasibility studies are also pointed out. It seems desirable to conduct rule-making and social experiments by considering not only small UAV or UAS but also auto-pilot maritime drones, robotics and self-driving cars.</p>

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Future Mobilityを実現するスマートシティ

古谷知之

都市計画 (都市計画学会)  67 ( 6 ) 34 - 37 2018.11

Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work

Demographic transition and factors associated with remaining in place after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and related evacuation orders

Morita T., Nomura S., Furutani T., Leppold C., Tsubokura M., Ozaki A., Ochi S., Kami M., Kato S., Oikawa T.

PLoS ONE (PLoS ONE)  13 ( 3 ) e0194134 2018.03

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  1932-6203

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© 2018 Morita et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Introduction: Demographic changes as a result of evacuation in the acute phase of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster are not well evaluated. We estimated post-disaster demographic transitions in Minamisoma City - located 14-38 km north of the nuclear plant - in the first month of the disaster; and identified demographic factors associated with the population remaining in the affected areas. Materials and methods: We extracted data from the evacuation behavior survey administered to participants in the city between July 11, 2011 and April 30, 2013. Using mathematical models, we estimated the total population in the city after the disaster according to sex, age group, and administrative divisions of the city. To investigate factors associated with the population remaining in place after the disaster, a probit regression model was employed, taking into account sex, age, pre-disaster dwelling area, and household composition. Result

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VFR travel generated by international students: The case of Japanese students in Australia

Kashiwagi S., Nagai H., Furutani T.

Tourism (Tourism)  66 ( 1 ) 89 - 103 2018

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  13327461

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© 2018 Institute for Tourism. All rights reserved. The visiting friends and relatives (VFR) market is one of the largest and most rapidly growing global tourism markets. Although much research has been carried out on this market since the early 1990s, these studies have largely been in the Western context, with Asian VFR travellers receiving little attention. To extend our understanding of the international VFR market, this study focused on Japanese international students studying in Australia. Through a series of in-depth interviews with 26 students, their roles and experiences as VFR hosts and the behaviours of the VFR travellers who visited them were explored. The results show that the majority of the students not only played important roles in motivating their friends and relatives to visit their study destinations but also recognised these roles. A number of unique behaviours on the part of Japanese VFR travellers, such as accommodation use and information searches, were also observed. The study's findings extend our understanding of the VFR market. The study suggests that international students are important resources for tourism practitioners because they can trigger intern

A study of Japanese immigrant in Thailand; push and pull factors since 2002

Limsiritong.T, Furutani.T, Chansatitporn.P, Limsiritong.K

The journal of social science research Special Issue ( 5 ) 788 - 807 2018

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

Japanese Lifestyle Migrants as VFRT Hosts: A Preliminary Study

Sho Kashiwagi, Hayato Nagai, Tomoyuki Furutani

5th Annual Conference of Travel and Tourism Research Association    127 - 130 2017.12

Research paper (international conference proceedings), Joint Work, Accepted

Revisiting the Concept of VFR Travelers: The Case of Japanese Travelers

2016 Travel and Tourism Research Association Asia-Pacific Chapter Conference    95 - 99 2016.12

Research paper (international conference proceedings), Joint Work, Accepted

環境分野で広がるドローン利用の可能性 (特集 環境分野で広がるドローンの活用)

FURUTANI TOMOYUKI

生活と環境 61 ( 12 ) 11 - 17 2016.12

Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work

Estimated association between dwelling soil contamination and internal radiation contamination levels after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan

Masaharu Tsubokura, Shuhei Nomura, Kikugoro Sakaihara, Shigeaki Kato, Claire Leppold, Tomoyuki Furutani, Tomohiro Morita, Tomoyoshi Oikawa, Yukio Kanazawa

BMJ OPEN 6 ( 6 ) e010970 2016.06

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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Exploring Japanese English Language Students' Travel Patterns in Australia

Kashiwagi, S., Nagai, H. and Furutani, T.

Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education 26th Annual Conference    941 - 948 2016.02

Research paper (international conference proceedings), Joint Work, Accepted

Dependence of radiation dose on the behavioral patterns among school children: a retrospective analysis 18 to 20 months following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan

NOMURA Shuhei, TSUBOKURA Masaharu, FURUTANI Tomoyuki, KANAZAWA Yukio, OIKAWA Tomoyoshi, TSUBOKURA Masaharu, HAYANO Ryugo S., KAMI Masahiro ,

Journal of Radiation Research 57 ( 1 ) 1 - 8 2016.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

Impacts of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident on emergency medical service times in Soma District, Japan: a retrospective observational study

Morita, Tomohiro ; Tsubokura, Masaharu ; Furutani, Tomoyuki; Nomura, Shuhei ; Ochi, Sae ; Leppold, Claire ; Takahara, Kazuhiro ; himada, Yuki ; Fujioka, Sho ; Kami, Masahiro

BMJ OPEN 6 ( 9 ) e013205 2016

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

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An attempt to develop an environmental information system of ecological infrastructure for evaluating functions of ecosystem-based solutions for disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR)

T. Doko, W. Chen, K. Sasaki, T. Furutani

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences,  XLI ( B8 ) 43 - 49 2016

Research paper (international conference proceedings), Joint Work, Accepted

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Emergency medical service delay following Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster

MORITA Tomohiro, TSUBOKURA Masaharu, FURUTANI Tomoyuki, OCHI Sae, KATO Shigeaki, TSUBOKURA Seiji, KAMI Masahiro, TSUBOKURA Seiji, SHIMADA Yuki, FUJIOKA Masaru, OIKAWA Tomoyoshi, NOMURA Shuhei, TAKAHARA Kazuhiro

日本救急医学会雑誌 26 ( 8 ) 353 2015.08

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

The Thyroid Status of Children and Adolescents in Fukushima Prefecture Examined during 20-30 Months after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster: A Cross-Sectional, Observational Study (vol 9, e113804, 2014)

Hajime Watanobe, Tomoyuki Furutani, Masahiko Nihei, Yu Sakuma, Rie Yanai, Miyuki Takahashi, Hideo Sato, Fumihiko Sagawa

PLOS ONE 10 ( 7 ) e0133345 2015.07

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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Exploring Japanese Postgraduate Students' Study Destination Choice: The Case of Australia

Asia Pacific Tourism Association 21st Annual Conference    109 - 112 2015.05

Research paper (international conference proceedings), Accepted