03612nas a2200445 a 4500 20260818085424.0 070524s2006 th uu|m rtt 0| a1eng d .b1201350x AIT Thesis no.GD-06-16 Tadios, Felma Joy Israel Creating zones of comfort : the experiences of Japanese retirees on the move Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2006 53 leaves : ill. Thesis ; no. GD-06-16 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2006 The international migration of Japanese elderly into developing Asian countries signifies a relatively new migration phenomenon in Asia. The competition for this retirement migration market has challenged developing countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines, to develop sound migration policies that would entice the rich retirees. This study presents experiences and cases of 10 Japanese women retirees in Davao City, Philippines, insights shared by their husbands and complementary data gathered from potential retirees in Tokyo, Japan. Various societal forces and personal preferences influenced migration decisions. In the migration process, social networks were tapped and are created as migrant retirees negotiate their daily lives in the receiving country. Transnational flows of care and `kin work' between the sending and receiving country create social spaces that reinforce the migrants' sense of belongingness in both countries. However, these social spaces are also contested terrain of gender norms. The migrants construct comfort zones based on notions of `Japanese identity' that provide them a sense of security. These, however, are under threat. These comfort zones are fraught with contradictions that resurface troubled gender identities of the migrant retirees. These threats compel them to reinforce gender norms and re-negotiate their identities. Threats to their comfort zones and sustaining transnational ties reveal the dynamic process of the international retirement migration of Japanese in the Philippines Retirees Japan Retirement communities Japan Women Retirement Japan Resurreccion, Bernadette P., Chairperson Earth, Barbara, Examination Committee Zimmerman, Willi, Examination committee Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Programme, Scholarship donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GD-06-16 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B10321 .b1201350x mnait u 240401 0 070524 m a u 0 mnait mnait mnarc 22 40 20 Barcode : 30050120673214 CREATED : 2014-10-03 RECORD # : i12769708 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 1 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120225890 CREATED : 2016-04-29 RECORD # : i12966058 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050121019946 CREATED : 2020-11-14 RECORD # : i1331015x LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 24308 24308 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-06-16 30050120673214 2026-08-18 08:54:24 3 2026-08-18 22 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-06-16 30050120225890 2026-08-18 08:54:24 1 2026-08-18 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-06-16 30050121019946 2026-08-18 08:54:24 1 2026-08-18 20