Misae SasanoLecturer
■Researcher basic information
Organization
Research Areas
Research Keyword
Degree
Educational Background
Career
- Mar. 2026 - Present, Peking University, Institute of Social Science Survey, Visiting Researcher
- Sep. 2024 - Present, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, the Population Policy Center, Visiting Assistant Professor
- Jul. 2024 - Present, MEXT Strategic Professional Development Program for Young Researchers, TRiSTAR 4th Cohort Fellow
- Oct. 2022 - Present, Ibaraki University, The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences, Tenured Senior Lecturer
- Sep. 2025 - Feb. 2026, National University of Singapore, Center for Family and Population Research, Visiting Researcher
- Sep. 2024 - Oct. 2024, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, France, Visiting Researcher
- Aug. 2024 - Sep. 2024, University of Tübingen, Germany, Visiting Researcher
- Jul. 2023 - Jun. 2024, MEXT Strategic Professional Development Program for Young Researchers, TRiSTAR 3rd Cohort Pre-Fellow
- Sep. 2022 - Aug. 2023, Seoul National University, Institute of Asian Studies, Visiting Researcher
- Sep. 2021 - Aug. 2022, Seoul National University, Institute of Asian Studies,, Visiting Scholar
- Mar. 2012 - Aug. 2022, Seoul National University, Asia Research Institute, Teaching Assistant, Korea Foundation Global e-School
- Sep. 2012 - Aug. 2021, Seoul National University, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Teaching Assistant
- Mar. 2014 - Mar. 2019, Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Health / Asia Center, Research Assistant
Member History
- Apr. 2026 - Present, Committee Member, Japan-Korea Low Fertility Policy Research Committee, Conference on Choosing the Future, Japan Productivity Center
- Sep. 2021 - Present, External Committee Member, “Development of Gender Studies from an International Perspective” Project, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS)
Message from Researchers
(Message from Researchers)
My research specializes in family sociology, demography, and gender studies, with a particular focus on fertility decline, family change, and transformations in gender relations in East Asia under compressed modernity from a comparative perspective. In recent years, my work has examined the transition to adulthood, attitudes toward marriage and childbearing, educational competition, and the difficulties of family formation among younger generations in Japan, South Korea, China, and Singapore. Through comparative sociological approaches, I explore the structural and cultural factors underlying ultra-low fertility in East Asian global cities. Since 2025, I have been conducting international collaborative research through visiting research appointments at the National University of Singapore and Peking University.
■Research activity information
Award
- Dec. 2024, The 9th Hakbong Prize, Encouragement Award in the Publicly Solicited Paper Category, Seoul National University School of Law
Misae SASANO - Jul. 2024, Selected as a TRiSTAR 4th Cohort Fellow under the Strategic Professional Development Program for Young Researchers, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Misae SASANO - Sep. 2022, Selected as a JSPS Research Fellow (PD), FY2023; declined due to appointment to a full-time faculty position at Ibaraki University., Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Misae SASANO - Feb. 2011, Distinguished Thesis Award, Highest Honor Award, Seoul National University, Graduate School of International Studies.
Misae SASANO
Paper
- Shifts in Family Values and Changes in Gender Relations in East Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
Sasano, Misae; Iioka, Yukiko; Ito; Mone, Kikuchi; Karen, Suwa; Kotomi; Serizawa, Shiori; Haraguchi, Tomoko; Furusawa, Karin, Lead
Bulletin of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Ibaraki University, Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Feb. 2025 - The Ultra-Low Fertility and the Gender Revolution in Korea: A Comparative Study of Women's Life Course Innovations in Korea and Japan
Misae SASANO
Seoul National University Law School, 9th Hakbong Prize, Encouragement Award in the Publicly Solicited Paper Category, 05 Dec. 2024, [Reviewed] - Diversity in Transitions to Adulthood: Role Structures and Gender Role Attitudes among Youth Across Seven Countries
Misae Sasano(First author; Sang-Jic Lee(Corresponding author, Lead
Journal of Asian Sociology（DOI 10.21588/dns.2024.53.4.004）, Dec. 2024, [Reviewed] - The strategies of local governments in Japan for population and their effectiveness: A case study of Tsukuba city and Tsukubamirai city
Misae SASANO; Sayuki UCHINO; Mina OKAMOTO; Shiori KAMINAGA; Yui KIMURA; Tamae SHIZUTA; Mahiro TORIUMI; Ayumi NAKAYAMA; Yuuna YASAKU, Lead
茨城大学人文社会科学部紀要『人文社会科学論集』, Feb. 2024 - Future-oriented Population Education Policy Research for Strengthening Population Capacity in Local Governments
조영태(チョウ・ヨンテ); 사사노미사에(笹野美佐恵); 신영미(シン・ヨンミ); 이보람(リー・ボラム)
保健福祉部委託研究プロジェクト 研究報告書 No. 11-1352000-003640-01（韓国語）, Nov. 2023 - The Gender Revolution and the Declining Fertility Rate in South Korea：What is happening behind the world's lowest fertility rate?
Misae SASANO
Journal of Population Problems, Jun. 2023, [Reviewed] - Relationship between Role Structure and Cognitive Structure in Transition to Adulthood
Misae SASANO, Lee Snagjik, Lead
The Future of Youth at a Transition," Research Report, National Assembly Institute for the Future (in Korean)., Dec. 2022, [Reviewed] - Family Values in Korea and Japan: Focusing on Gender and Cohort
Misae Sasano
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Sociology, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Seoul National University, Aug. 2021, [Reviewed] - Familism and Family’s Concept in Korea: The View of ‘Social Association’ Theory.
Baek Kwang-Ryeol, Lee Sang-Jic and Sasano Misae
Korean Sociology, Nov. 2018, [Reviewed] - Generational-based Comparative Analysis of the Life Course and Discourse of Japan’s Youth in Postwar Society: Institutionalization, Standardization, Polarization of Life Course.
Sasano Misae
Institute of Japanese Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Japan Studies, Jun. 2017, [Reviewed] - Japanese Youth Discourse and the Dualization of Choice: Focusing on Demographic Change and the Lifeworld
Misae SASANO
Seoul National University, Institute of Asian Studies, Asian Studies Foundation Building Project (Korean), Dec. 2016 - The Effect of Population Change on the Political Process: A Comparative Study of Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
Shin Eui Hang, Sasano Misae, Noh Min Ha
Seoul National University, Institute of Asian Studies, Research Report on Basic Asian Studies (in Korean), Aug. 2015 - Study on the Social Ripple Effects of Changes in the Child Population
Cho Yeong Tae, Lee Bo Ram, Sasano Misae, Woo Won Gyu.
Publication Registration No. 11-1352000-001339-01 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Oct. 2014 - The Life Course of Female Graduates of Seoul National University: Their Attitude and Behavior on Career and Family
SASANO MISAE
ソウル大学校 国際大学院 国際学(韓国学) 修士論文（韓国語）, Feb. 2011, [Reviewed]
MISC
- Deadlocks in the Transition to Adulthood in Three Asian Cities: Beijing’s Young Migrants Suspended as “Domestic Foreigners”
Misae SASANO
The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies, Field Eye, No. 792, July 2026., 25 Jun. 2026 - Deadlocks in the Transition to Adulthood in Three Asian Cities: Singaporean Youth Caught in a “Perfect Blueprint”
Misae SASANO
The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies, Field Eye, No. 791, June 2026., 25 May 2026 - Deadlocks in the Transition to Adulthood in Three Asian Cities: South Korean Youth and the Endless Climb of the “Spec Tower”
Misae SASANO
The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies, Field Eye, No. 790, May 2026., 25 Apr. 2026 - Book Review: 働きたいのに働けない私たち (We Want to Work but Cannot).
Misae SASANO
MOVING, No.107, “Cutting Edge,” No.85, 01 Oct. 2025, [Invited] - Unstoppable Low Fertility: Gender Structure in Japan Behind It.
Misae SASANO
Administrative Focus, Vol.174 (“Global Insight”), 17 Jun. 2025, [Invited] - The Background Factors and Future Outlook of Japan's Low Birth Rate: A Comparative Perspective with South Korea
Misae SASANO
Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Low Fertility and Population Aging in East Asia: Japan and Korea, 02 Nov. 2024, [Invited] - Recent Policies on Declining Birth Rates in South Korea
Misae SASANO
Koken, 62(7), No.731, 08 Jul. 2024, [Invited] - Why is South Korea's Fertility Decline Accelerating? Focusing on the ’Differences’ in the Background of the Declining Fertility between Japan and South Korea (in Japanese)
笹野美佐恵
Sekai, 01 Jun. 2024, [Invited] - Fertility declines across Japan and South Korea, with some differences: South Korea's low fertility rate, caused by the process toward gender equality.(in Japanese)
笹野美佐恵
Nikkei Glocal, 15 Apr. 2024, [Invited] - The Marriage-Hunting Boom in Japan
Misae Sasano
Asian Regional Review Diverse Asia, Sep. 2022, [Invited]
Books and other publications
- Mothers’ Dreams and Daughters’ “Compressed Educational Expansion”: Value Revolution and the Acceleration of Low Fertility in South Korea
Misae SASANO
Aurion Series, No.24, Kogakusha, 11 Mar. 2026 - Anxious Japan, Dissatisfied South Korea: Exploring the Mindsets of East Asian Youth through a Seven-Country Comparative Survey
Misae SASANO; Sang-Jic Lee, Contributor
Youth and Democracy Today: Its Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces, Koyo Shobo, 01 Mar. 2025 - The Marriage-Hunting Boom in Japan, a Nation of Singles
Misae SASANO, Contributor
Marriage, Family, and Sexuality in Asia, Seoul National University Asia Center, 25 Apr. 2024
Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
- Panel Discussion, Session IV: Korea-Japan Cooperation on Addressing Demographic Challenges
Misae SASANO
The 13th Korea–Japan International Forum on Population Strategy: Korea–Japan Joint Population Strategy for Addressing Ultra-Low Fertility and Super-Aging, 15 Dec. 2025, [Invited] - Revisiting Reproductive Justice from Asia: Between Race, Population Control, and Low Fertility
Misae SASANO
The Japan Association for Feminist Economics, 14 Dec. 2025, [Invited] - What Is Different about Low Fertility in Japan and Korea? A Gender Relations Perspective
Misae SASANO
Invited Lecture, Introduction to Contemporary Korean and North Korean Studies I, Waseda University, 20 Nov. 2025, [Invited] - Youth Values and Fertility Decline in East Asian Global Cities
Misae SASANO
The 98th Annual Meeting of the Japan Sociological Society, 15 Nov. 2025 - Low Fertility and Gender Relations in East Asia: A Comparative Perspective on Japan and South Korea
Misae SASANO
CFPR Seminar Series, Centre for Family and Population Research, National University of Singapore, 13 Nov. 2025, [Invited] - Comparative Policy Responses to Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and Korea and Paths for Cooperation
Misae SASANO
International Conference Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Normalization of Japan–Korea Relations: “A Journey Toward Coexistence and Prosperity,” CS8 Society Session, 06 Nov. 2025, [Invited] - Korea’s Fertility Decline Through a Comparative Sociological Lens: Studying Low Fertility as a Mirror of Society
Misae SASANO
Roundtable “Expanding Horizons and Diverse Perspectives in Korean Peninsula Studies,” The 26th Annual Conference of the Association for Contemporary Korean Studies, 25 Oct. 2025, [Invited] - Low Fertility in Japan and South Korea: What Is Common and What Is Different?
Misae SASANO
Demography Study Group, 670th Regular Meeting, 17 May 2025, [Invited] - Low Fertility in Japan and South Korea: Differences in Background Factors and Policy Directions
Misae SASANO
Special Seminar, Department of East Asian International Studies, Yonsei University Mirae Campus / Korea Research Foundation Health Inequality and Low Fertility Research Team, 07 Mar. 2025, [Invited] - Gender Revolution and Changes in Family Structure in South Korea
Misae SASANO
Invited Lecture, Graduate Omnibus Course “Gender as Intersection,” Shirayuri University, 26 Dec. 2024, [Invited] - Is There Hope for Recovery in Japan’s Low Fertility? A Japan–South Korea Comparative Perspective on Gender Equality
Misae SASANO
The 3rd Hitachiomiya City Gender Equality Promotion Council, 09 Dec. 2024, [Invited] - Exploring the Background of Japan’s Low Fertility: An International Comparison of Gender Role Attitudes and Child Values
Misae SASANO
Open Lecture for Gwanak-gu Residents, Asia Center, Seoul National University: Another Way to Understand Ourselves: Asian Metropolitan Value Survey, 06 Dec. 2024, [Invited] - Divergent Demographics: Analyzing the Underlying Factors of Low Fertility Rates in Japan and South Korea
Misae SASANO
Invited Lecture, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, 14 Nov. 2024, [Invited] - Is South Korea’s Low Fertility Crisis Just a Distant Fire? Lessons for Japan from Changing Gender Relations
Misae SASANO
Invited Lecture, Introduction to Contemporary Korean and North Korean Studies, Waseda University, 07 Nov. 2024, [Invited] - 韓国との比較を通してみる日本の少子化の背景要因と未来の展望
第 1 回 国際少子高齢社会シンポジウム in 東アジア; Japan and Korea 「少子化の現状と未来の展望」における基調講演, 02 Nov. 2024, [Invited] - Confronting Low Birth Rates and Aging Societies in East Asia: Japan’s Experience and Regional Cooperation Opportunities
Misae SASANO
Invited Speaker (Low Fertility and Aging Societies), East Asia Cooperation Forum (EACF), hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, 31 Oct. 2024, [Invited] - What Is Happening in South Korea’s Ultra-Low Fertility Society? Gender Revolution and Changes in Family Structure
Misae SASANO
Ibaraki University Saturday Academy: Pre-Lecture for the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences “Diversity and Regional Co-Creation Education Program”, 12 Oct. 2024 - A Comparative Analysis of Low Fertility Factors in Japan and South Korea: A Sociological Perspective Toward Integration with Evolutionary Biology
Misae SASANO
Hayama Seminar, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 09 Oct. 2024, [Invited] - Contrasting Pathways: Understanding the Divergent Causes of Low Fertility Rates in Japan and South Korea
Misae SASANO
Séminaire D2iA “Rayonnement et circulations,” Université Bordeaux Montaigne, 20 Sep. 2024, [Invited] - Background and Future of Low Fertility in Japan and South Korea: Common Challenges and Possibilities for Cooperation
Misae SASANO
The 9th Japan–Korea Youth Forum in Ibaraki, 06 Jul. 2024, [Invited] - Differences between Japan and South Korea in the Background and Policy Responses to Low Fertility
Misae SASANO
2024 Spring Joint Academic Conference of the Contemporary China Society: The Crisis in East Asia and the Search for Solutions, Session 2 “Domestic and International Crises and Cooperation Measures in Japan, China, and South Korea”, 17 May 2024, [Invited] - Differences in the Background of Fertility Decline in Japan and South Korea: A Comparison of Family Values
Misae SASANO
Special Seminar, National Assembly Budget Office, Republic of Korea, 05 Dec. 2023, [Invited] - Characteristics of Family Values among Japanese Youth: A Seven-Country Comparison
Misae SASANO
2023 Fall Conference of the Population Association of Korea, 02 Dec. 2023 - Background Factors behind Low Fertility in Japan and South Korea: Value Changes Shaped by Differences in Educational Attainment, Labor Markets, and Family Policies
Misae SASANO
Saisuikai Special Seminar, 29 Nov. 2023, [Invited] - Anxious Japan, Dissatisfied South Korea: The Minds of East Asian Youth through a Seven-Country Attitude Survey
Misae SASANO; Sang-Jic LEE
The 1st Conference on the Future of Labor and Politics: A Dialogue between South Korea and Japan, 05 Sep. 2023 - Defamilialization Orientations in Familialistic Countries? A Seven-Country Comparison of Youth Family Values
Misae SASANO
The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Family Sociology, 02 Sep. 2023 - Gendered Division of Labour and Social Reproductive Crisis: A Comparative Study of South Korea and Japan
Misae SASANO
65th International Development Policy Seminar, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, 28 Apr. 2023, [Invited] - East Asia and compressed modernity
Kyung-Sup Chang; Woo Park; Misae Sasano
International Conference “Social Change in Heisei Japan as Observed from East Asia,” Beijing Center for Japanese Studies, 29 Oct. 2022, [Invited] - How Do Fertility Declines Differ in South Korea and Japan?
Misae SASANO
The 269th Invitation Seminar for Japanese Experts, Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University, 27 Sep. 2022, [Invited] - A Seven-Country Comparison of the Transition to Adulthood: Role Structures and Normative Structures
Misae SASANO; Sang-Jic LEE
The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Family Sociology, 04 Sep. 2022 - Familism in Korean discourse
Misae SASANO
Doing Family Research in Non-Western Context, International Symposium, Ritsumeikan University, 03 Jul. 2022, [Invited] - A Seven-Country Comparison of the Transition to Adulthood: The Relationship between Role Structures and Cognitive Structures
Misae Sasano; Sang-Jic Lee
2022 Spring Conference of the Korean Association of Family Relations and the Population Association of Korea, 04 Jun. 2022 - Family Values in South Korea and Japan: Cohort and Gender Differences
Misae SASANO
Korean Social History Association, 03 Jun. 2022, [Invited] - Low Fertility in Japan and South Korea: Current Trends, Background Factors, and Policy Comparisons
Misae SASANO
Special Lecture at Tohoku Fukushi University, Hosted by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Sendai, 26 May 2022, [Invited] - A Comparison of Gender Role Attitudes in Japan and South Korea: Focusing on Gender and Cohort Differences
Misae SASANO
Korean Sociological Association, 17 Dec. 2021 - A Comparison of Family Formation Values in South Korea and Japan: Focusing on Gender and Cohort Differences
Misae SASANO
2021 Fall Conference of the Population Association of Korea, 27 Nov. 2021 - Family Values in South Korea and Japan: Focusing on Gender and Cohort Differences
Misae SASANO
2021 Japan Studies Colloquium, Korea-Japan Political Economy and Sociology Association / Institute of Japanese Studies in International Perspective, Hanyang University, 18 Nov. 2021 - The Meaning of International Marriage in Korea
Misae SASANO
XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology, 14 Jul. 2014 - Why Is International Marriage Increasing in South Korea? The Meaning of International Marriage in South Korea
Misae SASANO
The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Family Sociology, 08 Sep. 2013
Courses
- Exercise in Social Research
Apr. 2023 - Present
Ibaraki University - Sociology of the Family
Apr. 2023 - Present
Ibaraki University - Introduction to Sociology
Oct. 2022 - Present
Ibaraki University - Sociology of Gender
Oct. 2022 - Present
Ibaraki University - Special Lecture on Korean Society
2024 - 2025
Seoul National University, Graduate School of International Studies - Theory of Social Development, Special Lecture
2017 - 2022
Department of Sociology, Seoul National University - Modernization and the Transformation of Korean Society
2020 - 2021
Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
Affiliated academic society
- Jul. 2025 - Present, The Japan Sociological Society
- Jun. 2024 - Present, Human Behavior and Evolution Society of Japan
- Jul. 2023 - Present, The Japanese Association for Feminist Economics
- Dec. 2021 - Present, Population Association of Japan
- Mar. 2016 - Present, The Population Association of Korea
- Mar. 2014 - Present, International Sociological Association
- Jun. 2013 - Present, Japanese Society of Family Sociology
- Mar. 2008 - Present, Korean Sociological Association
Research Themes
- 〔Major achievements〕Changing Gender Relations and Accelerated Fertility Decline: A Comparative Analysis in East Asia
Apr. 2025 - Mar. 2028 - Comprehensive Study on Declining Birth Rates in Five Asian Cities: Comparative Analysis of Values, Realities and Policies
Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2028 - Comparative Study of Family Value Changes Between East Asia and Western Countries
JSPS KAKENHI “Research Activity Start-up” (Primary) / Ibaraki University Women’s Empowerment Support (Additional Support)
Aug. 2023 - Mar. 2025 - Future-Oriented Population Strategy Project for Gimje City
Policy Research
2024 - Future-Oriented Population Education Policy Research for Strengthening Local Government Capacity in Population Issues
政策研究
Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health, Population Policy Research Center
Apr. 2023 - Dec. 2023 - Demographic Analysis of Senior Lifestyles and Food Markets in South Korea
Industry–Academia Collaborative Project Seoul National University Population Policy Research Center
Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health, Population Policy Research Center
Jan. 2023 - Dec. 2023 - The Future of Youth at a Turning Point
National Assembly Futures Institute in South Korea
Jan. 2022 - Dec. 2022 - Comparison of Family Values among Japanese and Korean Youth
日本学研究支援 2021年度支援課題
Dec. 2021 - Dec. 2022 - Prospects for Future Finance in 2040 with Demographic Changes: Future Shape of Financial Markets and KB's Opportunity Areas
Industry–Academia Collaborative Research (Commissioned Research)
Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health
Nov. 2018 - Mar. 2019 - The Effect of Population Change on Political Processes: A Comparative Study of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan
Institute of Asian Studies, Seoul National University
Dec. 2014 - Aug. 2015 - Study on the social ripple effects of changes in the child population
Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health
Mar. 2014 - Oct. 2014
Social Contribution Activities
- Advisor to Hyundai Motor Company on Market Changes Related to Future Demographic Shifts
advisor
2024 - 2025 - "Introduction to the Sociology of Gender"
lecturer
Mock Class at Chiba Prefectural Sawara Hakuyo High School, 21 Nov. 2024 - Advisor for the Questionnaire Design of the 2024 Family and Fertility Survey, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)
advisor
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA), 2024 - Policy Advisor for Gimje City’s Future-Oriented Population Strategy Project
advisor
Gimje City, 2024 - Survey Report on Marriage Attitudes and Fertility Decline in Namegata City
report_writing
NPO Kozure Style Promotion Association, Namegata City Survey Report on Marriage Attitudes, 2024 - "Feminism in Korea: The Background of the Bestseller "Born in 1982, Kim Ji-young""
lecturer
Ibaraki Prefectural Lifelong Learning Center, 20 Aug. 2023 - Ibaraki University Open Campus, a Mock Lesson "Sociology of Gender
lecturer
Ibaraki University, 22 Jul. 2023 - a mock lesson "Introduction to Sociology of Gender"
lecturer
Mito Prefectural Daisan High School, 21 Jul. 2023
Media Coverage
- South Korea’s Severe Low Fertility Continues: Dissatisfaction with Marriage Passed from Mothers to Daughters
Nikkei Inc., The Nikkei, 31 Mar. 2026, Paper - Dissatisfaction with Marriage Passed from Mothers to Daughters: South Korea’s Continuing Low Fertility Crisis
Nikkei Inc., Nikkei Online Edition, 27 Mar. 2026, Paper - South Korea’s low fertility and generational change among women
Segye Ilbo (South Korea), 04 Feb. 2026, Paper - ‘Japanese Women Are Better’: Increasing Number of Korean Men Seeking Marriage in Japan—Background of Men Unable to Adapt to Changing Female Values.
TBS, NEWS DIG, 14 Aug. 2025, Internet - Korean Men Increasingly Seek Marriage in Japan, Visiting Repeatedly Until Finding a Partner—Marriage Agencies Flooded with Applications.
TBS Television, N-STA / news23, 07 Aug. 2025, Media report - "Is Male-Only Military Service 'Unfair'? Concerns over South Korea’s Shrinking Military amid Low Fertility and Security Risks"
Kyodo News, Yahoo! News Japan, 30 Mar. 2025, Internet - "Why Is South Korea Facing Ultra-Low Fertility? Dr. Misae Sasano of Ibaraki University Discusses How Rapid Educational Advancement Has Transformed Women’s Values"
The Asahi Shimbun Company, International Page, Morning Edition, Analysis / Explanation, 29 Mar. 2025, Paper - "South Korea’s 'Ultra-Low Fertility' Society: A Threefold Speed of Change Driven by Women's Higher Education"
Asahi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun Digital, 03 Mar. 2025, Paper - “Behind South Korea’s Low Fertility: Rapid Shifts in Values, Limited Impact of Benefits”
Nikkei Inc., Nikkei Online Edition, 26 Feb. 2025, Paper - Korea National Broadcasting (KTV), "Foreigners' Report: Understanding Culture Through Discussion"
17 Jan. 2025, Media report - "Ultra-Low Fertility and Aging Societies: Potential for Japan-Korea Cooperation in Solving Common Challenges" on the front page of the New Year's issue (January 1, 2025) of the Mindan Newspaper
民団新聞 新年号寄稿, 01 Jan. 2025, Paper - Jiji Kokkoku: "Like Triple Speed: Aging South Korea"
Asahi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, 13 Nov. 2024, Paper - Aging South Korea: The Reality of 'Super-Aging' - Part 1: Elderly with Bags on the Train, What Do Passengers Do? The Changes in 'Confucian Country' South Korea
朝日新聞社, Asahi Shimbun, 16 Sep. 2024, Paper - “Japan-Korea Fertility Decline: Changes in Values and Gender” – Interview with Expert
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (The Nikkei Newspaper):, Nikkei Online Edition, 14 Jun. 2024, Paper - More Serious than Japan: South Korea’s Low Fertility Rate Background – Women’s "Explosive" Higher Education [Earth Column]
JIJI.COM, 02 May 2024, Paper - “Women's Values are Changing Rapidly = Explosive Increase in the Level of Education” – Dr. Sasano of Ibaraki University Discusses the Decline in the Birth Rate in South Korea”
Jiji Press [Seoul Jiji], 02 Mar. 2024, Paper - “Time is Running Out: South Korea's Birth Rate at a Historical Record Low of 0.72 – The President is Concerned About the Unstoppable Decline in Birthrate”
TBS TV [news23], 28 Feb. 2024, Media report - “Japan and South Korea in Conflict: Accelerating Birthrate Decline – No Sign of Stopping It. It is Necessary to Change the Mindset of the Older Generation”
Kyodo News, 30 Jul. 2023, Paper - “Korean Society Demands ‘Wife = Domestic Assistance – Highly Educated Women Give Up Childbearing”
The Korea Culture Daily, 韓国文化日報, 11 May 2023, Paper - Japan-Korea Cooperation on Measures to Cope with Declining Birthrate
The Mainichi Newspaper, 毎日新聞【オピニオ：記者の目】, 29 Mar. 2023, Paper - “Young Women ‘Compressed Higher Educated’... Society and Workplace Culture Remain Unchanged”
The JoongAng Ilbo Korea, 25 Jan. 2023, Paper - Young Caregivers in Ibaraki prefecture
Ibaraki Newspaper, 18 Dec. 2022, Paper
Academic Contribution Activities
- Director of External Relations, Korean Association for Social History
Planning etc
Mar. 2024 - Present - Executive Committee Member, Korean Association for Social History
Planning etc
Sep. 2021 - Feb. 2024 - TRiSTAR-HUMBERG FORUM for Young Researchers, International and Interdisciplinary Networking
Panel chair etc
TRiSTAR Program, 28 Nov. 2023 - The 4th IPSS-KIHASA Annual Policy Forum - Inequalities, Social Protection and Population -
Panel chair etc
Chair and Discussant for Session III, "Gender Inequality", National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 08 Jun. 2023 - The 200th Monthly Meeting of the Korean Social History Association
Others
Korean Social History Association, Discussant for Kim Ran’s presentation “A Comparative Study on Changes in Childcare Systems in Contemporary South Korea and China: Focusing on Publicness of Childcare and Familialism”, 21 Apr. 2023 - SNUAC Brown Bag Seminar Series, Fall 2021
Others
Seoul National University Asia Center, Discussant for Eunyoung Kim’s presentation “CityPop and the Birth of an Asian Urban Sensibility: Focusing on Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea”, 26 Oct. 2021 - Domestic Academic Conference of the Seoul National University Council of Asian Regional Research Institutes: “New Challenges in Asia after COVID-19”
Others
Seoul National University Council of Asian Regional Research Institutes, Discussant for Lee Eun-kyung’s presentation “Japan–Korea Cultural Exchange after COVID-19: Toward Deconstructing Networks of Empathy and Hatred”, 13 Oct. 2021 - Journal of Population Problems (Peer Review)
Peer review
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research - Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (Peer Review)
Peer review
Elsevier
