"Based on research over a six-year period into three age groups of women, this important new study offers an in-depth analysis for the first time of the experiences of expatriate Japanese wives living temporarily in the United Kingdom. It focuses on the roles of the 'housewife' in the context of the changing status of women in contemporary Japan. Its findings will undoubtedly provide a valuable benchmark regarding Japanese expatriate communities worldwide. The book highlights ways in which housewife roles - and, significantly, women's attitudes towards them - are changing not only while living in the UK, but also in Japan." "The Japanese Housewife Overseas will provide a welcome resource for students and academics in Japanese Studies, including Anthropology, Sociology, Gender, Migration and Globalization and Business Studies, as well as being of interest to a more general readership."--BOOK JACKET.