Dr. Miyuki Inaba is a Professor at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. Dr. Inaba’s research interests include poverty, social and community development, and empowerment-oriented social work practice. She recently published a book chapter entitled “Poverty in Developed Countries: Poverty in the U.S. and Grameen America” in the book, Sociology of Globalization and an article entitled “Aging and Elder Care in Japan” in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work.