Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Varied Lives and Experiences of the Elderly -- 1. Successful Aging through Participation in Social Activities among Senior Citizens: Becoming Photographers -- 2. The New Elder Citizen Movement in Japan -- 3. Tension, Dependency, and Sacrifice in the Relationship of an Elderly Couple -- 4. Generations Apart: Burdens, Bad Families, and Elder Suicide in Rural Japan -- 5. Aging, Gender, and Sexuality in Japanese Popular Cultural Discourse: Pornographer Sachi Hamano and Her Rebellious Film Lily Festival (Yurisai) -- Part II Understanding and Misunderstanding the Verbal Behavior of the Elderly -- 6. The Value of Talk: Critical Perspectives on Studying the Speech Practices of Elderly People in the United States with Implications for Japan -- 7. Kimochi: Capturing Elderly Japanese Dialysis Patients' Experiences -- 8. Beyond Stereotypes of Old Age: The Discourse of Elderly Japanese Women -- 9. Family Conversation as Narrative: Co-constructing the Past, Present, and Future -- 10. A Good Story Is Not Enough: Unmasking and Accommodating the Social Meanings of Aging in Japan -- Afterword Successful Aging and Communication Wellness: A Process of Transition and Continuity -- List of Contributors -- Index.