WFOT special issue: English

To celebrate the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress in Bangkok, the Journal of Occupational Science is proud to make two collections of recent articles free for all delegates to access. This English language collection features authors from the Asia-Pacific region, addressing topics as varied as the meaning of cooking, the daily lives of caregivers, traditional occupations in Japan and India, and issues of occupational justice.

Exploring the daily lives of family caregivers of persons with terminal cancer: A qualitative study from an occupational perspective
Norikazu Iwamoto & Tomoko Kondo

(Im)possibilities: The occupation of storytelling injustice
Hiba Zafran

Meaning of small grains cultivation as a traditional occupation in Japan
Saori Ogura, Susan J. Forwell, Catherine Backman, Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, Janette Bulkan, Katsuo Odakawa, Toru Sakawa & Masaru Shiiba

On awareness, dialogue, and hope: Interrogating language to envision conciliatory occupations
Lilian Magalhães

Retirees from Europe migrating to Thailand: A study of two co-occurring occupational transitions
Michael Haan, Hans Jonsson & Mandana Fallahpour

Shedding light on hidden Filipino occupations as portrayed by mass media and scholarly resources: A critical interpretive synthesis
Michael P. Sy, Ricardo Carrasco, Terry Peralta-Catipon, Daryl Patrick Yao, Veronica Dee & Peñafrancia E. Ching

Scoping review of Asian viewpoints on everyday doing: A critical turn for critical perspectives
Ben D. Lee

The meaning of cooking: A scoping review
Naoki Seida, Riho Hirose, Azharul Islam & Peter Bontje

The politics of occupation: An imperative, radical, and speculative dialogue on occupational justice through the lens of Nawal El Saadawi
Yousef R. Babish

Understanding the person-occupation enmeshment through exploring the erosion of tribal occupations in India
Raviraj Shetty & Shoba Nayar

Free for WFOT 2026 delegates to download until 31 March 2026.