New Immigration Policy and Unskilled Foreign Workers in Japan

Yamanaka, Keiko

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“…(see Sellek, 1997). and values (Yamanaka, 1993;Gunde, 2004). Therefore, in the early stage, Nikkei Brazilians were encouraged to come to Japan, factors being not only the high-paying jobs, 7 the legal status, and long-term work opportunities, 8 but also strong cultural connections to Japan.…”

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“…Now that they were in Japan, they began to realize that they were different from "real Japanese" and started to become aware that they are more similar to Brazilians (Tsuda, 2003). 7 Due to the wage difference between Brazil and Japan, the Nikkei Brazilians, even as unskilled factory laborers, are able to earn 5-10 times their middle-class Brazilian salaries in Japan (see Yamanaka, 1993;Tsuda, 2003). 8 This immigration reform law allowed second and third generation of nikkei a renewable stay of up to 3 years with unlimited access to labor markets.…”

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Elements and degrees of SI: A case study of Nikkei Brazilian immigrants in Japan

Maeda

2006

Educ Res Policy Prac

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This article provides an overview of the recent immigrant phenomenon in Japan and explains the complexity of the social integration (SI) of Nikkei Brazilians. Through the research, factors that explain the degree of social integration (SI) of Nikkei Brazilians are identified. Basic data include triangulated results from a survey of 80 people and interviews with 8 individuals. This mixed method case study presents a formula for assessing the degree of SI (SI score), empirically tests and questions several key hypotheses derived from previous literature, and explores the possibility of developing a new non-conventional theory to explain this phenomenon.

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Elements and degrees of SI: A case study of Nikkei Brazilian immigrants in Japan

Maeda

2006

Educ Res Policy Prac

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“…Some of those who discuss the later entry of foreign workers into Japan do not treat the earlier period at all (see e.g. Nagayama 1992, Shimada 1994, Sassen 1993, Foote 1993, Okunishi 1996 Yamanaka 1993Yamanaka , 1994. Others have addressed both the recent influx and the fact that the numbers remain small relative to many other countries (Mori 1997, Mahmood 1996, Oka 1994, Shimada 1994.…”

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Japan and Labor Migration: Theoretical and Methodological Implications of Negative Cases

Bartram¹

2000

International Migration Review

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Migration scholars have frequently emphasized the tremendous increase in international migration in recent years. But several advanced industrial countries -Japan in particular -have relatively small numbers of foreign workers. Most of the literature on labor migration relates only to "positive" cases, i.e., countries that have actually experienced significant inflows of foreign workers. This paper proposes considering Japan as a "negative case" of labor migration in the post-World War II period. There has been much recent interest in the growing numbers of foreign workers in Japan, but what is most interesting about Japan is the fact that the numbers are relatively small (as a percentage of the labor force) and that they began to increase so late, in comparison to other countries. The main goal of the paper is to advocate consideration of negative cases in migration research; a proper theory of labor migration would distinguish between positive and negative cases.

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“…This has open side doors in its immigration policy to foreign students [22]. Students who are enrolled in Japanese language schools are the part of unskilled workers [23]. They are indispensable fills for vacancies at late night or early morning shifts at convenience stores which are in business 24 hours a day, at newspaper delivery companies and supermarkets [24].…”

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Awareness and Attitude towards Working in Japan-A Survey on Foreign Students in Japan

Wang¹,

Zhang²

2017

IJCH

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Abstract-The population in Japan has been decreasing rapidly in the recent years. According to the official data, the ratio of people aged over 65 will increase from 26.7% to 38.4% in 2060, and the population of Japan will decrease from 1.2711 million to 8808 million by 2065. Therefore, the shortage in labor force will become a much more serious problem. Japanese government has made efforts to solve this problem through positive policy-making in acceptance of migrants. The number of foreigners reached the maximum level in history in 2016, and the number of foreign students is also increasing. International students are a part of potential labor force. The article discusses the issue of foreign work employment through a questionnaire conducted with 183 international students. The analysis result shows that employment awareness with more tolerance is the key to the solution of some of the hidden problems related to this issue.Index Terms-Employment policy, foreign students, labor shortage, Japan.

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New Immigration Policy and Unskilled Foreign Workers in Japan

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Elements and degrees of SI: A case study of Nikkei Brazilian immigrants in Japan

Elements and degrees of SI: A case study of Nikkei Brazilian immigrants in Japan

Japan and Labor Migration: Theoretical and Methodological Implications of Negative Cases

Awareness and Attitude towards Working in Japan-A Survey on Foreign Students in Japan

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