Foreign immigration to combat declining birthrates: Is its effect in Japan limited? It is said that the problem of low birth rates and aging populations will become more serious in many developed countries, including Japan, and this trend is likely to be unavoidable even in Latin American countries, where the …
So far, I have written about the educational progression status of Japanese descendants and international students in Japan, the skills they are seeking in the labor market, and the hiring situation.1 Foreigners and children of people with foreign roots and their parents are interested in what the labor market in …
This was my first visit to Cuba, a Caribbean country. After participating in the Pan-American Japanese Convention in the Dominican Republic, I arrived in the capital, Havana, via Mexico. There are several direct flights a week from Santo Domingo, but they are quite expensive, so I took a little detour. …
In August 2015, I visited the Dominican Republic for the first time for five days. I went to participate in the 18th Pan American Convention of Japanese descendants (COPANI) held in the capital, Santo Domingo, and as a result, I was able to deepen my interactions with Japanese descendants in …
Over the past decade or so, Latin America's high economic growth rates have been the focus of attention, and many Japanese workers living in Japan have returned home in anticipation of this situation. However, the economic downturn has worsened over the past two years, and the situation in Brazil, a …
At the end of February this year, I visited the University of Zaragoza in Spain to participate in an academic conference. The university has a "Japanese Studies Group" that focuses on law, literature, and other subjects, and is enthusiastically researching Japan. Many students have mastered the Japanese language, and there …
In October 2014, I finally made the long-awaited trip to Los Angeles and had the chance to visit the Japanese American National Museum, which I have been a frequent visitor to for some time. This museum not only houses materials and exhibits related to Japanese Americans, but is also the …
As of 2014, the number of international students coming to Japan has increased by 80% compared to 10 years ago. At the time, students from Asian countries still accounted for over 90% of the total, but the number of students from China has increased dramatically during this period1. According to …
Nikkeijin basically refers to Japanese people who emigrated overseas before and after the war and their descendants1 . In recent years, the scope of Nikkeijin has expanded, with children who were born and raised in Europe, America, and Asian countries, regardless of whether they identify as Nikkeijin themselves. In South …
When you see a title like this, you might get the impression that the human rights of foreigners are being significantly violated in Japan, but as a country governed by the rule of law, Japan defines the rights and obligations of its citizens and foreigners, and with the exception of …
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