2008 was the year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Brazil, and various related events were held in various parts of Japan. Some were held by Japanese people living in Japan, while others were organized by the Japanese government, local governments, universities, etc. A wide variety of …
Since October 2008, news of the current global economic and financial crisis has been appearing frequently, and newspaper articles from the fourth quarter show talk of staff reductions, termination of temporary workers, and even wage and bonus cuts and restructuring for full-time employees, with some headlines reporting early retirement for …
What is a conference representing foreigners? The 1990s was a time when a large number of newcomers from abroad came to Japan and began to settle there, notably from South America rather than from other Asian countries. With the revision of the Immigration Control Act, Japanese descendants appeared on the …
The Overseas Japanese Conference also focuses on Japanese people in Japan The 49th Convention of Japanese Overseas was also successfully concluded, with 132 people from overseas and about 300 people in total participating, including those from within Japan. As in previous years, a ceremony and a general meeting were held …
Latin American Foods and Japan's Trade In Japan, you can get ingredients from almost all over the world. There are specialty stores that sell them, and now the Internet allows anyone to order them from overseas. Japan's prosperity is primarily due to trade, and it imports energy resources such as …
Immigrants always need something to be proud of The United States and South American countries built their nations by accepting many European immigrants from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The world situation at the time, the stagnation of European countries, and the massive labor shortage in …
Immigrants coming in even without an immigration policy? In the previous issue's column (June 2008 issue, " For whom and what is immigration policy for?" ), I argued that it is necessary to improve laws and systems regarding immigration policies, and that in addition to discussing immigration, Japan's distorted labor …
Japan's immigration policy debate and foreign workers For the past five or six years, the declining birthrate and aging population has been deemed a serious socio-economic problem by both the public and private sectors. As a solution to this problem, a number of organizations and organisations have been proposing the …
Background of the education issues facing foreign children in Japan It has been almost 20 years since Latin American Japanese people began coming to Japan as migrant workers. Of the 2.1 million foreign residents in Japan, 380,000 are immigrants. Many bring their families from their home countries or build families …
The foreign population in Japan is over 2 million, with South American workers and their households numbering nearly 400,000. There is little doubt that the "dekasegi" of the early 1990s have now become "immigrants." Although nearly half still say they will "go back to their home country someday," contrary to …
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