There may be no other country that uses the term "global human resources" as much as Japan. When I came to Japan 23 years ago, perhaps due to the influence of the bubble economy, the term "international human resources" was used instead, but now many educational institutions and corporate organizations …
Looking at the national character and national traits of the Philippines, there are some similarities to South American countries. Peruvians and Argentinians living in Japan say they feel a sense of affinity with them. Latinos and Filipinos sometimes meet at work in factories or bento boxes, but they can also …
In the Americas, nation-building was undertaken by accepting tens of millions of immigrants from the 19th century to the early 20th century. However, the Latin American economy slumped in the 1960s and 1970s, and the resulting inflation, terrorist activities, and the emergence of military regimes forced many people to relocate …
Following the revision of immigration laws in 1990, many Japanese people from South American countries came to Japan for temporary work (in fact, they had been coming since the mid-1980s, and while the first generation Japanese were naturally not recorded as foreigners, the second generation came to Japan as family …
"Soft power" is a concept proposed by Professor Joseph Nye of Harvard University in the United States in 2004.1 It is the power of a nation to win the understanding, sympathy and support of others through its culture, values and foreign policies, rather than relying solely on hard power such …
Paraguay is located in the central part of South America, and the T-shirts sold at Asuncion International Airport say "CORAZON DE AMERICA (Heart of America)". It is a landlocked country, caught between the big powers of Brazil and Argentina, and has survived after overcoming various challenges since independence. Until about …
At the end of September 2012, I was invited by the Council of Europe to attend a conference on the Intercultural Cities Programme held in San Sebastián, Spain (in the Basque Country in the northeast) .1 From Japan, local government officials and Professor Keizo Yamawaki of Meiji University's Department of …
Part 1>> At the end of 2010, the Zenrosai Kyokai published a research report entitled "How can Japanese-Brazilian Workers Escaping Non-Regular Employment? A Study on the Conditions and Consequences," which provides a fairly detailed analysis of Japanese-Brazilian dekasegi workers in Argentina.1 This survey involved interviewing over 300 people both in …
In Japan, when people think of Japanese South American dekasegi workers, they usually think of Japanese from Brazil and Peru, but at the same time and under similar circumstances, people from Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia and other countries also came to Japan.[inline:Photo1 LomaVerde.jpg]As for Argentina, around 1983, when the military …
This year again, the Association of Japanese Abroad, a public interest incorporated foundation, held the Lifestyle Counselor Seminar for Japanese People of Japanese descent in Japan in February1 , and employees and staff working in consultation services for foreigners at government agencies, NPOs and other organizations from across the country …
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