Cultural Migrants from Japan: Youth, Media, and Migration in New York and London – By Yuiko Fujita

Minamikawa, Fuminori

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“…The rejection of the hegemonic salaryman lifestyle by young Japanese started to be discussed in the 1990s, following the emergence of new 'social problems' such as freelancing youth, or furitā . Another example of youth rejecting traditional career-life course paths are migrants moving abroad to pursue more fulfilling lives (Fujita 2009;Ono 2009;Nagatomo 2015;Favell 2015;Aoyama 2015). The biographies presented in this literature include many so-called datsusara, a term used to indicate 'company refugees' quitting their salaried job to start their own business.…”

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Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan

Lollini

2023

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feedback, encouragement, and continuous support allowed me to embark on this journey and complete my thesis. I would like to thank all the participants to this study, who shared with me their stories and insights. A special thanks goes to Funada san and the folks at JA Ueda Farm. I wish you all success with your farming careers. My deepest gratitude goes to Kazu san and his family, who welcomed me in their house and made bento for me every day. I would like to thank Professors Motoki Akitsu and Yoichiro Aikawa for helping me with fieldwork in Japan. I would also like to thank the ESRC, the Sasakawa foundation, and the Japan Foundation Endowment Committee for supporting this study and allowing me to complete my DPhil. Last but not least, I would like to thank my mother and Haruka for their love and support.Chapter 4. Accessing land and housing: property, abandonment, and Japan's land crisis Chapter 5. Acquiring farming know-how: quality, labour, and enskilment Chapter 6. Accessing capital: subsidies for small and big farms Chapter 7. Accessing markets: marketing, food distribution, and price formation Conclusions Bibliography liveable (sumi-yasui) town in the prefecture by Toyo Keizai in 2015. Among its strengths, as emphasised by the city website, Tōmi features sunny weather, low snowfall in the winter, easy access to Tokyo (90 minutes by train), and availability of childcare facilities. 15 As discussed in Chapter 2, these are all features greatly appreciated by urban-rural migrants. The local I-turn promotion office is well organised and active. 16 A new entry farmer from Osaka told me that she decided to come to Tōmi because, unlike other municipalities she had visited, employees at the city hall were very helpful and motivated. Tōmi also features various tourist attractions. From the train station, visitors can easily reach Unno Juku, a post station established in 1625 on the old Hokkoku Kaido. The street counts 203 well-preserved historical buildings conserving their unique Edo period atmosphere. On top of the mountain, Yunomaru heights allows convenient half-day hikes. From mid-June to early July 600,000 blooming stocks of Japanese azalea offer a unique sight. The city also counts several hot springs, sports facilities, and a small ski ground. It also hosts many festivals throughout the year, including outdoor kabuki performances and a wine festival.Tōmi-shi.Tōmi is a small mountain municipality that saw a moderate, yet steady urban development even after the 2000s. Major streets are crowded with gas stations, restaurant chains, home centers, 15 Five kindergarten, five elementary schools, two junior high schools, one high school. 16 'I-Turn' is an expression indicating urban-to-rural migration (details in Chapter 2). 20 convenience stores, supermarkets, and pachinko. Electricity pylons rise between them, with cables and electric wires hanging along the streets. Between major broadways and the constant flow of cars and trucks, there is a web of streets and narrow alleys, often only drivable by one car at o...

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“…Conventionally, many foreign students join study‐abroad programs in predominantly English‐speaking countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada to prepare themselves for undergraduate or graduate studies. However, the situation continues to change due to factors including continued increases in tuition fees, high costs of living, and, more recently, geopolitical tensions between home and host countries compounded by experiences of racialization and cultural and linguistic challenges (Fujita, 2009; Kobayashi, 2011). Many of these study‐abroad students come from what Kachru (1992) calls “expanding circle” English‐speaking countries where English does not have a colonial history (e.g., Japan, Indonesia, China).…”

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(Il)Legitimating Filipino Teachers' English on Webpages for Japanese Learners of English

Morikawa

Parba

2022

TESOL Quarterly

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Recent studies indicate that many foreign students now choose to go to the Philippines for university and language education. In this paper, we examine how Filipino Teachers' English (FTE) is represented on English language schools' webpages to market the Philippines as an alternative destination for acquiring “good” English among Japanese nationals. By examining a combination of online texts, photos, and videos through the lens of multimodal discourse analysis, we found that FTE is often presented as affordable and native‐like or somewhat akin to American English. While on the surface the shift of focus to the Philippines as a place for English education may appear to dismantle Japanese learners' strong preference for native speakers of English, the schools reinforce the hierarchization of English by invoking American English and/or native‐speakerist ideals. In short, FTE is promoted as a desirable option because it can pass as native‐like and is affordable. Unlike the less prestigious varieties of English spoken by the majority of Filipinos, which are implicitly stigmatized as impure and therefore inferior and undesirable, FTE is constructed as high quality at low cost. Through this representation, English language schools in the Philippines participate in the complex process of legitimating and illegitimating Philippine English, while at the same time reinforcing the hierarchization of English and the ideology of native speakerness.

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Cultural Migrants from Japan: Youth, Media, and Migration in New York and London – By Yuiko Fujita

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Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan

Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan

(Il)Legitimating Filipino Teachers' English on Webpages for Japanese Learners of English

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