Foreign Workers in Japan

Vogt, Gabriele

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“…After the end of World War II, the first significant numbers of immigrants arrived in the late 1970s (Oishi, 2012a;Vogt, 2015). These immigrants fall under four categories.…”

Section: Recent History Of Immigration In Japanmentioning

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The Emphasis on Ethnic Homogeneity and Japanese and Danish Immigration Policy

Morita¹

2019

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This essay compares the Japanese emphasis on ethnic homogeneity in immigration policy with its counterpart inDenmark. Japan’s lack of integration policy stands out against the backdrop of Denmark’s elaborate civic integrationpolicy. A key reason for this contrast is the criterion that Japan is for the Japanese, and one has to be ethnically andculturally Japanese to be Japanese. Nihonjinron, a discourse on Japanese cultural uniqueness, has providedammunition for this. Denmark, on the other hand, is in principle open to those who adopt Danish values. Japan needsa strong integration policy as the number of immigrants increase. Until now, its emphasis on ethnic homogeneity hasled Japan to see immigrants as outsiders and to exclude them. Denmark, on the other hand, is willing to includeimmigrants on equal terms, on the condition that they adopt Danish values.

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“…After the end of World War II, the first significant numbers of immigrants arrived in the late 1970s (Oishi, 2012a;Vogt, 2015). These immigrants fall under four categories.…”

Section: Recent History Of Immigration In Japanmentioning

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“…This shows us the reach of Nihonjinron and how pervasive it is. In relation to this discourse, Vogt (2015) remarked that foreign residents are not well integrated into Japanese society, and it is because of this discourse that their full integration is unlikely.…”

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The Emphasis on Ethnic Homogeneity and Japanese and Danish Immigration Policy

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2019

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“…Researchers such as Vogt (2015) have argued that the real reason was the need for low-wage, unskilled workers in manufacturing, particularly the automobile and electronic industries. This manoeuvre has allowed the government to secure a large number of unskilled workers without contradicting the principle of prohibiting foreign unskilled labour.…”

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The Potential of Bicultural Nikkeijin

Morita¹

2017

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The Nikkeijin in Japan mostly work in unskilled positions in manufacturing, and due to unfavourable terms of employment, they have little chance of upward socio-economic mobility. Although many of their children do not perform well in Japanese schools and they drop out, some Nikkei children do continue their education and attend university in Japan. This paper focuses on the small minority who further their education but have received little attention in the literature. From interviews conducted with young Nikkeijin who are at university or have graduated from university, the author found that they are bicultural and bilingual (or trilingual, in Portuguese, Japanese and English). These talented young people have the potential to contribute to Japan in unique ways because of their language and cultural skills. The author argues that providing more support for the Nikkeijin's education will not only improve their socio-economic mobility, but also help to alleviate the deficiency of skilled workers caused by the rapid aging and decline of the Japanese population.

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“…Those who were brought up and socialized in Japan opt for naturalization in increasing numbers. (Vogt, 2015)…”

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Some Manifestations of Japanese Exclusionism

Morita

2015

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The Japanese subscribe to ethnic nationalism, which is an ideology with the aim to develop an ethnically exclusive and homogeneous nationhood. One manifestation of ethnic nationalism is the belief that Japan is, or should be, a mono-ethnic society. Ethnic nationalism is manifested in the exclusionary attitude or opinion of the Japanese. In the context of foreigners living in Japan, the exclusionary attitude or opinion of the Japanese often translates into the insistence that foreigners should do things the Japanese way. This is unfriendly to foreigners living in Japan, to say the least. This article illustrates how unwelcoming and inconvenient Japanese exclusionism can be by using two examples that directly affect foreigners: housing and discrimination against foreigners.

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Foreign Workers in Japan

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The Emphasis on Ethnic Homogeneity and Japanese and Danish Immigration Policy

The Emphasis on Ethnic Homogeneity and Japanese and Danish Immigration Policy

The Potential of Bicultural Nikkeijin

Some Manifestations of Japanese Exclusionism

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