This article discusses the development of immigration policies in postwar Japan by taking into consideration the long-term socioeconomic and demographic transformations of Japanese society. We demonstrate how Japan is experiencing the tension between the evident need of domestic enterprises for unskilled lab...
It is my humble view that Japan needs to amend its immigration policies so as to clearly state under which circumstances undocumented immigrants qualify for naturalization or permanent residency. I also think that Japan needs to open up its borders and promote migration into the country in order t...
In response to Japan's increasing labor shortage, the Japanesegovernment in 1990 enacted an extensive set of amendments to its restrictiveImmigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act to allow for a controlled but broadermethod of regulating legal entry of foreign workers into Japan. Significant ...
Given that Japan is facing labour shortages and it has a tight and ill-designed immigration policy in place, there is a greater need to assess the Japanese situation (=-=Kuwahara 1998-=-; Iguchi 1998; Cohen and Zaidi 2002: 28-9). Discussions by economists and other social scientists on ...
And that nation’s hostility to any immigration (even from high-skilled people) means that Japan can’t compensate (as America has to some degree) for low birth rates by expanding its population. Indeed, the demographic situation in Japan is so grim that social scientists have actually ...
Despite this, it is difficult to believe that future governments will not do anything in order to alter the current birth rate crisis. Also, tinkering with immigration would help greatly in the short-term while refocusing on ways to help families afford to have more children. At the same time...
Post-warimmigrationfromJapantoCanada:ChallengingorreconstructingJapanesetradition?NatsukoChubachi Ph.D.Candidate,Queen’sUniversityResearcher,Consulate-GeneralofJapaninHonolulu email:nchubachi2004@yahoo.co.jp ImmigrationfromJapantoCanada(Kobayashi2002)Pre-warimmigration•Primarilyforeconomicreasons•Asamemberof...
[11PacRimLPolyJ643] Returnees from South America: Japan's Model for Legal Multiculturalism? In response to Japan's increasing labor shortage, the Japanesegovernment in 1990 enacted an extensive set of amendments to its restrictiveImmigration Contr... J Claire,PRL &Amp,P Journal - 《Pac.rim L...
Diaspora 5:1 1996 Return Migration of JapaneseBrazilians to Japan: The Nikkeijin as Ethnic Minority and Political Construct Keiko Yamanaka University of California, Berkeley Introduction In June 1990, Japan implemented a new immigration policy. The new policy, while making it illegal to hire undocumen...
employees to work in Japan or long-term temporarily. A Global Employer of Record in Japan facilitates cross-border employment by managing work permits, visas, and immigration requirements. They ensure compliance with Japanese immigration regulations, allowing businesses to deploy their workforce seamlessly...