Opening the Doors: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Globalization in Japan (East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture)

Using Qualitative Research Methods And Evidence Gathered From Interviews, This Work Explores And Highlights Contradictions Between Japanese Immigration And Immigrant Policies As They Relate To Ethnic Japanese Returnees. Ch. 1. Introduction. Nikkeijin In Japan: An Immigration Experiment. Laying The Groundwork. Research Design And Research Methods -- Ch. 2. Theories Of Labor Migration And Immigrant Integration. Historical Trends In Labor Migration. Theories Of Labor Migration. Immigrant Integration -- Ch. 3. Japanese Immigration Policy And Perspectives. Japan's Labor Shortage. Sakoku Vs. Kaikoku. 1990 Immigration Control And Refugee Recognition Act -- Ch. 4. Japanese Emigration To Brazil. Japanese Emigration To Brazil. Nikkeijin In Brazil. Return Migration To Japan After 1990 -- Ch. 5. Nikkeijin In Japan. Nikkeijin Returnees: Who Are They? Nikkeijin In Japan. Nikkeijin In Aichi Prefecture. Nikkeijin And Labor Market. Nikkeijin And Housing. Nikkeijin And Education -- Ch. 6. Ethnic Germans In Germany: A Similar Case. Historical Background. German Policy -- Ch. 7. Prospects And Implications. Ethnicity, Language, And Culture. Immigrant And Immigration Policy. Multiculturalism In Japan? Policy Recommendations. Future Research On Nikkeijin In Japan. Betsy Brody. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 115-124) And Index. EAST ASIA HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIOLOGY, CULTURE......Page 2 Opening The Door: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Globalization in Japan......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 7 LIST OF TABLES......Page 9 LIST OF FIGURES......Page 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 11 PREFACE......Page 12 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 15 NIKKEIJIN IN JAPAN: AN IMMIGRATION EXPERIMENT......Page 16 LAYING THE GROUNDWORK......Page 18 RESEARCH DESIGN AND RESEARCH METHODS......Page 21 NOTES......Page 26 HISTORICAL TRENDS IN LABOR MIGRATION......Page 28 Push-Pull Models......Page 31 Dual Labor Market Theories......Page 32 World Systems Theory......Page 34 Globalization Model......Page 35 Assimilation, Separation, and Cultural Pluralism......Page 38 Ethnicity, Language, and Culture......Page 40 NOTES......Page 41 CHAPTER 3 JAPANESE IMMIGRATION POLICY AND PERSPECTIVES......Page 43 JAPAN'S LABOR SHORTAGE......Page 45 SAKOKU VS. KAIKOKU......Page 49 1990 IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND REFUGEE RECOGNITION ACT......Page 52 NOTES......Page 55 CHAPTER 4 JAPANESE EMIGRATION TO BRAZIL......Page 57 Phase One: 1908-1923......Page 58 Phase 2: 1924-41......Page 59 Phase 3: 1952-1963......Page 60 NIKKEIJIN IN BRAZIL......Page 61 NOTES......Page 63 CHAPTER 5 NIKKEIJIN IN JAPAN......Page 65 NIKKEIJIN "RETURNEES": WHO ARE THEY?......Page 66 NIKKEIJIN IN JAPAN......Page 67 NIKKEIJIN IN AICHI PREFECTURE......Page 69 NIKKEIJIN AND THE LABOR MARKET......Page 70 Labor Market Segmentation......Page 71 Halten Gaisha......Page 73 Workplace Discrimination......Page 76 NIKKEIJIN AND HOUSING......Page 77 Ghetto or Enclave?......Page 79 Company sponsored housing......Page 82 Absence of Policy......Page 84 NIKKEIJIN AND EDUCATION......Page 86 Lack o f teacher training and support......Page 89 Reliance on volunteer groups......Page 91 "Glass Ceiling"......Page 93 NOTES......Page 95 CHAPTER 6 ETHNIC GERMANS IN GERMANY: A SIMILAR CASE......Page 99 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND......Page 100 GERMAN POLICY......Page 103 Labor market......Page 104 Housing......Page 105 Political Rights, Language, and Integration......Page 106 NOTES......Page 111 CHAPTER 7 PROSPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS......Page 113 ETHNICITY, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE......Page 114 IMMIGRANT AND IMMIGRATION POLICY......Page 116 MULTICULTURALISM IN JAPAN?......Page 119 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 121 FUTURE RESEARCH ON NIKKEIJIN IN JAPAN......Page 123 CONCLUSION......Page 124 NOTES......Page 125 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 126 Historically, the very nature of Japanese immigration policy and enforcement contributed to the dichotomy between "insiders" and "outsiders," with immigrants being outsiders in every sense-outside the law, outside the culture, and outside the race.