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Prying open the door : foreign workers in Japan

Title
  1. Prying open the door : foreign workers in Japan / Takashi Oka.
Published by
  1. Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace : Distributed by the Brookings Institution, ©1994.
Author
  1. Oka, Takashi, 1924-

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Description
  1. xii, 83 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. Immigration is a sensitive issue in most societies today and Japan is no exception. In this penetrating study, Takashi Oka brings to light the current trend toward a more heterogeneous Japanese labor force. The report questions the traditional notion that Japan is a closed society, as it is perceived both at home and abroad. It focuses on Japanese policy toward foreign workers and new social dynamics brought about by economic prosperity and demographic shifts. Oka explores the motivation that drives economic immigrants - from Latin America, the Middle East, and all parts of Asia - to Japan. His anecdotes demonstrate the unique problems that each ethnic group has faced and the public debate that increasing social diversity demands. The author closes the discussion with near- and long-term recommendations that include consideration of illegal-alien amnesty laws, health care coverages, and the adoption of comprehensive domestic and regional immigration strategies.
Series statement
  1. Contemporary issues paper ; #2
Uniform title
  1. Contemporary issues paper ; #2.
Subject
  1. Foreign workers > Japan
  2. 83.61 labour economics
  3. Foreign workers
  4. Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer
  5. Buitenlandse arbeiders
  6. migrant workers
  7. irregular migrant
  8. immigration
  9. migration policy
  10. nationality
  11. ethnic group
  12. legal aspect
  13. social integration
  14. statistical table
  15. Foreign workers > Japan
  16. Travailleurs étrangers > Japon
  17. Émigration et immigration > Politique publique > Japon
  18. Immigrés > Japon > Conditions sociales
  19. travailleur migrant
  20. migrant irrégulier
  21. politique migratoire
  22. nationalité
  23. groupe ethnique
  24. aspect juridique
  25. intégration sociale
  26. tableau statistique
  27. trabajador migrante
  28. migrante irregular
  29. inmigración
  30. política migratoria
  31. nacionalidad
  32. grupo étnico
  33. aspecto jurídico
  34. integración social
  35. cuadros estadísticos
  36. Japan
  37. Japan
  38. Japon
  39. Japón
Genre/Form
  1. bibliography.
  2. illustration.
  3. bibliographie.
  4. bibliografía.
  5. ilustración.
Contents
  1. Foreword / Demetrios Papademetriou -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Historical Framework: Modernization and Change -- Ch. 3. Koreans in Japan: The Oldest Foreign Community -- Ch. 4. The Chinese: Future Threat? -- Ch. 5. Who Hires Foreign Workers, and Why? -- Ch. 6. South and West Asian Workers: Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Iranians -- Ch. 7. Reverse Immigration: Ethnic Japanese from Latin America -- Ch. 8. Human Rights Issues -- Ch. 9. Policy: The Evolution and Debate -- Ch. 10. Recommendations.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.