Shuko Takeshita
Biographic Data
| ID | 787630 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shuko Takeshita |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shuko |
| FAMILY NAME | Takeshita |
| SIGNATURE | TAKESHITA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aichi Gakuin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4870-0885 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Can heterolocalism explain the residential patterns of small populations of foreigners in Japan? The cases of Afghans, Laotians, Bolivians and Turks
This paper examines whether the residential patterns of small nationality‐based ethnic groups in Japan, such as Afghans, Laotians, Bolivians and Turks, can be successfully explained by the model of heterolocalism, which is well‐known for comprehensively explaining the patterns of new immigrants. This verification work is conducted based on census microdata, mapping and interviews with the foreigners. The model is characterized by five proposition…
Mixed children in Japan
This study adopts Goffman’s concept of ‘passing’ to discuss the experiences of mixed children in Japan. Passing is ‘the management of undisclosed discrediting information about self’ and is a concept that has been evolved in the context of stigma. Since 1999, The author has conducted interviews with 139 mixed families of diverse nationalities and religions residing in Japanese urban areas. The aim of this research is to unravel two issues: First,…
Intermarriage and Japanese Identity
The Japanese term kokusaikekkon (intermarriage) refers to a marriage between persons of different nationalities. Even in statistics compiled by government agencies, intermarriage includes marriages between a Japanese person and a non-Japanese person who was born and educated in Japan. In the American context, Merton (1941) defines intermarriage as marriage between persons deriving from those different in-groups and out-groups other than the famil…
Social and human capital among Japanese-Turkish families in Japan
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social and human capital regarding religious and language education among Japanese-Turkish families in Japan. The parents consider that it is their duty to pass on Islam to their children. Since Islamic education has a large influence on the children’s identity formation, parents give it a high priority. Concerning language, there is a tendency for the children to acquire Japanese a…
Have Destination Choices of Foreign Residents Contributed to Reducing Regional Population Disparity in Japan? Analysis Based on the 2010 Population Census Microdata
In relation to the beginning of Japan's total population decline, the problem of regional disparity has been attracting a great deal of attention in the country. Have the destination choices of foreign residents in recent years contributed to reducing such disparity? The purpose of this study is to analyse the destination choices of new immigrants and foreign residents moving within Japan in the period 2005–2010, using microdata from the 2010 Pop…
The Passing CCKs in Japan
Since an amendment to the Immigration Control Act in 1990, which granted 2nd and 3rd generation Japanese unlimited visa status to work in Japan, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Brazilians of Japanese descent coming to Japan. As a result, there is a large number of couples comprising Japanese and Japanese-Brazilian in Japan. In this paper, I investigated the conditions involving Cross-Culture Kids (CCK) born of these marriage…
Muslim Families Comprising Pakistani Fathers and Japanese Mothers
Recently, the educational problems of children with non-Japanese Muslim fathers and Japanese mothers have come to light in Japan. There has been an increase in the number of transnational families in which the Japanese mother and children have moved to an Islamic country for the Islamic education of the children while the non-Japanese father remains in Japan to work. In this paper, I conduct a case study analysis of families comprising Pakistani …
The Passing CCKs in Japan
Since an amendment to the Immigration Control Act in 1990, which granted 2nd and 3rd generation Japanese unlimited visa status to work in Japan, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Brazilians of Japanese descent coming to Japan. As a result, there is a large number of couples comprising Japanese and Japanese-Brazilian in Japan. In this paper, I investigated the conditions involving Cross-Culture Kids (CCK) born of these marriage…
Muslim Families Comprising Pakistani Fathers and Japanese Mothers
Recently, the educational problems of children with non-Japanese Muslim fathers and Japanese mothers have come to light in Japan. There has been an increase in the number of transnational families in which the Japanese mother and children have moved to an Islamic country for the Islamic education of the children while the non-Japanese father remains in Japan to work. In this paper, I conduct a case study analysis of families comprising Pakistani …
Can heterolocalism explain the residential patterns of small populations of foreigners in Japan? The cases of Afghans, Laotians, Bolivians and Turks
This paper examines whether the residential patterns of small nationality‐based ethnic groups in Japan, such as Afghans, Laotians, Bolivians and Turks, can be successfully explained by the model of heterolocalism, which is well‐known for comprehensively explaining the patterns of new immigrants. This verification work is conducted based on census microdata, mapping and interviews with the foreigners. The model is characterized by five proposition…
Mixed children in Japan
This study adopts Goffman’s concept of ‘passing’ to discuss the experiences of mixed children in Japan. Passing is ‘the management of undisclosed discrediting information about self’ and is a concept that has been evolved in the context of stigma. Since 1999, The author has conducted interviews with 139 mixed families of diverse nationalities and religions residing in Japanese urban areas. The aim of this research is to unravel two issues: First,…
Muslim Families Comprising Pakistani Fathers and Japanese Mothers
Recently, the educational problems of children with non-Japanese Muslim fathers and Japanese mothers have come to light in Japan. There has been an increase in the number of transnational families in which the Japanese mother and children have moved to an Islamic country for the Islamic education of the children while the non-Japanese father remains in Japan to work. In this paper, I conduct a case study analysis of families comprising Pakistani …
The Passing CCKs in Japan
Since an amendment to the Immigration Control Act in 1990, which granted 2nd and 3rd generation Japanese unlimited visa status to work in Japan, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Brazilians of Japanese descent coming to Japan. As a result, there is a large number of couples comprising Japanese and Japanese-Brazilian in Japan. In this paper, I investigated the conditions involving Cross-Culture Kids (CCK) born of these marriage…
Have Destination Choices of Foreign Residents Contributed to Reducing Regional Population Disparity in Japan? Analysis Based on the 2010 Population Census Microdata
In relation to the beginning of Japan's total population decline, the problem of regional disparity has been attracting a great deal of attention in the country. Have the destination choices of foreign residents in recent years contributed to reducing such disparity? The purpose of this study is to analyse the destination choices of new immigrants and foreign residents moving within Japan in the period 2005–2010, using microdata from the 2010 Pop…
Intermarriage and Japanese Identity
The Japanese term kokusaikekkon (intermarriage) refers to a marriage between persons of different nationalities. Even in statistics compiled by government agencies, intermarriage includes marriages between a Japanese person and a non-Japanese person who was born and educated in Japan. In the American context, Merton (1941) defines intermarriage as marriage between persons deriving from those different in-groups and out-groups other than the famil…
Social and human capital among Japanese-Turkish families in Japan
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social and human capital regarding religious and language education among Japanese-Turkish families in Japan. The parents consider that it is their duty to pass on Islam to their children. Since Islamic education has a large influence on the children’s identity formation, parents give it a high priority. Concerning language, there is a tendency for the children to acquire Japanese a…
Mixed children in Japan
This study adopts Goffman’s concept of ‘passing’ to discuss the experiences of mixed children in Japan. Passing is ‘the management of undisclosed discrediting information about self’ and is a concept that has been evolved in the context of stigma. Since 1999, The author has conducted interviews with 139 mixed families of diverse nationalities and religions residing in Japanese urban areas. The aim of this research is to unravel two issues: First,…
Can heterolocalism explain the residential patterns of small populations of foreigners in Japan? The cases of Afghans, Laotians, Bolivians and Turks
This paper examines whether the residential patterns of small nationality‐based ethnic groups in Japan, such as Afghans, Laotians, Bolivians and Turks, can be successfully explained by the model of heterolocalism, which is well‐known for comprehensively explaining the patterns of new immigrants. This verification work is conducted based on census microdata, mapping and interviews with the foreigners. The model is characterized by five proposition…
Sociology (7 works) · Geography (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works)