Exclusionism targeting international marriage couples and their children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20076787 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence Yoshitaka Shimoji, Chiho Ogaya (0000-0002-6971-9414) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 118-134 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Cultural and Social Division in Contemporary Japan (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315143705-7 |
| OpenAlex | W2964942649 |
| ISBN | 9781315143705 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Currently, one out of 50 newly born babies in Japan is a mixed or “hāfu/half” child. This fact might debunk the myth that “Japan is an ethnically homogenous society (tan’itsu minzoku)” and reveal a more realistic picture of Japanese society. Since the 2000s, the term “multicultural symbiosis (tabunka kyōsei)” has been popularized as both a buzzword as well as a depoliticized discourse. However, discourse of “multicultural symbiosis,” which is now widely recognized and accepted in Japan without any political or economic context, is itself problematic. This superficial tolerance of cultural diversity that is embedded in this discourse, in fact, espouses a narrow social and academic gaze toward mixed race people, in addition to legitimizing violence and exploitation against them. This chapter explores how “hāfu/half” or mixed race people are historically “othered” and ignored in various ways by the Japanese state and society
Political science · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Japanese History and Culture · Philippine History and Culture · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |