Japan's Future as an International, Multicultural Society
From Migrants to Immigrants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arudou Debito, Debito Arudou (0000-0001-5752-0312, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466007022310 |
| OpenAlex | W2138358262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Despite an express policy against importing unskilled foreign labor, the Government of Japan (GOJ) since 1990 has been following an unacknowledged backdoor "guest worker" program to alleviate a labor shortage that threatens to become chronic. Through its "Student", "Entertainer", "Nikkei repatriation", "Researcher", "Trainee", and "Intern" Visa programs, the GOJ has imported hundreds of thousands of cost-effective Non-Japanese (NJ) laborers to stem the "hollowing out" (i.e. outsourcing, relocation, or bankruptcy) of Japan's domestic industry at all levels
Immigration · Multiculturalism · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |