ISBN:
0870031821
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 75 S.
,
graph. Darst.
,
23 cm
Series Statement:
International migration policy program 10
Series Statement:
International Migration Policy Program
DDC:
325.52/09/049
Keywords:
Japan Emigration and immigration
;
Government policy
;
Japan
;
Einwanderer
;
Japan
;
Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer
;
Japan
;
Einwanderung
;
Einwanderungspolitik
;
Japan
;
Ausländer
;
Ausländerpolitik
Abstract:
Introduction -- Why immigration now matters in Japan -- The "heisei boom" and the onset of labor shortfalls -- The collapse of the bubble economy -- Aging, Japan's work force and the Japanese future -- External influences on immigration to Japan -- A profile of Japan's foreign population -- Japanese responses to immigration -- Turning a blind eye : local vs. national approaches to immigration -- The rights of foreign workers and the 1990 immigration control act -- Japan and its Korean community -- Japan's domestic policy debate about foreign workers -- Foreign direct investment and overseas development assistance -- Conclusion -- Policy epilogue : seven immigration policy "rules" for Japan to consider
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Why immigration now matters in Japan -- The "heisei boom" and the onset of labor shortfalls -- The collapse of the bubble economy -- Aging, Japan's work force and the Japanese future -- External influences on immigration to JJpan -- A profile of japan's foreign population -- Japanese responses to immigration -- Turning a blind eye : local vs. national approaches to immigration -- The rights of foreign workers and the 1990 immigration control act -- Japan and its Korean community -- Japan's domestic policy debate about foreign workers -- Foreign direct investment and overseas development assistance -- Conclusion -- Policy epilogue : seven immigration policy "rules" for Japan to consider
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-72) and index
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