This lecture series offers insights into current scholarly works on the topic of “Japan and International Migration”. Scholars based at universities and research institutes in Japan, Europe and the US address recent developments and emerging dynamics in the field. These include an acceleration and diversification of international migration flows with Japan increasingly on the map as a country of destination. Talks will provide insights into how the increase of migration flows to (and in some cases from) Japan, shapes and challenges Japanese society, political negotiation processes, and the nation’s economic outlook. Moreover, insights into the history of Japan’s approach to international migration as well as case studies on Japanese overseas diasporas will be provided.
Organizer: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Vogt
Mondays, 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
The lectures will be conducted via Zoom. You are kindly requested to register with Zoom in advance.
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Further information (speaker bios and abstracts to the talks) can be accessed from the URLs below.
May 3, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Assoc. Prof. Michael Strausz, PhD
Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan
May 17, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Assoc. Prof. Eric Han, PhD
An Open Empire? Imperial Japan’s Immigration Controls, 1899–1951
May 31, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Assoc. Prof. Ryoko Yamamoto, PhD
Exit Through the Narrow Gate: Compartmentalized Internationalization and Global Talents in Japan
June 7, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Prof. Glenda Roberts, PhD & Noriko Fujita, PhD
Migrant Labor in Japan’s Agriculture: New Schemes and Social Inclusion
June 14, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Prof. Gracia Liu-Farrer, PhD
The Question of Immigrant Belonging in an Ethnonationalist Japan
June 21, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Dr. Aimi Muranaka
Labour Crossings: The Making of Cross-border Labour Markets between Japan and Vietnam
June 28, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Dr. Sakura Yamamura
Migrant-led Diversification in Japan: Urban Superdiversity in Tokyo 2021?
July 5, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Dr. Zi Wang
Migration and Integration of Chinese and Japanese Residents in Germany: The Role of Community Heritage Educational Organisations
July 12, 2021 2pm-3pm (CEST), 9pm-10pm (JST), 8am-9am (EDT)
Jane H. Yamashiro, PhD
Japanese Colonization and Okinawan Diaspora Strategies: The Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival