Vortrag am 7. Juni 2021, 14 Uhr CET „Migrant Labor in Japan’s Agriculture: New Schemes and Social Inclusion“ (Glenda Roberts, Noriko Fujita)

This study queries newcomer migrant labor in Japan, from the perspectives of various stakeholders: the government, farmers and other employers, and local communities. Migrant labor schemes have existed in Japan under the guise of homeland visitation (Brazilian Japanese workers since 1990) and ‘Technical Interns and Trainees’ (TITP, widely understood as short-term workers in the guise...

Vortrag am 10. Juni 2021, 13 Uhr CET „Municipal Politics of De/Re-population in Japan“ (Ken Hijino)

For decades, many of Japan’s communities have seen exodus of the young in search of education and employment opportunities in the major cities. During 2010-2015, 1,419 (82.5%) municipalities out of 1,719 in Japan experienced population decline. The responses to and impacts of such depopulation, mainly but not exclusively in rural areas, have been widely documented...

Vortrag am 21. Juni 2021, 14 Uhr CET „Labour Crossings: The Making of Cross-border Labour Markets between Japan and Vietnam“ (Aimi Muranaka)

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This study presents how is a cross-border labour market between Japan and Vietnam is constructed by Japanese private intermediary actors. The Japanese government has been implementing de-facto migration policies and still denies the introduction official migratory measures despite the accelerated drop in the working population. Positioned in the literature of the international migration industry, this...