Politics of immigration and integration in Japan

Japan is facing a dilemma. On one hand, migrant labour is a national necessity. On the other hand, this need is not backed by political consensus and there remains a reluctance to allow serious levels of immigration. In April 2019, the Abe administration passed a law to support the entrance of 345...

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Main Author: Lee, Beatrice Rui Ting
Other Authors: Felicity Chan
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Language:English
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1425312020-06-24T00:53:53Z Politics of immigration and integration in Japan Lee, Beatrice Rui Ting Felicity Chan School of Social Sciences felicitychan@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Political science Japan is facing a dilemma. On one hand, migrant labour is a national necessity. On the other hand, this need is not backed by political consensus and there remains a reluctance to allow serious levels of immigration. In April 2019, the Abe administration passed a law to support the entrance of 345,000 foreign workers over the next five years. Marking the first formal recognition of incoming labour as regular workers, this was an unprecedented and highly contentious move. This paper analyses the politics of immigration and integration in Japan. My findings illustrate the persistent mismatch between the reality of demographic needs and the policies enacted to accommodate these needs. A continued refusal to construct an official immigration policy and a growing track record of migrant abuses is antithetical to Japan’s desire to present itself as regional leader of the liberal democratic order. Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2020-06-24T00:53:53Z 2020-06-24T00:53:53Z 2020 Final Year Project (FYP) https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142531 en HAa19_12 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Lee, Beatrice Rui Ting
Politics of immigration and integration in Japan
description Japan is facing a dilemma. On one hand, migrant labour is a national necessity. On the other hand, this need is not backed by political consensus and there remains a reluctance to allow serious levels of immigration. In April 2019, the Abe administration passed a law to support the entrance of 345,000 foreign workers over the next five years. Marking the first formal recognition of incoming labour as regular workers, this was an unprecedented and highly contentious move. This paper analyses the politics of immigration and integration in Japan. My findings illustrate the persistent mismatch between the reality of demographic needs and the policies enacted to accommodate these needs. A continued refusal to construct an official immigration policy and a growing track record of migrant abuses is antithetical to Japan’s desire to present itself as regional leader of the liberal democratic order.
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title Politics of immigration and integration in Japan
title_short Politics of immigration and integration in Japan
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