Abstract In March 2006, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) published
a report on the promotion of 'multicultural coexistence'(tabunka kyōsei) within local …

In this paper, I demonstrate how long-term multigenerational minorities and Japanese
residents engage in the current socio-political discourse of “multicultural coexistence” …

This document has been prepared under our direction as part of the Multiculturalism Policy
Index project. The original edition of the document, which was published in 2011, was …

This article explores the notion of 'community spirit'as it occurs in the discourse of community
development (machizukuri) in the context of a society characterised by multicultural …

Although South Korea and Japan tend to maintain their identity as nonimmigration countries,
a policy agenda for foreign residents has incrementally emerged, especially since the …

State policies to incorporate immigrants and foreign residents into destination countries of
East Asia, especially in South Korea (hereafter 'Korea') and Japan, have been …

Japan is ageing, and its population is declining. Given the potential detrimental economic
and social consequences brought about by this sort of demographic change, it has been …