Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1 Preliminary Remarks; 2 Phenomenology of the 'Illegal' Labour Migration to Japan; 3 Some Historical Preliminaries; 4 Prelude: The Japayuki Question; 5 The Early Stage of a Process of Irregular Migration: The Increase in Male 'Illegal' Workers; 6 The Debate Concerning a Formal Policy on Guest-Workers; 7 Migrant Workers and Criminality; 8 The Media and Criminality; Appendix: All the Titles of Articles Evaluated for Media Analysis; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary and Index of Japanese Terms
Summary
This is a detailed study of the extent to which an increased influx of foreign workers is a threat to law and order in the context of the data-generating process of police statistics and the media coverage of "crimes" committed by foreigners. It shows that a general mood in which foreign workers are viewed as potential danger to Japanese society "protects" the criminalization of foreign "illegal" migrant workers
