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Author Nagy, Stephen R

Title Local Government Migrant Policies in Tokyo, Japan : National Exclusion, Local Inclusion
Published Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (630 pages)
Contents LOCAL GOVERNMENT MIGRANT POLICIES IN TOKYO, JAPAN: National Exclusion, Local Inclusion; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 -- History and Theory of Multicultural Coexistence; Chapter One -- From Cultural Exchange to Multicultural Coexistence: Development from Cultural Exchange to Multicultural Coexistence in Japan Since 1945; Chapter Two -- Searching for the Meaning of Multicultural Coexistence through Ideas
Part 2 -- Practices of Multicultural Coexistence by Local Governments in the Tokyo Metropolitan AreaChapter Three -- Framework of Analysis: Indicators of Multicultural Coexistence; Chapter Four -- Multicultural Coexistence Practices in Adachi Ward; Chapter Five -- Multicultural Coexistence Practices in Shinjuku Ward; Chapter Six -- Multicultural Coexistence Practices in Tachikawa City; Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix A -- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' Multicultural Coexistence Plan; Appendix B -- Questionnaire distributed to local governments in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Appendix C -- Second questionnaire distributed to Adachi Ward, Shinjuku Wardand Tachikawa CityAppendix D -- Multicultural Coexistence Budgets in Adachi Ward, Shinjuku Ward and Tachikawa City; Appendix E -- Comprehensive chart of internationalisation and multicultural coexistence information in Adachi Ward, Shinjuku Ward and Tachikawa City; Bibliography; Index
Summary The book documents the movements of migrant populations through Tokyo. It reveals how the local government makes policies that impact the practice of multicultural co-existence. The author draws on extensive in depth interviews with government officials and his own 4-year tenure as the International Relations Coordinator in a local government in Tokyo. His findings demonstrate that in contemporary Japan, the integration of foreigners is being led by local governments. There are many factors contributing to immigration into Japan. With Japan facing a labor shortage this book examines policies t
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Local government -- Japan -- Tokyo
Multiculturalism -- Japan -- Tokyo
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
Economic policy
Emigration and immigration
Local government
Multiculturalism
Politics and government
Social policy
SUBJECT Tokyo (Japan) -- Politics and government
Tokyo (Japan) -- Emigration and immigration
Tokyo (Japan) -- Social policy
Tokyo (Japan) -- Economic policy
Subject Japan -- Tokyo
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780773417748
0773417745