Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Note on the Text Glossary of Abbreviations Introduction Historical Context and Evolution of Foreign Migrant Workers in Contemporary Japan Arrival of Foreign Workers Through Various Informal Mechanisms Foreign Workers in the Context of Economic Recession The Increasing Presence of Foreign Residents in Japan in the 1990s Infrastructural Problems: Issues Relating to Female Foreign Workers in Japan Marriages between Japanese Nationals and Foreigners Infrastructural Problems: Provision of Education for Foreign Children Japanese Society and Foreign Residents: Anti-immigration Extremism and Human Rights Conclusion Bibliography Index

About the Author

YOKO SELLEK is Lecturer in Sociology at the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield. She was previously Assistant Director of the International Division, Japanese Group of the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property in Tokyo. She has contributed articles in several books and journals.

Reviews

"...offers the best overview of foreign workers in Japan among the books published in English this far." - Takeyuki Tsuda, Journal of Japanese Studies This well-written and researched work shows how the Japanese government is adjusting to the changing situation...highly recommended... Choice