The Investigation on Personality and Aspirations of Nikkei People in Latin America - Focusing on Low Aspirations of Japanese Young People

• Project/Area Number: 21402039
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: TSUNOKAWA Masaki 東海大学, 外国語教育センター, 教授 (90188607)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: ラテンアメリカ / 日系人 / 日本の若者

Research Abstract

The author investigated on the personality and higher aspirations of Nikkei people in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. The purpose consists in clarifying the low aspirations of modern Japanese young people. Comparing the national mentality of modern Japan with the mentality of Meiji Era exactly when Japanese started to emigrate to Latin America. The author concluded that the mentality of this era has influenced greatly on the personality and psychology of young people in Japan.