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Community-building among foreign residents during crises and its implications on the host society: The case of Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K12385
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University (2022-2023)
Osaka University (2021)

Principal Investigator

Kim Viktoriya  立命館大学, 国際関係学部, 准教授 (00638231)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) マカベンターイケダ マリア  京都産業大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40388236)
BABOVIC ALEKSANDRA  大阪大学, 大学院人間科学研究科, 特任助教(常勤) (40870100)
M・R・D Carlos  龍谷大学, 国際学部, 教授 (90335414)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywordsforeign residents / COVID-19 pandemic / integration / intersectionality / anticipatory governance / polycentric governance / tabunka kyosei / ethnic communities / COVID-19 / pandemic / foreign communities / multicultural community / migration
Outline of Research at the Start

This study focuses on building a more resilient multicultural community by learning from the COVID-19 pandemic lessons. We explore institutional responses to coronavirus threats and the individual experiences of foreign residents. Our analysis includes an evaluation of Japan’s immediate response to the pandemic and its long-term prospects, as well as an exploration of vulnerabilities and coping strategies of foreign residents and their communities. Such knowledge will help develop effective and continuing policy responses and contribute to building a vibrant multicultural society.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During 2023 the group conducted weekly meetings to discuss research activities, presentations and publications. The main frameworks of the study were set on integration processes, anticipatory and polycentric governance, and intersectionality. The group has been working on sorting publications about COVID-19, migration and Japan to finalize scoping review on the pandemic and migration narratives in Japan.
We analyzed data collected in 2021-2022 to understand the relations between migration status, gender and other categories and the varying impact of COVID-19 on them to identify vulnerable groups and information access issues. Our findings were presented at 3 international and 1 domestic conferences. We published 1 academic paper, 1 academic paper is under review, 2 articles and 2 book chapters are in the writing process. We interviewed 5 individuals: 1 Brazilian, 2 Filipinos, 2 Russians to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on their decision to settle in Japan long-term.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Scientific significance: development of theoretical frameworks for resilient migrant integration by analyzing migrants' vulnerabilities. Social significance: addressing the increased vulnerabilities of marginalized groups and understanding their vulnerabilities and coping mechanisms.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (31 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (23 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 7 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Japanese Universities from a Gender Perspective: A Narrative Review of Women’s Socio-Cultural Impediments in Higher Education2024

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya and Rieko Kitamura
    • Journal Title

      Ritsumeikan International Affairs

      Volume: 20 Pages: 45-76

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Integration of international marriage migrants: Russian-speaking female marriage migrants in Japan and South Korea2023

    • Author(s)
      Kim Viktoriya、Yem Natalya
    • Journal Title

      Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

      Volume: 32 Issue: 3 Pages: 426-451

    • DOI

      10.1177/01171968231208031

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] “Doomed to be excluded”: the questions of ethnic education, citizenship and ethnic identity2023

    • Author(s)
      Yem Natalya, Kim Viktoriya
    • Journal Title

      Journal of history

      Volume: 110 (3) Pages: 143-153

    • DOI

      10.26577/jh.2023.v110.i3.14

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Three-Way Process of Integration in Japan: Migrants and Ethnic Communities During Pandemic Crisis2023

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya; Ma. Reinaruth Carlos
    • Journal Title

      白山人類学 = Hakusan Review of Anthropology

      Volume: 26 Pages: 73-102

    • DOI

      10.34428/00014076

    • URL

      http://id.nii.ac.jp/1060/00014076/

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Filipinos in Japan: Repercussions from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Responses2022

    • Author(s)
      カルロス、M.R.D.
    • Journal Title

      経済社会とジェンダー

      Volume: 7 Pages: 15-41

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Asian Migrant Worker Experiences in Otautahi Christchurch2022

    • Author(s)
      Garces-Ozanne Arlene、Makabenta-Ikeda Maria、Uekusa Shinya
    • Journal Title

      A Decade of Disaster Experiences in Otautahi Christchurch

      Volume: Ch. 10 Pages: 211-236

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-981-16-6863-0_10

    • ISBN
      9789811668623, 9789811668630
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Where do overseas Filipinos intend to retire? The case of Filipinos in Chugoku region, Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Carlos Ma. Reinaruth D.、Plantilla Jeff
    • Journal Title

      Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

      Volume: 30 Issue: 4 Pages: 466-484

    • DOI

      10.1177/01171968211068537

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Challenges of Marital and Dual Citizenship: Russian-Speaking Female Marriage Migrants and Their Children in Japan2024

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya, Ksenia Golovina, Varvara Mukhina
    • Organizer
      Association for Asian Studies 2024
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Stepwise International Migration of Philippine-Educated Nurses: The Case of Japan as Destination2024

    • Author(s)
      Ma. Reinaruth D. Carlos
    • Organizer
      Anglia-Ruskin University Research Seminar (Cambridge, UK)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Foreigners in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 2020-2021 Findings2024

    • Author(s)
      Viktoriya Kim
    • Organizer
      University of the Philippines-Diliman, Asian Center Research Seminar
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Social Integration of International Marriage Migrants: Multicultural Programs and Processes2024

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya and Natalya Yem
    • Organizer
      Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan. Research Seminar
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Marriage Migration and Social Integration2024

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya
    • Organizer
      Symposium at Research Institute for International Society and Culture, Ryukoku University
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Foreigners in Japan Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic2023

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda, Maria Makabenta, Viktoriya Kim and Ma. Reinaruth D. Carlos
    • Organizer
      8th Biennial International Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Southeast Asia (JSA-ASEAN)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本における移民の社会統合の課題―旧ソ連諸国からの在日ロシア語圏男性移住者を事例として―2023

    • Author(s)
      キム・ヴィクトリヤ、ムヒナ・ヴァルヴァラ、ゴロウィナ・クセーニヤ
    • Organizer
      移民政策学会 2023年度冬季大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Social Integration of International Marriage Migrants: Comparative Analysis of Russian-Speaking Females’ Experiences in Japan and South Korea2023

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya and Natalya Yem
    • Organizer
      The Migration Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Do Women Leave Before Leaving? Japanese University from Gender Perspective2023

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya and Rieko Kitamura
    • Organizer
      Symposium “Defining a Japanese University for the Globalizing Century” by International Research Center for Japanese Studies
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Social Integration of International Marriage Migrants: Russian-Speaking Females’ Experiences in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya
    • Organizer
      BelMix Seminar Series 2023-2024, Universite libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Integration of Marriage Migrants in Japan: Processes, Conflicts and Crises2023

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya
    • Organizer
      Northwestern University (Qatar) and Ritsumeikan University International Workshop, Kyoto
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Resettling and Resilience in Vulnerable Places: Filipino Migrant Returnees in Post-Haiyan Leyte During a Pandemic2022

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda, Maria M.
    • Organizer
      Nordic Migration Research Conference 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Occupational Variations in the Impacts and Responses of Migrant Workers During COVID-19: The Case of Filipinos in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Carlos, M.R.D.
    • Organizer
      Nordic Migration Research Conference 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Impacts and Responses of Migrants During COVID-19: The Case of Filipinos in Japan and New Zealand2022

    • Author(s)
      Carlos, M.R.D
    • Organizer
      Research Meeting, Centre for Global Migrations Otago University
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 日本における移民の統合過程―結婚移民女性のレジリエンスに焦点を当てて2022

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya
    • Organizer
      国際開発学会(JASID)第23回春季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Migrant Integration During the Global Crisis: Japan and Its Migration Governance Potential2022

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya, Aleksandra Babovic, Ma. Reinaruth D. Carlos
    • Organizer
      Nordic Migration Research Conference 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 多文化共生と医療-日本における外国人の医療状況と課題2022

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya
    • Organizer
      2022年度秋の多文化ボランティアセミナー:医療への壁を越えるために地域における外国人医療の現状とこれから,大阪
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Three-Way Process of Integration in Japan: Migrants and Ethnic Communities During Pandemic Crisis2022

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya, Ma. Reinaruth D. Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 14th Forum of Hakusan Society of Anthropology
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Integration and Ageing of Marriage Migrants in Japan: The Role of Local and Transnational Networks2022

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya
    • Organizer
      E-MigrAgeing: Sustainable Ageing of Migrant Populations in Sweden and Japan and their Transnational families in the Framework of Digital Technologies
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Migrants, Returnees and Post-Disaster Recovery in Vulnerable Places2021

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda, Maria M.
    • Organizer
      The 12th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 12)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Can migrants and returnees flourish in vulnerable places?2021

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda, Maria M.
    • Organizer
      ASEAN-Japan Workshop
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] コロナ禍におけるフィリピン人女性の問題と今後の課題2021

    • Author(s)
      Carlos, M.R.D
    • Organizer
      日本フェミニスト経済学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Human Geopolitics in Times of Crisis: Russian-Speaking Internet Communities in Japan During COVID-192021

    • Author(s)
      Kim, Viktoriya
    • Organizer
      The 12th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 12)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] The Filipino Residents and Filipino Community Organizations (FilCom) in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic (in three languages: English, Japanese and Filipino)2022

    • Author(s)
      M.R.D. Carlos
    • Total Pages
      150
    • Publisher
      22 Years With the Community (コミュニティーと共に22年(published by the Filipino Migrants Center, Nagoya)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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