Is Japan an Immigrant Country? A Comparative Study of Immigrant Citizenship Consciousness and Belonging in Japan and Australia

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23330169
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: FARRER GRACIA 早稲田大学, アジア太平洋研究科, 教授 (70436062)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KAWAKAMI Ikuo 早稲田大学, 日本教育研究科, 教授 (30250864) ; ISHI Angelo 武蔵大学, 社会学部, 教授 (20386353) ; TAJIMA Junko 法政大学, 社会学部, 教授 (20255152)
• Research Collaborator: ZHAO Weiguo 山東師範大学, 教育学院, 准教授
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 国際移動 / 移民二世 / 帰属感 / 移民の市民意識 / 日本 / オーストラリア / アイデンティティー / 多文化政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project compares the sense of belonging and citizenship consciousness among the first and second generation Chinese, Brazilian and Vietnamese immigrants in Australia and Japan. Through this exercise, we hope to answer the question whether Japan is on its way to become an immigrant country. Through interviews, survey and media analysis in both countries, this study shows that different receiving contexts have created different levels of citizenship consciousness and different types of identity among immigrants originated from the same countries. This study clarifies issues surrounding immigrant incorporation in Japanese society.

Free Research Field

社会学