著者

寺澤 宏美 TERAZAWA Hiromi

出版者

Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University

雑誌

Forum of International Development Studies (ISSN:13413732)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.35, pp.203-219, 2007-08 (Released:2007-10-05)

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As a result of the revision of the Immigration Control Law in 1990, tens of thousands of the Japanese descendents (nikkeis) from South America, mainly from Brazil and Peru came to Japan as ‘dekasegi’ (migrant workers) labor force. Their intention was to ‘come, work, remit and return’, or work hard to save as much money as possible and return to their home country to have a better life. However, over the last 15 years, most of them continued to work in Japan and had families. The nikkeis are no longer considered ‘guests’ or ‘temporary labors’ in the cities where they live and have rights to enjoy administrative services. This essay focuses on the qualitative and quantitative changes in the information required by nikkeis with the lapse of time. Three case studies were conducted with Association of Nikkei & Japanese Abroad, Aichi International Association and Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. The analysis of the changes in the topics of the consultation, and the number of the consulters show how nikkeis’ need have changed. The findings showed that nikkeis require more individualized and personal counseling.