Characteristics of immigration in Japan from the early 20th century to the present day

Authors

  • Tamás Deák University of Miskolc
  • Tibor Elekes University of Miskolc

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32976/stratfuz.2020.10

Keywords:

Japan, economic development, population decline, immigration

Abstract

The ageing society of Japan could provide its labour needs of economic development partly with foreign workers after the 2nd World War. Geographical proximity and historical links allowed the arrival of a significant number of Chinese and Korean guest workers. State-organized legal immigration affects nearby Asian, less developed, or developing countries. The global nature of the process is reinforced by the presence of communities from distant continents. The "repatriation" of descendants of those Japanese who moved abroad in previous decades has begun (Brazil, Peru). The proportion of foreigners in the total population was 1.6% (2 million) in 2012, nearly 1.9% (2.4 million) in 2016 and more than 2% in the country with a population of 124 million in 2016. In view of the population and economic developments, a further increase in the number and proportion of foreigners is expected. This increase does not lead to a change in the cultural characteristics of the country and the general population.

Author Biographies

Tamás Deák, University of Miskolc

graduated MSc student

Tibor Elekes, University of Miskolc

Ph.D, Associate Professor

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Published

2020-09-14

How to Cite

Deák, T., & Elekes, T. (2020). Characteristics of immigration in Japan from the early 20th century to the present day. Strategic Issues of Northern Hungary, 17(02), 4–14. https://doi.org/10.32976/stratfuz.2020.10