Readings on diversity issues: from hate speech to identity and privilege in Japan

"Japanese society is now in the midst of a dramatic transformation. An extremely low birth rate and rapidly aging society is resulting in a declining Japanese labor force, fueling a need for non-Japanese laborers and others to maintain economic growth. However, despite a sense of impending cris...

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Main Authors: Rogers, Lisa (Author, Editor), Harper, Julia K. (Author, Editor), Lee, Soo im (Author, Editor)
Other Authors: Fujimoto, Donna (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] Living within Diversity Press [2017]
Edition:Second edition
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Links:http://digitale-objekte.hbz-nrw.de/storage2/2019/03/25/file_9/8285414.pdf
Summary:"Japanese society is now in the midst of a dramatic transformation. An extremely low birth rate and rapidly aging society is resulting in a declining Japanese labor force, fueling a need for non-Japanese laborers and others to maintain economic growth. However, despite a sense of impending crises, Japan continues to be ill equipped to accept non-Japanese workers and add to the diversity already existing within its borders. Currently, many of the benefits of inclusive societies, which lead to a more innovative and fulfilling society, are being curtailed by a pervading notion that Japan is monocultural and that diversity leads to too many problems. Readings on diversity issues: From hate speech to identity and privilege in Japan examines the state of diversity in past and present-day Japan and how Japanese people and the government navigate Japan's multicultural society, as well as the way cultural minorities negotiate their lives in a country which still has difficulty accepting diversity."--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:x, 190 Seiten
ISBN:9781365456190