ABSTRACT

First published in 2000. This book aims to study the shifting identity of Japanese returnees(kikokushijo) within a migrational context. The core findings, based on literature and fieldwork in Brussels and Japan.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part |20 pages

At the Macro Level

chapter |19 pages

In Search of an Ethnonational Identity

The Historical Perspective

chapter |14 pages

Internationalization

The Outward Migratory Movement of the Japanese

chapter |14 pages

Migrant Workers in Japan

part |34 pages

At the Median Level

chapter |22 pages

The Host Society

part |44 pages

At the Micro Level

chapter |43 pages

A Returnee Family

chapter |7 pages

Conclusion