ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the issue of the kind of problems Sikhs in Japan have faced since their arrival and continue to face, as also on how they cope with it. The economic problems of Sikhs in Japan are based on their work profile which are mainly of three types—there are those who came to Japan to join their family business, others who came and started their own business and those who are employed by Japanese firms. Apart from the economic problems, Sikhs in Japan have faced many social problems as well. These pertain mainly to the difficulty in their adjustment to Japanese society. Although Sikhs used coping mechanisms, the fact of their being overstayers in Japan cannot be changed. Sikhs living in Japan are also confronted by some psychological and physical problems. One of the psychological problems for Sikhs in Japan is alienation. Sikhs in Japan also face difficulties in relation to language, food, costume, religion and recreation.
