New Policies for New Residents: Immigrants, Advocacy, and Governance in Japan and Beyond

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments The generosity, warmth, and insights of many people have enabled me to write this book. I am grateful to all of those who have helped in large ways and small, responded to my ideas, tolerated my questions, supported me financially, and given me the space to move onward,collectively buoying me to the end.Some I am able to thank here, but others, because of space limitations, I must thank privately. Professional colleagues in Japan have contributed a wealth of knowledge and practical help. Fujiwara Kiichi and Ishida Hiroshi sponsored my year at the Insti­ tute for Social Science at the University of Tokyo, and Masuyama Mikitaka (now at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies) sponsored my stay in 2001 at Seikei University in Tokyo.Colleagues at both institutions were generous in dis­ cussing my work and introducing me to others. Chitose Yoshimi of the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research has been a colleague, friend, and supporter, introducing me to scholars working on immigration, sending me materials, and providing encouragement. Tsukasaki Yūko of the Ministry of Health,Labor,and Welfare has been a generous friend in offering her understand­ ing of current immigrants’ employment issues and in arranging appointments with government offices. Okamoto Takiko of Meiji Gakuin University, a friend for decades, always manages to see me when I visit Japan despite her forever busy schedule. Yoshimura Tōru, the first president and now special consultant for the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, has been gracious over the many years as I worked on this book. I owe a special debt to Iguchi Yasushi of Kwansei Gakuin University for making time for me on many occasions and to Ikegami Shigehiro for including me as a speaker in 2009 at a day­long symposium held by the Shizuoka University of Art and Culture. I also benefited from participants’ comments on early presentations I made at Kwansei Gakuin University and Seikei University, as well as the comments of Yamawaki Keizō at a presentation at the German Institute for Japanese Studies in Tokyo. Other scholars and experts in Japan who have shared time and insights include Higuchi Naoto, Kashiwazaki Chikako, Katō Junko, Kitawaki Yasuyuki, Kojima Hiroshi, Terry MacDougall, Takenoshita Hirohisa, and Tanabe Shunsuke. I could not have taken on the Korean case without the openness and coop­ eration of scholars in Korea. Lee Jungwhan of Cheongju University took me to visit many migrants’shelters and responded whenever I had questions—I cannot thank him enough. Others who have shared their time and research are Chung xi xii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Ki­seon of the International Organization for Migration in Seoul,Lee Hye­kyung of Pai Chai University, Seol Dong­hoon of Chonbuk National University, and Yoon In­jin of Korea University. I am grateful to all of you and hope that I have fairly represented your work. In Japan and Korea, I have met only openness from the many national and local officials, staffs of local international centers, and NGO representatives who have allowed me to take up their time and have willingly explained local condi­ tions. Those at the national ministries are too numerous to count. I am grateful to officials from the cities of Fukuoka, Hamamatsu, Iwata, Nagoya, Ōta, Toyota, and Yokohama, and from Aichi and Kanagawa Prefectures, not to mention the staffs from the affiliated international centers.At Ijūren,Watanabe Hidetoshi and Yano Manami met with me multiple times over the years. In Korea, national offi­ cials, Ansan city officials, and many shelter directors gave liberally of their time. In North America, I have benefited from colleagues who have shared their perspectives. Glenda Roberts, Leonard Schoppa, and Takeyuki Tsuda at points along the way commented on papers related to the book. A brief stay at the Cen­ ter for Strategic and International Studies as a Japan Policy Fellow supported by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership enabled me to try out my ideas and to make new contacts through the sponsorship of Japan chair Michael Green. Pat Boling of Purdue University has been a loyal friend as we have made our parallel journeys of working on multicountry comparative projects. Ito Peng has challenged me to meet a high standard. John Campbell, professor emeritus of the University of Michigan, has always been ready to provide advice. Members of my virtual writing group of over five years, none of whom I’ve met in person, have sustained me through the process with wit, encouragement, and...