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

Conventions and Abbreviations

Conventions and Abbreviations Throughout the text, Japanese and Korean names are written following local usage (family name followed by given name), except in the case of authors of English­language publications. Translations from Japanese are mine. Abbreviations and Short Forms of Organization Names AMC Ansan Migrant Community Service Center CiU Convergence and Union Party (Spain) DPJ Democratic Party of Japan EHI Employees’ Health Insurance (Japan) EPS Employment Permit System (Korea) ESI Employees’ Social Insurance (Japan) Idescat Institut de Estadística de Catalunya Ijūren Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan; Ijū rōdōsha to rentai suru zenkoku nettowāku INE Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) ISMU Fondazione ISMU / Fondazione Iniziative e Studi sulla Multietnicità (Italy) Istat Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Italy) JFBA Japan Federation of Bar Associations; Nihon bengoshi rengōkai JITCO Japan International Training Cooperation Organization JNATIP Japan Network Against Trafficking in Persons Keidanren Japan Federation of Business; Nihon keizai dantai rengōkai LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) MECD Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (Spain) METI Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (Japan) MEXT Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology; Monbukagakushō (Japan) MHLW Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (Japan) MHW Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan, until 2001) MIAC Ministry of Interior and Communications (Japan) MOFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) MOJ Ministry of Justice (Japan and Korea) xv xvi CONVENTIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS MOL Ministry of Labor (Japan and Korea) MUMK Medical Mutual­Aid Union for Migrant Workers (Korea) NHI National Health Insurance (Japan) OECD Organisation for Economic Co­operation and Development OPAM Permanent Migration Observatory of Andalusia PNP People’s New Party (Japan) PP Popular Party (Spain) PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party; Partido Socialista Obrero Español STK Conference of Cities with Large Foreign Populations; Conference of Cities; Gaikokujin shūjū toshi kaigi UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Newspapers and Periodicals ANSA Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (Italy) AS Asahi shimbun JEN Japan Economic Newswire JT Japan Times KH Korea Herald KT Korea Times MN Migrants’-Netto (Ijūren’s monthly newsletter) MS Mainichi shimbun YS Yomiuri shimbun NEW POLICIES FOR NEW RESIDENTS ...