Seeking Asylum in Japan: Oral Tales of a Contemporary Other

This ePaper is a historically informed analysis of the experiences of asylum seekers in Japan. It engages in ethnographic research through the first-hand accounts of 37 asylum seekers, adapted from interviews conducted by Sophia University’s Refugee Voices Japan project. The perceptions, policies, a...

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description This ePaper is a historically informed analysis of the experiences of asylum seekers in Japan. It engages in ethnographic research through the first-hand accounts of 37 asylum seekers, adapted from interviews conducted by Sophia University’s Refugee Voices Japan project. The perceptions, policies, and practices related to asylum seekers are products of the systemic invisibilisation of mobility and migrants’ roles throughout Japanese history, despite their highly politicised presence in mainstream discourses. The ePaper addresses the continued absence of knowledge about asylum seekers by centralising their voices and stories, which opens a window into the complex realities of their experiences of displacement and seeking asylum in Japan. Their narratives demonstrate that the immigration regime severely restricts all aspects of their lives. Yet, asylum seekers are not passive victims ‘stuck in limbo’ but are active members of society employing various strategies in search of solutions for a less precarious life. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1010112024-03-28T18:40:27Z Seeking Asylum in Japan: Oral Tales of a Contemporary Other Orikasa, Minami culture religion and identity discrimination immigration migration and refugees migration policy non-state actors and civil society public discourse thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities This ePaper is a historically informed analysis of the experiences of asylum seekers in Japan. It engages in ethnographic research through the first-hand accounts of 37 asylum seekers, adapted from interviews conducted by Sophia University’s Refugee Voices Japan project. The perceptions, policies, and practices related to asylum seekers are products of the systemic invisibilisation of mobility and migrants’ roles throughout Japanese history, despite their highly politicised presence in mainstream discourses. The ePaper addresses the continued absence of knowledge about asylum seekers by centralising their voices and stories, which opens a window into the complex realities of their experiences of displacement and seeking asylum in Japan. Their narratives demonstrate that the immigration regime severely restricts all aspects of their lives. Yet, asylum seekers are not passive victims ‘stuck in limbo’ but are active members of society employing various strategies in search of solutions for a less precarious life. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations. 2023-06-26T06:49:35Z 2023-06-26T06:49:35Z 2023 book ONIX_20230626_9782940600434_84 1664-459X 9782940600434 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/101011 eng eCahiers de l’Institut image/png Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.7switch.com/fr/ebook/9782940600434/from/openedition https://books.openedition.org/iheid/9078 Graduate Institute Publications 10.4000/books.iheid.9078 10.4000/books.iheid.9078 72b0526f-f1c9-41b3-a451-219e0317e896 9782940600434 Geneva open access
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Seeking Asylum in Japan: Oral Tales of a Contemporary Other
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discrimination
immigration
migration and refugees
migration policy
non-state actors and civil society
public discourse
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