The interviews conducted for this project consist of two main parts; the first aiming those who are currently living in Japan for a prolonged time and the second focused on those who have an experience of living in Japan for a prolonged time in the past, but currently live in Europe (or elsewhere). Whereas both […]
Author: Miloš Debnár
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Research results 2021
Publications A research paper comparing the experience of Central and East European migrants in Japan and UK has been published in a special issue of Comparative Migration Studies focusing on the diversity in UK and Japan. The paper is a result of collaborative work with Dr. Špela Drnovšek Zorko of the University of Warwick (UK) […]
Previous research on Europeans in Japan
This post introduces my previous research on European migration to Japan which is summarized in my latest book Migration, Whiteness, and Cosmopolitanism – Europeans in Japan published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016. About the book This book analyzes the increase in contemporary European migration to Japan, its causes and the lives of Europeans in Japan. […]
Abstracts
Ksenia Golovina, Community-building of Russian-Speaking Migrants in Japan: Material Lives and (Digital) Visibility Focusing on historical processes and migration types and patterns, this study examines the history of Russian-speaking migration to Japan since the first quarter of the 20th century and up until now. The study pays particular attention to the transformation of community-building practices […]
Interview survey and privacy
Each of the interviews for this project will held upon informed consent of the interviewee. Participant will get explanation of their rights, project’s purpose and risks and benefits of the participation before the actual interview. This page aims to outline the basic information included in the informed consent form. Privacy protection The names of participants […]
Questionnaire survey privacy policy
The data collected for the questionnaire survey are anonymous and the survey does not collect any information (e.g., IP address) that can lead to identifying individuals. However, based on your choice, contact information will be collected as well. The following lines should clarify how such data will be handled and protected. What and how is […]
Project Q&A
This post attempts to answer some basic questions about the project, such as why is the project important, who can become part of it or whether the Europeans are actually migrants. Why is it important? Despite the rising numbers of people from Western countries moving to and settling in Japan, we still know very few […]
Europeans in Japan – basic information
This post provides some quick facts and numbers about European population residing in Japan based on official statistics. Quick facts There are about 75,000 European nationals living in Japan (by 2018) Their number has more than tripled between years 1988 and 2016 Most of the Europeans in Japan come from the UK (about 18,000) followed […]