Readings on Diversity Issues: From hate speech to identity and privilege in Japan

Rogers, Lisa; Lee, Soo Im; Harper, Julia K.; Fujimoto, Donna

ISBN 10: 1365456196 / ISBN 13: 9781365456190

Published by Lulu.com, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Readings on Diversity Issues: From hate speech to identity and privilege in Japan
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1365456196
• ISBN 13: 9781365456190
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Japanese society is now in the midst of a dramatic transformation. An extremely low birth rate and rapidly aging society is resulting in a declining Japanese labor force, fueling a need for non-Japanese laborers and others to maintain economic growth. However, despite a sense of impending crises, Japan continues to be ill equipped to accept non-Japanese workers and add to the diversity already existing within its borders. Currently, many of the benefits of inclusive societies, which lead to a more innovative and fulfilling society, are being curtailed by a pervading notion that Japan is monocultural and that diversity leads to too many problems. Readings on diversity issues: From hate speech to identity and privilege in Japan examines the state of diversity in past and present-day Japan and how Japanese people and the government navigate Japan’s multicultural society, as well as the way cultural minorities negotiate their lives in a country which still has difficulty accepting diversity.