Read Part 5 >> Why are they stricter on Japanese people but more lenient on other foreign workers? [Nagai] Also, in 1990 and 1995 when Professor Patricia went, the difference in GDP per capita between Japan and Brazil was about 10 times, so if you worked in Japan for a …
Read Part 4 >> [Fukasawa] By the way, are you a third generation Patricia? [Shimano] Yes. There are many fourth-generation Koreans born in Japan. There are also many fourth-generation Koreans living in Japan who have not obtained permanent residence visas. First of all, I think it would be better to …
Read Part 3 >> Are temp agencies the bad guys? [Fukazawa] Based on your experience, do you have any suggestions or comments on how Japan could improve its dekasegi issue or visa system? [Shimano] It's more of a criticism than a suggestion. [Fukasawa] That's great (laughs), that's great. [Shimano] I …
Read Part 2 >> Moving to Brazil after the Lehman Shock [Fukazawa] When did you come back to Brazil? [Shimano] That was in 2009, after the Lehman shock. [Fukazawa] I went to Japan when I was 10 years old, in 1995. I stayed in Japan for about 15 years and …
Read Part 1 >> Meeting a wonderful teacher opened the door [Fukasawa] Did you go to high school in Japan as well? [Shimano] Yes. I was able to go thanks to my English teacher. I was the first foreigner to attend a public high school in Okazaki City. My mother …
If the fourth-generation visa is a success and fifth and sixth generation Japanese are able to come to Japan to work and learn about Japanese culture, then surely this visa system could be an important system that will determine the future of the Japanese community? Based on this understanding of …
“The Japanese language school was frozen and condemned by the Brazilian government as hostile property. It will be the true war’s end for me when the school gets returned to us the Nikkei.” This was what Arata Kami, who had led a campaign for getting the school back for over …
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