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1. 1. Welcoming Change? An Individual- and Prefecture- Level Analysis of Public Opinion towards Immigration in Japan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Momoko Nishikido; [2019]
   Keywords : Immigration attitudes; JGSS; labor market competition theory; group threat theory; contact theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In April of 2019, Japan implemented a new visa system projected to bring in approximately 345,000 semi-skilled foreign workers into the country over several years. As the Japanese society also faces an ageing population and simultaneously a diminishing workforce, it has turned to immigrant workers to fill labor shortages. READ MORE

3. 2. Is There A Glass Ceiling In Japan? : Occupational Segregation and Sex Differences inManagerial Promotions in Japan

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Pimolporn Jintarith; Nannapat Vorayotsri; [2017]
   Keywords : Glass Ceilings; Occupational Sex Segregation; Promotions; Gender;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the difference probability in holding managerial positions between men and women in Japan as the glass ceiling effect. In addition, we analyses whether the difference is affected by gender composition within the workplaces. READ MORE