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- 9782940600434
- Éditeur
- Graduate Institute Publications
- Date de publication
- 11/04/2023
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- eCahiers de l’Institut
- Langue
- anglais
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Seeking Asylum in Japan: Oral Tales of a Contemporary Other
Minami Orikasa
Graduate Institute Publications
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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.
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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