Distribution of non-Japanese residents and support activities for them in the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster-stricken areas

Kohei OKAMOTO; Masatoshi MORITA; Kenji TANI; Kumi SATO

doi:10.14866/ajg.2012s.0_100270

Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers, Spring 2012

Session ID : 106

DOI https://doi.org/10.14866/ajg.2012s.0_100270

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Host: The Association of Japanese Geographers

Abstract

Distribution of non-Japanese residents and support activities for them in the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster-stricken areas

*Kohei OKAMOTO, Masatoshi MORITA, Kenji TANI, Kumi SATO

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Keywords: tabunka-kyosei (multicultural coexistence / multicultural conviviality), foreign wives of Japanese, Japanese language classes, Catholic churches, international associations in local areas

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Abstract

There are many foreign wives of Japanese living in the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster-stricken areas, who are mainly from China and Philippine. They have been distributed to rural areas. This study will discuss how to support them.

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