Panel Discussion: Heritage and Diversity in Local Communities under Demographic Decline

Abstract

This is a record of a panel discussion about presentations on the acceptance of foreign workers in Akita prefecture. The discussion focused mainly on the conditions necessary for the successful acceptance of migrants into local communities. Several issues were raised, including measures to integrate migrants and their families, ways to establish a society that is attractive to migrants, the participation of foreigners in local traditions, and the sustainability of migration policies in the face of international competition for foreign workers.