The social relationship of New-Comer foreigners in Kure City, Japan

Analysis of a Questionnaire Survey to Foreign Residence

Abstract

  In this paper, the author focused on the social relationship of New-Comer foreigners, and analyzed the data of questionnaire survey to foreign residence in Kure City, Japan. New-Comer foreigners in Kure City is composed of three groups: industrial trainees, Nikkei foreigners and the else.

  Respondents who have the relationship with foreigners more than Japanese in the intimate network is nearly 30% , and those who keep company with Japanese neighbor intimately is nearly 40% . The ratio of respondents who participates in the associations and activities is low.

  When respondents need consultation about the problems in day-to-day life, the most important tie is their family/relatives. Friends/acquaintances of same ethnicity in Japan is also important, especially, this goes for industrial trainees, who doesn't have its ties. The highly reliance of industrial trainees and Nikkei foreigners on the work/trainees' cooperative is ascertained in this analysis. Additionally, for Nikkei foreigners and Filipino industrial trainees the religious organization plays a role in the consultation.

  Japanese proficiency and the length of stay in Japan and Kure City have merely effect on relationship with Japanese neighbor and selection of consultant.