Abstract
Based on field research in Fuqing City (Fujian Province, China), this paper is aimed to investigate the living situation of Chinese newcomers in Japan, as well as the regional characteristics of this representative emigrant area for both Chinese oldcomers and newcomers, and how the newcomers affected their hometown. During the period from late 1980 s to early 1990 s, most of newcomers from Fuqing City came to Japan in groups with easily acquired "Pre-college Student Visa". Learning in Japanese schools, such newcomers kept doing part time jobs to earn their living wages, tuition and the cost to Japan, and gradually their life goals changed to part time jobs from study. Numerous newcomers chose to stay and work illegally for a few years when their visas are no longer valid, and present themselves to the Immigration Bureau, admit their illegal stay and go back to China at last. With the enforcement of strict examination on visa applications from Fujian Province in late 1990 s, visa of student or pre-college student became quite difficult to acquire, and newcomers from Fuqing City changed their emigrant destination from Japan to other areas such as Europe, America and Oceania, etc. Under the influence of Chinese newcomers in Japan to their hometowns, their houses were built or reformed, their families moved from suburban to urban areas, agriculture declined and labor moved in from other areas because of local labor lost. Furthermore, newcomers diverted their saving acquired in Japan for their or their children’ abroad education in Europe and America as well as Japan, and as a result, stimulated the reproduction of Chinese newcomers.
