Abstract
In the 1960s and 1970s as consequence of postwar economic growth, Japan's emigration and ODA policies were reorganized. With a decline in the number of emigrants from Japan and an increase in international demands for a greater ODA contribution, Japan linked its technical cooperation policies toward Latin America with emigration policies under the logic of ‘International Cooperation’, an important strategy for postwar Japan to make a return to international society through performing a desired function. In this process, JICA was established and the Japanese Diaspora ‘Nikkeijin’ were reborn as ‘bridges’ between Japan and Latin America States. Here, Nikkeijin became more ambiguous beings for homeland Japan. While Nikkeijin were ethnically connected to Japan, their position as members of Latin America States that were recipients of Japanese aid became clearer.
