Abstract
This article provides insight into the relationship between Nikkei Brazilians and local residents in Toyota City, the center of Japan's automobile industry. Nikkeijin started residing in Toyota City in the late 1980's, and this population has escalated with the arrival of further Nikkeijin. Associations formed by local residents have been agencies in resolving problems between Nikkeijin and local residents for more than ten years. Despite the diligence of the committee members of the residents' associations, complex problems have surfaced. Residents' associations have forwarded various demands to the local government, the Housing Corporation and Prefectural Housing, on behalf of apartment owners, and contract agencies who employ Nikkeijin. There have been several turning points, and they are currently experiencing a fifth turning point.
