Community care in a Town where a lot of Korean in Japan Lives

Abstract

First, we examine the data published by the government offices and confirm that Ikuno Ward, Osaka City is a town where the biggest population of Korean in Japan lives. Since the latter half of the 1990s, Korean II in Japan began providing day care for Korean who became elderly. Due to the exclusion of foreigners living in Japan from pension insurance, there are many elderly Korean without pensions. In addition, the community welfare did not support the daily life of Korean elderly.  This is an exclusion from community welfare. Day care center that is a base of mutual help for peer relation by Korean has built cooperation with local administration and concerned organs. It has opened up to people with disabilities in community who need some help, and has become a must-have place in community. The social work that started as a result of exclusion from social security formed the beginning of community care. This paper clarifies the background and significance.