Chinese migrants (Kakyo) can be classified into two groups: Newcomer Chinese (Shin-kakyo) who came to Japan after the Open Door Policy of China around the1980s, and Oldcomer Chinese (Rou-kakyo) who came to Japan before the 1970s.

Newcomer Chinese exceed the number of Oldcomer Chinese today, with many Newcomer Chinese playing an active role in Japanese society. Many Chinese come to Japan after 1980, some of them accompanied by their young children. These second-generation Newcomer Chinese grew up in Japan and are now young adults. Through interviews, this study aims to examine the social identity of second-generation Newcomer Chinese. It is revealed that they possess bicultural identity, which they positively view as an asset that they could utilize as members of Japanese society.

This paper analyzes the discursive functions of temporal terms of expression in the life stories of Korean women in Japan.

The two research participants, first- and second-generation Zainichi Korean women, were chosen because their ways of referring to calendar years were contrastive. Through a Cultural Discourse Analysis (CuDA), it was found that not only did the speaker’s time perspective affect the construction of her stories about personally meaningful life events, but also that when both the listener (interviewer) and speaker (interviewee) were familiar with the same calendar, adding the reference of a year helped to integrate the listener into the story, something that would have otherwise been impossible for the interviewer because of the story’s personal attributes. Therefore, the degree of familiarity with the calendar itself might affect the relationship between speaker and listener in the form of either a bond or a boundary. In addition to the holistic approach adopted by most studies on life stories, the analytical procedure and findings of this research suggest that there are further possibilities to integrate the methods and viewpoints of critical discourse analysis in order to better understand people’s life stories, CuDA in particular.

This paper examines and compares the conversational patterns among Japanese native speakers（JNS）and Chinese native speakers（CNS). Through the use of sequential analysis and questionnaires, the study shows that the sequence of “①question - ②answer - ③repeat” occurs in interactions among JNS. Most of ②answers and ③repeats are sentence-final ellipses. The sequence is used by about 90% of JNS. However, more than 30% of CNS do not use the sequence and prefer using the “①question - ②answer” adjacency pair. The study indicates that JNS and CNS have different conversational patterns that may possibly bring about uncomfortable interactions between them.

The purpose of this paper is to examine characteristics of those with an inward-looking tendency and its relation to achievement goals by comparing Japanese with Korean college students. Upon identifying a factor “International Exchange Need” (IEN) that measures inward-lookingness, a t-test showed that Japanese students have lower IEN than Korean students. T-test also revealed that Japanese students have lower “Social Need Achievement” (SA), and “Challenge Success Need” (CSN) than Korean students do. A two-way ANOVA indicated the following two results among inward-looking Japanese students: (a) they are polarized into outward group and inward group according to the levels of SA and CSN, and (b) Japanese students’ low IEN (i.e., inward-lookingness) is reflected in their low SA and low CSN. Based on these results, this paper discusses the kind of solutions to be provided for students with low achievement goals in order for them to become more outward-looking.

This study examined how Japanese expatriate wives built their personal networks while living in Shanghai, China. From semi-structured interviews with 21 Japanese expatriate wives living in Shanghai, this study revealed that there were three different types of personal networks among them: Type I tended to build personal networks among their neighbors living in the same apartment and receive various kinds of support from them as well as emotional support from their husband. Type II tried to select their network members from the wives of their husband’s colleagues or the mothers of their children’s classmates. They also received emotional support from their husband. Type III built their networks similar to Type II; however, they couldn’t gain any support from their husband. The members of these Japanese expatriate wives’ personal networks were mostly other Japanese expatriate wives who were living in the same city. However, they could still adjust their personal networks by choosing the members they wanted and the support they would receive. All these results were discussed in the framework of Fischer’s subcultural theory.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the meaning of learning among immigrant youth in regard to fostering the will to live with linguistic and cultural diversity. This case study on expressive music activities developed by young third-generation returnees from China indicates that although they experienced some conflicts concerning the “self” as expressed in the songs they composed, they also became conscious of the difficult relationships among their cultural communities which they tried to change through their expressive activities. In learning to live with linguistic and cultural diversity, it is crucial for the youth to experience the challenges of community development as they increase their awareness of the sense of “self” with the possibility of becoming the main agents of change in their local society.

This study examined the effects of foreign healthcare workers’ intercultural social skills on their cross-cultural adjustment. A survey of a sample of Filipino and Indonesian healthcare workers（n = 126）elicited data on social skills and three dimensions of cross-cultural adjustment:（1）psychological,（2）sociocultural, and（3）self-realization. The analysis of covariance was conducted to examine the hypothesis model. The results found that social skills partially affected cross-cultural adjustment. Specifically, “active involvement,” “attention to the opponent,” and “presumption of behavioral intentions” influenced psychological and sociocultural adjustment. Self-realization adjustment was influenced by “active involvement.” It suggested that the provision of effective skills training and culture support will be necessary to the development of a collaborative work environment between Japanese and foreign healthcare workers.