This research first addresses recent trends of international migration and labor market in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, in particular the United States, Sweden, Mexico, and Japan after the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, with the introduction of AI (Artificial Intelligence) into the labor market and working environment, there is a risk that certain occupations and duties will be replaced by AI (Artificial Intelligence), that humans will no longer be involved in the replaced occupations and duties, and that such occupations and duties will disappear. The impact on the international business community is discussed. Finally, the study analyzes the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in work.

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This paper will explore how immigrants and refugees from East Asia who have moved abroad conserve the Confucian perspective on life and death and interpret their experiences accordingly. This article focuses on a memoir written by a Chinese Vietnamese woman living in Japan, whose title is “The Decade of the Vietnamese Refugee Girl”. Through the analysis of how the Confucian family morality and ethics are portrayed in the memoir, this paper will reveal that they were often strongly influenced by the Confucian perspective on the idea of the intergenerational succession of life, along with a positive evaluation of life and a pessimistic expectation of death.

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This research analyzes AI (Artificial Intelligence) and robots for transnational caregiving for older adults and end-of-life. The research discusses culturally sensitive AI and robots and examines ethical, legal, and social issues of transnational caregiving for older adults and end-of-life. Based on the literature reviews, the research demonstrates policy implications of AI and robots for transnational caregiving for older adults and end-of-life; 1) Establish AI’s safety and effectiveness; 2) With the increasing availability of healthcare data and rapid progress in analytic techniques, AI tools transform healthcare sectors; 3) AI systems have access to sensitive personal information, necessitating robust legal and regulatory frameworks for safeguarding privacy, security, and integrity; 4) Control of the potentials of AI and robots; and 5) Minimize the risks of AI and robots.

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This research examines narratives of older Japanese Americans who were over 64 years old and experienced transnational caregiving for the oldest old parents (over 79 years old) with ICT, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and robots in the U.S. and Japan. Second, the study proposes policy implications of transnational caregiving and end-of-life, in collaboration with ICT, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and robots. In-person interviews with older Japanese Americans were conducted in California. As a result of a content analysis, the research presents policy implications; 1) Develop AI (Artificial Intelligence) and robots for transnational caregiving and end-of-life; 2) Support wellness in older Japanese American transnational caregivers through AI and robots; and 3) Protect against discrimination against Asian Americans and Asians by AI and robots.

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