Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Quality of Life in Japan |
| Subtitle of host publication | Contemporary Perspectives on Happiness |
| Editors | Ming-Chang Tsai , Noriko Iwai |
| Place of Publication | Sigapore |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 193-214 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811389108 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789811389092 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Publication series
| Name | Quality of Life in Asia |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer |
| Volume | 13 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2211-0550 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2211-0569 |
Keywords
- Quality of life
- Skilled immigrants
- Work-life balance
- Gender equality
- Environmental risk
- Disaster management
- Australia
- Japan skilled immigrants
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Quality of Life in Japan and Emigration : The Perspectives of Japanese Skilled Immigrants in Australia. / Oishi, Nana; Hamada, Iori.
Quality of Life in Japan: Contemporary Perspectives on Happiness. ed. / Ming-Chang Tsai ; Noriko Iwai. Vol. 13 1. ed. Sigapore : Springer, 2020. p. 193-214 (Quality of Life in Asia; Vol. 13).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Quality of Life in Japan and Emigration
T2 - The Perspectives of Japanese Skilled Immigrants in Australia
AU - Oishi, Nana
AU - Hamada, Iori
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The number of Japanese citizens living outside Japan has been increasing in the last four decades: it has risen almost threefold since the mid-1980s. What drives Japanese nationals to move away from their home country? Drawing on the narratives of 32 Japanese skilled immigrants in Australia, this study argues that their perceptions of QOL haves played a major role. These perceptions differ across individuals’ life stage and gender, and particularly the time of immigration. This study found distinctive differences in the QOL perceptions between those who arrived before the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima disasters in 2011 and those who came after 2011. Many studies have already pointed out the significance of “lifestyle migration,” where non-economic factors have attracted Japanese immigrants to Australia. While acknowledging its importance for those who arrived before 2011, this study found that the most prominent drivers for the post-2011 Japanese immigrants were not lifestyle, but rather their acute perceptions of environmental, economic, and socio-political risks that could undermine the long-term QOL for themselves and their families.
AB - The number of Japanese citizens living outside Japan has been increasing in the last four decades: it has risen almost threefold since the mid-1980s. What drives Japanese nationals to move away from their home country? Drawing on the narratives of 32 Japanese skilled immigrants in Australia, this study argues that their perceptions of QOL haves played a major role. These perceptions differ across individuals’ life stage and gender, and particularly the time of immigration. This study found distinctive differences in the QOL perceptions between those who arrived before the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima disasters in 2011 and those who came after 2011. Many studies have already pointed out the significance of “lifestyle migration,” where non-economic factors have attracted Japanese immigrants to Australia. While acknowledging its importance for those who arrived before 2011, this study found that the most prominent drivers for the post-2011 Japanese immigrants were not lifestyle, but rather their acute perceptions of environmental, economic, and socio-political risks that could undermine the long-term QOL for themselves and their families.
KW - Quality of life
KW - Skilled immigrants
KW - Work-life balance
KW - Gender equality
KW - Environmental risk
KW - Disaster management
KW - Australia
KW - Japan skilled immigrants
M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 9789811389092
VL - 13
T3 - Quality of Life in Asia
SP - 193
EP - 214
BT - Quality of Life in Japan
A2 - Tsai , Ming-Chang
A2 - Iwai, Noriko
PB - Springer
CY - Sigapore
ER -