title: Labour crunch, foreign workers and policy responses: the experience of Japan.
abstract: "Japan has experienced labour shortages since the late 1960s....The present study is an attempt to analyse the Japanese government's response to circumvent labour shortages. It focuses on two aspects: perception of Japanese society towards the increasing presence of foreign workers in Japan and associated problems; and measures taken by the government to overcome labour crunch. These aspects are examined within the [framework of an] increasing flow of foreigners to Japan during the past decades." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mahmood
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006076:Government; D006280:Health Workforce; D007564:Japan; D010465:Perception; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Foreigners; Government; Human Resources; International Migration; Japan; Labor Force; Labor Migration; Manpower Needs; Migrant Workers; Migration; Migration Policy; Nationality; Perception; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Psychological Factors; Social Policy