title: Illegal migrant laborers in Japan.
abstract: "The purpose of this article is to describe the problem of illegal labor migration into Japan.  It begins with a view of the current situation of illegal laborers in Japan--their numbers, their legal status, and their working and living conditions.  The principal issues affecting the development of Japanese policy toward illegal foreign laborers are then discussed, and finally some alternatives are considered."  Data are from a variety of published sources and concern the period 1984-1989.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D007564:Japan; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Asia; Geographic Factors; Illegal Migrants--legal aspects; International Migration; Japan; Labor Migration; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Residence Characteristics; Social Policy; Spatial Distribution