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Download (.pdf) Il sistema bancario giapponese: spunti comparatistici
This paper analyzes the peculiarities of Japanese banking system, its evolution, its comparison with Italian and... more This paper analyzes the peculiarities of Japanese banking system, its evolution, its comparison with Italian and European banking systems.
Discourses of Multicultural Coexistence (kyosei) and the old-comer Korean Residents in Japan
2006. Asian Ethnicity, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 89-102.
This paper explores the discourses of 'old-comer' Korean communities (zainichi) in Japan in relation to the recent... more This paper explores the discourses of 'old-comer' Korean communities (zainichi) in Japan in relation to the recent advent of notions of coexistence (kyōsei) and multiculturalism (tabunka). I adopt an analytical framework that has been used to critically examine Australian multiculturalism, recognising that although the Australian context is different, this analytical framework is useful for the examination in hand. I argue that although the discursive recognition of Japan as multicultural is an important step away from ubiquitous notions of monoculturality, this relatively new direction needs to be balanced with critical interrogation of how it is being represented. The results of this research clarify the positions adopted by the Korean diaspora in Japan and offer a possible alternative perspective on the way forward.
David Chapman, Geographies of Self and Other: Mapping Japan through the Koseki
David Chapman, Geographies of Self and Other: Mapping Japan through the Koseki, The Asia-Pacific Journal Vol 9, Issue 29 No 2, July 18, 2011.
This paper traces the social history of the household registration system (koseki seido) in Japan from its beginning... more This paper traces the social history of the household registration system (koseki seido) in Japan from its beginning to the present day. The paper argues that the koseki has been an essential tool of social control used at various stages in history to facilitate the political needs and priorities of the ruling elite by constructing and policing the boundaries of Japanese self. This self has been mediated through the principles of family as defined by the state and has created diverse marginalised and excluded others. The study includes social unrest and agency of these others in furthering understanding of the role of the koseki in Japanese society. The paper also contributes understanding of nationality and citizenship in contemporary Japan in relation to the koseki.