Dear colleagues

We, National Institute of Population and Social Security
Research(IPSS) are pleased to announce our annual seminar titled;

"New Trends in International Migration - Towards a Japanese Model"

Date & Time ： Thu. 31st October 2013 10:00 a.m. - 4:30
p.m.（Doors Open at 9:30 a.m.）
Venue ： Women Employment Support Center (5-35-3 Shiba Minato Tokyo)

Please visit our website at
http://www.ipss.go.jp/seminar/index.html
for further details and registration.

Simultaneous translation (English<>Japanese), live broadcast through USTREAM and post-seminar YouTube archive will be available.

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International migration is one of the most important policy issues in the globalizing world today, since international migration is considered as a solution to labor shortages for developed countries, while it contributes to an increase in income through remittances for developing countries. The level of international migration is rising partly due to differences in population structure between developed and developing countries. In recent years, types of migration is also changing due to increased diversity in both migrant sending and receiving countries and to increased short-term migration as well as circular migration.

In 2003, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research held the 8th IPSS Annual Seminar entitledPopulation Decline and Immigration Policies:
Japan' s Choice, focusing on the issue of immigration to Japan. After a decade, the issues regarding international migration are changing. In parallel with the population decline and stabilizing internal mobility, the number of registered foreign residents in Japan has decreased after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
However, gradually but steadily, the number of permanent foreign residents in Japan is on the rise.

In this seminar we are going to discuss the following
points: 1) global trends in internal and international mobility, 2) trends in international migration in traditional immigration countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, trends in other developed countries such as Germany, France and Italy, and trends in newly industrialized countries and regions such as Korea, Taiwan and BRICS, 3) overview of the historical trends in international migration of Japan, 4) the significance of international migration for population declining communities in Japan, 5) current state of international migrants of highly skilled professionals, unskilled workers, trainees and students in Japan. The discussion aims to open a new prospect in Japanese international migration and policy challenges considering fundamental question of what is immigration policy.
Finally, we will see whether it is possible to construct a Japanese model regarding international migration.

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10:00-10:10 am: Opening Remarks
Shuzo NISHIMURA (Director-General, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research)

10:10-10:40 am: Introduction
Reiko HAYASHI (Director of International Research and Cooperation, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research)

10:40-11:25 am: Keynote Speech 1
Graeme HUGO (Professor, University of Adelaide)

11:25-12:10 pm: Keynote Speech 2
Yoshitaka ISHIKAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)

12:10-1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30-2:30 pm: Panel Discussion: Part 1
Hiroshi KITO (Professor, Sophia University) Takashi INOUE (Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University) Junichi AKASHI (Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba)

2:30-2:45 pm: Break

2:45-4:20 pm: Panel Discussion: Part 2
Panelists : Hugo, Ishikawa, Kito, Inoue, Akashi
Moderator: Ryuichi KANEKO (Deputy Director-General, National Institute of Population and Social Security
Research)

4:20-4:30 pm: Closing Remarks
Ryuichi KANEKO (Deputy Director-General, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research)

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Reiko Hayashi, Ph.D.
Director
Department of International Research and Cooperation National Institute of Population and Social Security Research www.ipss.go.jp