Dear SSJ Forum,



The Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) at Temple University, Japan Campus cordially invites you to the following public lecture on May 28, 2019. All ICAS events are held in English, open to the public,and admission is free unless otherwise noted.


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Naohiro Yashiro: Japan's New Immigration Policy

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Tuesday, May 28, 2019 | 7:30PM
Temple University, Japan Campus, Azabu Hall, 1F Parliament
Speaker: Naohiro Yashiro, Professor of Economics at Showa Women's University
RSVP:icas@tuj.temple.edu <mailto:icas@tuj.temple.edu>
* RSVP is encouraged, but not required.


Overview:
Japan's revised immigration law was enacted on April 1st this year. It is a radical reform by Japanese standards. It aims to attract around 350,000 foreign workers over the next five years to help Japan deal with its rapidly aging population.


The Abe administration was criticized on the grounds that the legislation was vague and too hastily implemented. Also, there is a widespread misunderstanding that Japan finally opened the door to unskilled workers. Nevertheless, the revision of the immigration law has many important implications for Japan and for neighboring countries suffering unemployment.



Speaker:
Naohiro Yashiro is a professor of economics at Showa Women's University and a member of the Government Council of Regulatory Reform. He received his Ph.D in economics from the University of Maryland, and worked in OECD as a head of the Japan and Ireland Desk.


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Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS)

Temple University Japan Campus (Temple Educational Support Services Ltd.)

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