Hello,


I am writing to announce the recent publication of my book Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan, with SUNY Press.


This book offers an original and provocative answer to a question that has long perplexed observers of Japan: Why has Japan's immigration policy remained so restrictive, especially in light of economic, demographic, and international political forces that are pushing Japan to admit more immigrants? Drawing upon insights developed during nearly two years of intensive field research in Japan, I argue that Japan's immigration policy has remained restrictive for two reasons. First, Japan's labor-intensive businesses have failed to defeat anti-immigration forces within the Japanese state, particularly those in the Ministry of Justice and the Japanese Diet. Second, no influential strain of elite thought in postwar Japan exists to support the idea that significant numbers of foreign nationals have a legitimate claim to residency and citizenship. This book is particularly timely at a moment shaped by Brexit, the election of Trump, and the rise of anti-immigrant political parties and nativist rhetoric across the globe.



You can use order code XSSJ19 for a 25% discount at www.sunypress.edu <http://www.sunypress.edu> or by calling toll free in the US to 877.204.6073 (good through 9/28/19).



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Michael Strausz

Director of Asian Studies

Associate Professor of Political Science

Texas Christian University

Phone: 817-257-6403 <tel:817-257-6403>

Fax: 817-257-7397 <tel:817-257-7397>

http://www.michaelstrausz.com