"Indian Migrants in Japan: A Longitudinal Study of Evolving Trends, Drivers, and Experiences" presented by Megha Wadhwa of Sophia University

 

Wednesday January 21^st at 7PM

 

Indian migration to Japan has grown and diversified over time, shaped by shifting economic needs, policy frameworks, and transnational connections. Taking a longitudinal approach, this study traces evolving migration trends, key drivers, and everyday experiences of Indian migrants across different periods. It examines changes in occupational patterns, settlement practices, and community formation, highlighting how migrants' aspirations and challenges have transformed alongside Japan's labor demands and immigration regimes. By following these changes over time, the study offers a nuanced understanding of continuity and change in Indian migration to Japan.

 

 

Megha Wadhwa is an Assistant Professor at Sophia University Japan. She is an anthropologist and author of Indian Migrants in Tokyo: A Study of Socio-Cultural, Religious and Working Worlds (Routledge, 2021). Her recent publication is a book chapter, "Contesting Invisibility: Stories of Indian Migrant Women in Japan", in Empirical Art: Filmmaking for Fieldwork in Practice eds. Andy Lawrence and Martha-Cecilia Dietrich (Manchester University Press, 2025). Trained in visual ethnography, she has directed several films - Daughters from Afghanistan (2019), Indian Cooks in Japan (2020), Finding Their Niche: Unheard Stories of Migrant Women (2022), and Home in the Making (2025). 

-To attend the event in person, there is no need to register. For a map and directions to Lakeland's Ryogoku campus, see our website: https://luj.lakeland.edu/contact

 

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Roger Grabowski, Jr.

Assistant Professor of General Studies

Lakeland University Japan