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Citizenship And Marriage In A Globalizing World: Multicultural Families And Monocultural Nationality Laws In Korea And Japan, Erin Aeran Chung, Daisy Kim
Citizenship And Marriage In A Globalizing World: Multicultural Families And Monocultural Nationality Laws In Korea And Japan, Erin Aeran Chung, Daisy Kim
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
This Article analyzes how individual and local attempts to address low fertility rates in Korea and Japan have prompted unprecedented reforms in monocultural nationality laws. Korea and Japan confront rapidly declining working-age population projections; yet, they have prohibited the immigration of unskilled workers, until recently in Korea's case, on the claim that their admission would threaten social cohesion. Over the past two decades, both countries have made only incremental reforms to their immigration policies that fall short of alleviating labor shortages and the fiscal burdens of maintaining a large elderly population. Instead, prompted by the growth of so-called multicultural families …
East Asian Order Formation And Sino-Japanese Relations, Men Honghua
East Asian Order Formation And Sino-Japanese Relations, Men Honghua
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Eastphalia Emerging?: Asia, International Law, and Global Governance, Symposium. Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 2009
Noted Japanese Jurist Speaks Out Against Capital Punishment
Noted Japanese Jurist Speaks Out Against Capital Punishment
Alfred Aman Jr. (1991-2002)
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A Different Time, A Different Place: Breaking Up Telephone Companies In The United States And Japan, Richard E. Nohe
A Different Time, A Different Place: Breaking Up Telephone Companies In The United States And Japan, Richard E. Nohe
Federal Communications Law Journal
Currently, the Japanese government is in the midst of a decision with respect to the future of the now privatized Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) of Japan. The divestiture of AT&T, NTT's United States counterpart, occurred over a decade ago. The Japanese government is contemplating the use of AT&T as a model for the break up of NTT. Because of NTT's history as a monopoly service provider, the central issue confronting Japan is how to create a market that can withstand competition nationally and globally.
The Author adopts a comparative approach in seeking to provide guidance to policymakers in Japan. …