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Focusing on three cultural/ethnic groups in terms of empirical data - women from the former Soviet Union countries, the Philippines, and Western countries - this book highlights the complex interplay between national, cultural, gender, and ethnicity boundary maintenance that constructs international marriages in Japan at multiple levels, providing a comprehensive account of international marriage in the contemporary Japanese context.
List of contents
List of Tables and Figures
Series Foreword by Péter Berta
Introduction. The Politics of International Marriage in Japan
1 Cross-Border Marriage Studies Through the ‘Lens’
2 Historical Roots and Contemporary Changes in International Marriages
3 Who Marries Whom?
4 The Politics of Love: Migration Regimes, Individuals and Images
5 Spaces for Negotiation
6 Choices and Constraints
7 Parents’ Strategies to Raise Bilingual/Bicultural Children
8 International Divorce Politics and Transnational Strategies of Spouses
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
VIKTORIYA KIM is an associate professor in the Human Sciences International Undergraduate Degree Program, Osaka University, Japan.
NELIA G. BALGOA is a professor in the Department of English and Culture and Arts Studies Center of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Mindanao, Philippines.
BEVERLEY YAMAMOTO is a professor of Transformative Education, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Japan.
Summary
Provides an exploration of marriages between Japanese nationals and migrants from three broad cultural groups - spouses from the former Soviet Union countries, the Philippines, and Western countries. The book reveals how the marriage migrants navigate the intricacies and trajectories of their marriages with Japanese people while living in Japan.
