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SUP Week 14 Review: Inclusion of Urban Minorities in Japan

 Foreign residents are increasing in Japan since 1948. While the population of Japanese citizens dropped by 500,000 in 2019, the country's foreign residents increased by 200,000 [1] . But, even though foreign workers staying in Japan already have a job in the country when they arrive, those who have stayed in Japan over a long term face a higher probability of losing their jobs than Japanese people due to their low adaptability to the Japanese labor market; thus they experience more difficulties, including unfamiliarity with Japanese employment practices and language barriers, than Japanese people when they look for a new job after becoming jobless [2] . But, Korean with permanent residence right decrease. The most significant cause is the increase in the number of those becoming naturalized Japanese citizens. The first- and second-generation Zainichi Koreans had a strong attachment to Korea and hence a reluctance to naturalize; however, the third, fourth, and f...