A Comparative Study in Urban Sociology of Ethnic Community in Japan

本研究是对在日本定居的外国人集体住宅区域的研究。我们研究了四个民族社区。通过对这四个民族共同体的比较，我们试图对日本的民族共同体有一个系统的、包容的把握。为了达到这一研究目的，我们在以下区域进行了研究。(1)日本巴西人社区：长滨市（滋贺县）西尾市（爱知县）广岛市（广岛县）(2)日本菲律宾人社区：名古屋市（爱知县）、广岛市（广岛市）(3)日本韩国人社区：福冈市（福冈县）、口部市（兵库县）、东京市、大阪市（大阪县）通过此次研究，我们了解到以下内容。(1)外国人的居住区域随着日本社会的变化而变化。(2)在日本社会，外国人的职业在国籍上是不同的。它与日本的分层结构相对应。(3)然而，民族社区是多种多样的。日本人与外国人的关系在民族共同体中也是多种多样的。(4)在思考外国人与新来的日本人之间的关系时，可以参考从老以来居住在日本的韩国人与日本人之间的关系。

This Study was a research of the settled foreigner collective housing region in Japan. We researched four ethnic communities. By the comparison of these four ethnic communities, We tried a systematic and inclusive grasp of the ethnic community in Japan.To achieve this research purpose, we researched in the following region.(1) Japanese brazilian community in Japan : Nagahama city (Shiga Prefecture) Nishio city (Aichi Prefecture), Hiroshima city (Hroshima Prefecture)(2) Filipino community in Japan : Nagoya city (Aichi Prefecture), Hiroshima city (Hiroshima Prefecture)(3) Korean people community in Japan : Fukuoka city (Fukuoka Prefecture), Koube city (Hyougo Prefecture), Toukyo city, Osaka city (Osaka Prefecture)We learned the following through this research.(1) Foreigner's inhabitable area has changed according to the change of Japanese society.(2) In Japanese society foreigner's occupation is different in the nationality. It is the one corresponding to the layered structure of Japan.(3) However, the ethnic community is various. The relation between the Japanese and the foreigner is also various in the ethnic community.(4) The relation between Korean people that lives in Japan from of old and Japanese people serves as a reference in thinking about the relation between the foreigner and the Japanese who came newly.