A PRACTICAL STUDY OF FOREIGN SINGLE-MOTHER FAMILIES IN JAPAN

这项研究主要集中在菲律宾单身母亲的外国单身母亲，他们的孩子是日本人，谁住在日本。研究的目的是发现和研究；(1)单亲母亲家庭的生活状况；(2)单亲母亲对其日常生活和养育子女的感受或发现。它试图找到他们在日本生活的问题。本研究的方法是采用问卷调查的结构化访谈和非结构化访谈。研究结果如下：(1)大多数母亲在20岁出头来到日本，在成人娱乐场所工作，并与日本人结婚，对方是顾客。(2)分居或离婚的主要原因是家庭暴力。为了躲避丈夫/伴侣，他们搬了几次家。(4)他们按小时计酬，领取公共援助和育儿津贴。有些母亲把留在菲律宾的孩子带来。对于理解日语有困难的孩子来说，这成为了教育的问题。(6)半数以上的母亲对经济状况、住房、工作和未来感到担忧，在日常生活中感到孤独和压力。然而，他们中的大多数人希望他们的孩子永远住在日本。他们认为移居日本是一个很好的决定，并对他们在日本的生活感到满意和快乐。

This research is primarily focused on Filipino single-mothers among foreign single-mothers who have children whose rather is Japanese, and who are living in Japan. The purpose of the research is to find and to study ; (1)the living conditions of single-mother families, (2)how the mothers feel or find about their everyday life and the child-rearing. It is tried to find the problems of their life in Japan. The method of this research is a structured interview using questionnaire and an unstructured ihterview.The findings are as follows ; (1)Most mothers came to Japan at early 20 years old and worked at the adult entertainment establishment, and married to Japanese who was a customer. (2)The main reason for separating or divorcing was DV. (3)They moved the places few times in order to escape from the husband/Partner. (4)They work hourly bases at low wages, and receive Public Assistance and Child Rearing Allowance. (5)Some mothers bring over children who had been left in Philippine. It becomes the problem of education for the children who have difficulty understanding Japanese. (6)More than half of mothers are worried about financial condition, housing, job, and their future, and feel loneliness and stress in everyday life. (7)Yet, most of them want their children to live in Japan for good. They think that it was good decision to move to Japan, and feel satisfied and happy with their life in Japan.