A PRACTICAL STUDY OF FOREIGN SINGLE-MOTHER FAMILIES IN JAPAN

这项研究主要侧重于外国单身母亲中的菲律宾单身母亲，她们的孩子是日本人，并且生活在日本。研究的目的是发现和研究：（1）单身母亲家庭的生活条件，（2）母亲对日常生活和养育子女的感受或发现。试图找出他们在日本生活中的问题。本研究以问卷调查与非结构化访谈相结合的方法，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，而日本人是一名顾客。（2）分居或离婚的主要原因是家庭暴力。（3）她们为了逃离丈夫/伴侣，几次搬家。（4）他们以低工资作时薪工作，并领取公共援助和抚养子女津贴。（5）有些母亲把留在菲律宾的孩子接过来。这就成为了对日语理解有困难的孩子们的教育问题。（6）超过一半的母亲担心经济状况、住房、工作和未来，在日常生活中感到孤独和压力。（7）然而，他们中的大多数人希望他们的孩子永远生活在日本。他们认为搬到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.