A PRACTICAL STUDY OF FOREIGN SINGLE-MOTHER FAMILIES IN JAPAN

这项研究主要集中在外国单身母亲中的菲律宾单身母亲，这些单身母亲的孩子是日本人，而且生活在日本。研究的目的是为了发现和研究：(1)单亲家庭的生活状况；(2)母亲对自己的日常生活和子女养育的感受或发现。人们试图找出他们在日本生活中的问题。本研究采用结构化访谈和非结构化访谈相结合的研究方法，研究结果如下：(1)大多数母亲在20岁出头时来到日本，在成人娱乐场所工作，并与日本顾客结婚。(2)分居或离婚的主要原因是DV。(3)为了躲避丈夫/伴侣，他们几次搬家。(4)以低工资计时工作，领取公共援助和子女抚养津贴。(5)有些母亲会把留在菲律宾的孩子带过来。对于听不懂日语的孩子来说，这就成了教育问题。(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。然而，他们中的大多数人都希望自己的孩子永远生活在日本。他们认为搬到日本是个正确的决定，对在日本的生活感到满意和幸福。

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.