Migration Through Personal Networks in Okinawa and Southern China

随着越来越多的日本企业在中国开展业务，在华日本人的数量也在不断增加。除了商业活动，这些日本人还组织了来自同一个县的人的协会，从事各种活动，并建立了他们的网络。在中国的冲绳人协会也通过个人网络扩大了他们的活动，其中大多数是年轻成员。与其他县的类似社团相比，这是一个独特的社团，这些社团往往是以资历为基础的，更加正式。据推测，这种差异源于冲绳人经常自愿选择在中国工作，他们传统上倾向于重视同伴关系。

There has been an increasing number of Japanese living in China as a result of more and more Japanese companies doing business in China. In addition to business activities, these Japanese people have organized associations of people from the same prefecture, engaged in various activities, and built their networks. The associations of Okinawans in China have also expanded their activities, mostly dominated by the younger members, through personal networking. This is unique, compared to similar associations of people from other prefectures, which tend to be seniority-based and more formal. It is reckoned that this dissimilarity derives from the fact that Okinawans often choose to work in China of their own free will and they traditionally tend to value peer relationships.