International migration and Filipino female entertainers coming to Japan:

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International migration and Filipino female
entertainers coming to Japan
A case study of Nagoya city, Japan
ABE, Ryogo(?? ??) PD, Department of Geography,
Nagoya University, Japan (????????,?????,PD???)
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Todays Presentation

• Globalization and the age of migration
• International migration and Filipino migrants
• Situations of Filipino female entertainers coming
  to Japan
• Appearance of Spaces of Philippines Pubs
  concentrating at SAKAE Walk Streets in Nagoya
  City, Japan
• Some conclusions

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Globalizing World since 1970s

• The Age of migration
• (Castles Miller, 1993 The Age of Migration.
  Macmillan Press. )
• ?Globalisation of migration
• ?Acceleration of -
• ?Differentiation of -
• ?Feminization of -
• ? The Philippines is a symbolic state.

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• Male
• Middle Eastern
• - Construction workers

International migration out of the Philippines
Republic of the Philippines 30 million
people, in 180 countries and areas all over the
world 600 thousands by one year

• Female
• Middle Eastern
• Asian NIEs
• Western countries
• - Domestic workers
• - Nurses

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International migration out of the Philippines
?Entertainers Domestic workers
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Question 1

• How many entertainers
• come to Japan from the
• Philippines?

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The Number of Entertainers newly coming to Japan
82,000?
8,500?
53,000?
36,000?
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Question 2

• How do Filipino Female Entertainers (FFEs) come
• to Japan?

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Status of FFEs

• Visa Status ? VISA for Entertainers
• How long? ? Maximum for 6months (3months)
• Profession ? Dnacers or Singers
• Work Place ? Philippine Pubs (Snacks, Clubs)

FFEs are not long-term residents
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Systematized migration of FFEs
P O E A
Immigration Office
exam
CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY
procedure
ARB
dispatch
promotion
Filipino women
Production
Philippine Pub
Go
Entertainers
recruiters
contract
Back
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By the way

• Whats the Philippine
• Pub like?

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Hostess activity
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Dance Time
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Food and Drink Menu List
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Karaoke with customers
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Karaokes practice Book for FFEs
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Do-han ( Date out of a Pub)
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SAYONARA Party of FFEs
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Who is this ?
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Question 3

• Where are the Philippine
• Pubs in Japan?
• -My study area-

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Nagoya City
AICHI Pre.
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City Hall
SAKAE
NISHIKI 3 Chome
NAGOYA CITY
SAKAE 3 Chome
SAKAE Walk Streets
SAKAE Area
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NISHIKI 3 Chome
SAKAE 3 Chome
TOKYU Hotel
SAKAE Walk Streets
IKEDA Park
SAKAE Walk Streets
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October 25, 2004 CHUNICHI SHINBUN
Little Manila
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IKEDA Park
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South side of IKEDA Park
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West side of IKEDA Park
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North side of IKEDA Park
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Main street of Philippine Pubs
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Main street of Philippine Pubs
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Three Electric Advertisement Boards
TOKYU Hotel
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IKEDA Park
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Advertisement Board?
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Advertisement Board?
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Advertisement Board?
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What does Japanese society expect of FFEs ?

• Analyzing some Web sites
• ?Emotional bright, cheerful, joyful, open
• ?Hospitality gentle, kind, tender
• ?Purity naive, innocent
• ?Something which Japanese women have
• already lost or are now losing
• ? Discourse of YAMATO NADESHIKO

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Some conclusions

• What makes Japanese society need FFEs ?
• Socio-economic differences ?
• Cultural differences ?
• Japanized Orientalism ?
• (Post-) Colonialism ?
• New racism ?