Opening Conversation

Human Mobility Causes Friction but Carves Out the Future

Yasushi Iguchi, Keiko Sakurai and Yasushi Watanabe

The Reasons Why I Travel

Inuhiko Yomota

Reviewing Japan’s Immigration Policy through International Comparison and Timeframe

Akihiro Koido

Globalization Increases Mobility of Students and Colleges

Hiroshi Ota

I Always Board an Airplane with a Notebook

Ryo Kuroki

They Become Refugees by Migration
– Accelerating International Forced Migration in Globalizing World

Koich Koizumi

Chinatown Rooted in the Community in Japan is a Rare Instance in the World

Wang Wei

Okubo is a Town of Multiculture and Diversity Metabolizing Everyday

Yoshiko Inaba

Ethnic Media Connects Foreign Residents and Local Community

Shigehiko Shiramizu

Learning Globalization from Ancient Men

Fumio Tanaka

Cover Photograph

Japan Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale of Art

People

Artist Who Cares about Environmental Issues in Japan and Philippines

Maria Rosalie Zerrudo

Wochi-Kochi Stroll

Specifications of Me

My First Pecha-Kucha (Chattering) Night

Is This Really Tokyo?

Beach on the Michigan Lake (US) / Funny Ad in Japanese (Australia) / KOKESHI is Hot! (Malaysia) / Polling Station for Presidential Election (Indonesia) / Five-Star Taxi in Shanghai (China) / Tough Wedding (Hungary) / Motorcycle with Tokyo License Plate (Korea) / Popular Menu “Sushi Pizza” (Canada)

Special Contribution

New Generation of Writers are Emerging
– Current Situation of Contemporary Russian Literature and Emerging Writers

Olga Slavnikova

Report on Japan-Indonesia Contemporary Dance
Collaboration Project

Hiroshi Koike

Recipients of the Japan Foundation Awards 2009 Announced

Guidance to Back Issues / Readers Feedback

Event Calendar (From October to November, 2009)