From the Principal Investigator

　The Research Group on Social Stratification and Immigration Studies (Principal Investigator: Sawako Shirahase, Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo), which is supported by a grant-in-aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS, independent administrative institution under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), conducts research on the National Survey on Life and Work in Japan.

　Social surveys have mostly been based only on Japanese residents and have not included foreign permanent residents living in Japan, mainly because they were not included in the residency registration. However, in this global age, the Japanese economy is supported not only by Japanese citizens but, also, by foreign nationals living in Japan. Therefore, as a first step, our research group has decided to conduct a “National Survey on Life and Work in Japan” targeting men and women with foreign citizenships residing in Japan. We sincerely ask for your cooperation in responding to this survey.

Sawako Shirahase
Principal Investigator
Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo