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Indians in Japan: a Wikipedia article
‘Indian Migrants in Tokyo’ sheds light on an overlooked community This article is about a book by Megha Wadhwa, an Indian resident of Japan for the past 14 years based on interviews with more than 100 members of the Indian community. Issues covered in the book include racial discrimination against Indians and the gender discrimination that Indian women face. Japan Times, 23 Jan 2021.
Indian women in Japan struggle to find their niche An article about the situation and experience of Indian women in Japan, most of whom come with, or join, husbands who get work in Japan, and are either homemakers or teachers. Japan Times, 28 Oct 2018.
Yogendra 'Yogi' Puranik: The first Indian voice in Tokyo politics This article is about Yogendra Puranik, known as Yogi, an Indian resident of Tokyo who has taken Japanese nationality and is now a local councillor, and has raised his son from his marriage to a Chinese woman as a single parent with the help of his own mother. It also explains the situation in Nishi Kasai, the community in Tokyo where many Indians live. Japan Times, 6 Feb 2020.
Re-entry ban horror stories pile up in Japan's Indian community This article is about Kaushik Kumar and thousands of other Indian residents of Japan who were stuck in their homeland due to an entry ban on foreign arrivals, to protect the country from the COVID-19. Japan Times, 10 Aug 2020.
Pandemic leaves Indian cooks in Japan dependent on bosses and the state This article explains the situation of Indians working in Indian restaurants whose al ready low wages have been cut by the Covid pandemic and who are finding it difficult to send money back home to family in India. Japan Times, 21 Jun, 2020.
Sikhs hope temple in Tokyo sets the stage for tolerance and understanding This article explains the efforts of the Sikh community in Tokyo to create their own Sikh temple or Gurdwara, describes the history and situation of the Sikh community in Japan, and discusses the difficulties Sikhs face to both maintain their religious beliefs and be accepted in Japanese society. Japan Times, 24 Aug 2016
Japan Tries To Recruit IT Engineers From India, But It Won't Work Japan's efforts to recruit Indian IT engineers won't work. For a simple reason: these engineers are better off at home. Forbes, 30 Jun, 2017
Indian migrant families in Japan face harsh choice Looks at the situation of a Sikh family seeking asylum in Japan especially of their son who was born and has grown up in Japan.
Suicide of Indian detainee in Ibaraki prompts hunger strike of around 130 at facility: source Japan Times, 17 Apr 2018
Keerthana Mariappan: 'People recognize the potential of India as an economic and cultural partner' An interview with 39-year-old Keerthana Mariappan who came to Tokyo at 17 to study and now serves as director at Deutsche Bank Securities. She talks about her experiences of living in Japan including practising yoga here. Japan Times, 13 Sep 2020.
Rev. Cyril Veliath: 'As Indians, we have plenty to be proud of' An interview with Rev. Cyril Veliath came to Japan as a student in 1974. Now 74, he is currently a professor emeritus of Indian philosophy at Sophia University. Japan Times, 23 Aug 2020.
Mixed results with foreign influx: Japan is changing, but system, attitudes need to keep pace This article looks at the economic need for increased immigration in Japan, and the policy response to this to. Focusing on the example of the Indian community in Nishi Kasai, it argues that Japan has not done enough to support foreign migrants in the communities wherre they live and encourage them to stay long-term. Japan Times, Jan. 16, 2007.
Japan and India - Little India � Indian Community of Edogawa (ICE)
New school in Tokyo opened amid rise in number of Indian residents This 2004 Japan Times article begins "An explosion in the number of Indian workers here has prompted a long-term Indian resident of Tokyo to open a school that offers her compatriots' children an opportunity to learn about their cultural heritage."
Helping new arrivals from India find their feet This 2006 Japan Times article looks at the changes in the Indian community in the last 25 years.
Tokyo's Indians in 'home from home' This is a 2007 Japan Times article that looks at the growing Indian community in Edogawa Ward.
Indian schools make a mark This is a 2007 Japan Times article that reports on ther growing number of Indian international schools in Japan.
Japan’s own Indian tech boom In the past five years, the number of Indian IT companies and engineers operating here has skyrocketed. Although official statistics are hard to come by, few in the industry doubt Japan is in the midst of an Indian IT boom. Japan Times, 9 Jan 2007.
Indians aid Japan's IT industry Indian system engineers are making their presence felt in Japan’s information technology industry. Around 22,000 Indians lived in Japan at the end of 2008, about double the number a decade ago. Japan Times, 14 Nov 2009.
Indian works to serve expat enclave A profile of Jagmohan Chandrani, who is head of the Indian Community of Edogawa and who was one of the first Indian people to settle in Nishi-Kasai. Japan Times, 8 Feb 2011.
Emerging of An Indian Community in Tokyo: A Case Study of Nishikasai looks into how "the Indian residents create the living space as ‘own space’, taking a case study of one of the well-known areas for dominant presence of Indians, Nishikasai, in Tokyo."