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People are more globally mobile than ever before. It is not unusual for wealthy persons to go abroad for work and study, and many foreigners have also moved to Japan. There is now a substantial number of foreigners born in Japan who have received a Japanese education.
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Kondo, A. (2001). Citizenship Rights for Aliens in Japan. In: Kondo, A. (eds) Citizenship in a Global World. Migration, Minorities and Citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333993880_2
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