Hidenori Sakanaka established the Japan Immigration Policy Institute and is the author of almost two dozen books about immigration policy in Japan.Robert D. Eldridge is former associate professor of Japanese political and diplomatic history at Osaka University.Graham B. Leonard earned a PhD in international public policy from Osaka University.

In this urgent appeal to Japanese policy makers and the public, Hidenori Sakanaka demonstrates the critical importance of forging a revolutionary immigration policy if Japan is to avoid population collapse and economic ruin as a result of its extremely low birthrates and aging population. As Japan’s leading mind on immigration policy, Sakanaka’s plan to incorporate 10 million immigrants as permanent residents (and citizens, if they choose) over the next 50 years is passionate, visionary, carefully forged, and practical. It focuses on nurturing immigrant youth (including refugees), through education, training, job placement, and social supports. Drawing on a growing sense of urgency among Japanese youth, Sakanaka envisions the birth of a lively hybrid Japan and diverse human community with implications far beyond its own borders.

• Chapter 1: The Need for an “Immigration Revolution” and a “Japanese Revolution”Chapter 2: The Development of the “Human Community” ConceptChapter 3: Politician, Bureaucrat, RevolutionaryChapter 4: Japanese Immigration Policy is Preceded by Global PraiseChapter 5: Leader of the National Commitment to ImmigrationChapter 6: The Spirit of the Japanese-style Immigration NationChapter 7: Economics, Finances, and Immigration PolicyChapter 8: Population and ImmigrantsChapter 9: The Human Community—Global Citizens—Hybrid JapanChapter 10: The Return of Japanese Left Behind in North KoreaChapter 11: The Path Traveled by the Director of the Japan Immigration Policy Institute