The number of Japanese citizens emigrating overseas has been increasing. The total number of overseas Japanese is over 1.3 million, and the number of those who hold permanent residency in other countries hit a record high of 484,150 in 2017. Australia is now the second most popular destination for Japanese permanent residents. What is behind the increase in Japanese emigration, and why has Australia become one of the most popular destinations? In contrast to the common understanding of skilled migration from industrialized countries as being oriented toward better lifestyle, this research found that skilled migrants who left Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima disasters of March 2011 have made their decision due to concerns over present and future risks that became manifested after the disasters. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews, this paper analyzes the socio-political, economic, and environmental risks that prominently emerged in the narratives of emigration decisions. While we still need more case studies to have a comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon, our research in Australia suggests that post-3.11 skilled emigration from Japan carries some distinctive characteristics, including a growing sensitivity to risks, a desire for risk aversion, and political awareness among highly educated workers.

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沉默的退出：风险和 3.11 后从日本到澳大利亚的技术移民

日本人移居海外的人数一直在增加。海外日本人总数超过130万，2017年在其他国家拥有永久居留权的人数创下484,150人的历史新高。澳大利亚现在是日本永久居民的第二大热门目的地。日本移民增加的背后是什么，为什么澳大利亚成为最受欢迎的目的地之一？与工业化国家技术移民的普遍理解相反，本研究发现，在 2011 年 3 月东日本大地震和福岛灾难后离开日本的技术移民是出于对当前和灾害后表现出来的未来风险。本文通过深入的定性访谈，分析了在移民决策叙述中突出出现的社会政治、经济和环境风险。虽然我们仍然需要更多的案例研究来全面了解这一现象，但我们在澳大利亚的研究表明，3.11 后日本技术移民具有一些鲜明的特征，包括对风险日益敏感、厌恶风险的愿望和政治意识在受过高等教育的工人中。