초록 열기/닫기 버튼
Many Korean newcomers in Japan are known to be believers in the Christian faith before arriving in Japan. However, there are substantial cases of those who entered the faith via introduction by their friends. Within this group, there are also those who have re-entered the faith after having given up on it once. One of their reasons for entering Korean churches is, similar to that before their arrival in Japan, to maintain the same religious lifestyle. Going to church is also a way for the new migrants to meet new people, something they look forward to as a result of their restricted social circles in schools and at work in Japan. In fact, they can obtain support in various aspects of their lives, such as scholarship applications, apartment hunting and part-time job recommendations, through connections made within the Korean community. These church connections hence take on the role of mutual support for one another. In other words, Korean Christian churches in Japan play a central role as a network focal point for people and information in the lives of Korean newcomers. As a result, Christian Korean newcomers in Japan are able to meet both their religious and non-religious needs at the same time in the ethnic church. That implies that it is actually almost impossible to separate the religious and non-religious needs of Korean newcomer who go to Korean churches. Based on field research conducted on Korean churches in Japan, in this report, we aim to explain, via their adaptation strategy, the characteristics of churches in which Korean newcomers form the majority.
키워드열기/닫기 버튼
Korean newcomers, Korean Christian churches, ethnic church, community church
