Where We Call Home — Season 1, Episode 3: A Helping Hand for Foreign Women in Kyoto
Documentary • 27 min • 6 seasons, 137 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Neighborhood relations, childcare, PTA: in Japan, issues that involve women are plenty and part of everyday routine. But for women from abroad, they can be obstacles to adapting to life in Japan. Nina Hakkarainen, a Kyoto-based Finnish woman, founded an organization offering support to non-Japanese women. As we tag along in her work, we look at the struggles of foreign women to become active members of society. We also visit the kawaii side of Harajuku with a charismatic shop clerk from France.
About Where We Call Home
People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Daily Struggles of a Pakistani Used Car Dealer
- E2Little India in Big Tokyo
- E4A Hot Meal for Every Child
- E5Support for Foreign Disabled and Elderly
- E6A Budding Farmer Dreams of Peanuts
- E7Under the Coronavirus Outbreak
- E8Working Under the Outbreak
- E9Chinese Entrepreneurs Fight for Survival
- E10Struggles for Recovery in the Restaurant Industry
- E11Entertainers Under the Pandemic
- E12Tourism's Fight to Endure the Crisis
- E13Charmed by the Beauty and Flavor of Noto