{"id":12219,"date":"2026-10-02T10:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/winpec\/?p=12219"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:03:24","slug":"%ef%bc%91%ef%bc%92%e6%9c%88%ef%bc%92%ef%bc%90%e6%97%a5%e7%8f%be%e6%94%bf%e7%a0%94%e3%82%bb%e3%83%9f%e3%83%8a%e3%83%bc%ef%bc%88%e5%a0%80%e4%ba%95%e4%ba%ae%e5%85%88%e7%94%9f%ef%bc%89%e3%81%ae-12-2-2-137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/winpec\/other-en\/2026\/10\/02\/12219\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRevisiting South Asian Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Japan: Longevity, Diversity, and Policy Pathways of Sri Lankans\u201d by Hettige Don Karunaratne (Invited Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo, and Chair Professor of Business Economics and Former Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka), October 13, 17:00-"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Colleagues,
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I am pleased to invite you to our upcoming academic seminar to be held at Waseda University. This seminar is open to the public and held in English.
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This time, the main speaker is Prof. H. D. Karunaratne, who is a former Vice Chancellor (i.e., \u7dcf\u9577) of the University of Colombo.
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Date and Time:<\/strong> October 13 (Tue) 17:00-18:30
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\nVenue:<\/strong> Waseda University, Waseda Campus, Building 3, Discussion Room (12th floor)
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\nCampus Map:<\/strong>
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We will hold a reception after the seminar near the campus with Prof. Karunaratne. If you are interested in joining us, please contact me at yastodo@waseda.jp.
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Speaker:<\/strong> Hettige Don Karunaratne
\n(Invited Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo, and Chair Professor of Business Economics and Former Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n

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Title:<\/strong> Revisiting South Asian Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Japan: Longevity, Diversity, and Policy Pathways of Sri Lankans<\/p>\n

Abstract:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThis paper revisits South Asian immigrant entrepreneurship in Japan through a longitudinal lens, drawing on literature and two decades of evidence from Sri Lankan firms to identify patterns of longevity and diversity. Situating Sri Lankan entrepreneurship within a broader South Asian landscape\u2014Bangladeshi business development, Nepali restaurant clusters, Pakistani vehicle-export networks, and Indian female-led startups\u2014we show how mixed embeddedness and dynamic capabilities shape survival and growth under tightening host-country institutions. Recent policy shifts, including the six times rise in Business Manager visa capital (\u00a55m\u2192\u00a530m), language and local-hire requirements, and higher permanent-residency thresholds, have disproportionately affected South Asian food-service and small-trade firms, prompting exits and strategic pivots. Using two decades of longitudinal (2006, 2016, and 2026 survey) data, we map sectoral decomposition, firm survival, and transnational linkages, and identify mechanisms\u2014compliance capacity, diaspora networks, sustainable business strategies and digital adoption\u2014that mediate policy shocks. We translate these findings into policy pathways for Japan and South Asian sending states: targeted compliance support, succession and mentorship programs, and bilateral skill\u2013enterprise corridors that leverage EPA\/SSW channels while improving productivity of vulnerable microenterprises.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Mixed embeddedness, Business manager Visa in Japan, Longevity and Diversity of Immigrant firms, Sri Lankans in Japan<\/p>\n

Best regards,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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