Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Note on Conventions -- Fighting for Foreigners -- Introduction Associative Activism -- Controlling Foreigners Japan's Foreign Worker Policy -- Long-Distance Nationalism Political Activities of Immigrant Ethnic Associations -- Democracy of Illegals Organizing Support for Illegal Foreigners -- Local Partners Local Governments and Immigrant Rights NGOs -- Foreigners in the Public Sphere Contesting Prevalent Social Meanings -- Conclusion Foreigners and Democracy -- Appendix Foreigners' Support Groups in Tokyo and Kanagawa -- Index.