Migration and Settlement of First-Generation Japanese–Peruvians and the Educational Challenges of Second-Generation Nikkei in Japan

International migration has increased substantially over the past few decades. Three decades after the revised migration policy in Japan (1990), first- and second-generation Nikkei Peruvians of Japanese descent continue residing in Japan. The Nikkei population will increase further in the near future. Given these circumstances, it is important to assess the employment and educational status of the Nikkei as migrants between Japan and Peru. This chapter tracks the movements of second-generation Nikkei between the two countries and identifies the factors influencing migration while also highlighting the multiple hardships they face and their efforts to overcome them. This chapter is subdivided into sections focusing on the problems faced by first-generation Nikkei migrants, and the educational challenges faced by the youth after being uprooted from one country and continent and moved to another. This qualitative study specifically analyzes the migration of people between Japan and Peru, highlighting not only the factors that influence people to migrate or remain in the same place but also the educational challenges of their children, the second generation in Japan. The results reveal that, although second-generation Nikkei Peruvians have significant human resources, their potential is often wasted because of different circumstances.