Megha Wadhwa

This panel explores the evolving methodological and conceptual approaches to studying migration, memory, and everyday life in both urban and rural Japan. In addition to traditional ethnographic tools, the speakers draw on a range of contemporary methods of research—from visual storytelling and digital ethnography to filmed interviews, disaster narratives, and longitudinal fieldwork—to investigate how migrants articulate their experiences, challenges, and aspirations. Speakers Megha Wadhwa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Sophia University – Documenting Transna- tional Belonging: Indian Migrants Through Hybrid Ethnographic Tools Julia Gerster, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Tohoku University – Depicting marginalized voices in disaster preparedness Dukin Lim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Nanzan University - Tracing Four Decades of Change Through Oral Histories: Skilled Korean Women’s Migration to Japan Ruth Achenbach, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Goethe University – Moments That Matter: Using Audiovisual Interviews and Video