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In-App Purchase in Japanese Free-To-Play Mobile Game: The Motivation of Indonesian Players Khaled, Prima Diana; Iskandar, Kurniawaty
Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal): Humanities and Social Sciences Vol 5, No 1 (2022): Budapest International Research and Critics Institute February
Publisher : Budapest International Research and Critics University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birci.v5i1.4362

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Japan is one of the countries with the largest mobile game industry in the world. One type of Japanese game that can be downloaded for free via application stores on smartphone devices is known as the mobile game Free-to-play. In mobile game free-to-play, there is additional services such as in-app purchases or microtransaction activities. In-app purchases on the free-to-play mobile game offer several virtual objects that can be used in the game. This study uses the otaku animal database and IGD (Internet Game Disorder) theoretical framework to understand Japanese free-to-play mobile gameplayer’s motivation to make in-app purchases in Indonesia by using structured interview methods and interpretive explanation data analysis techniques. From the results of interviews with five speakers who are Japanese free-to-play mobile game players in Indonesia, it is known that the motivation of these players in making in-app purchases is to get the characters they want. Furthermore, the motivation to get a specific character is determined by the character design and the story background of the Japanese free-to-play mobile game. In addition to the character attraction factor, the existence of character abilities that can support the game to form a strong team is also why players take fast ways to get certain characters through in-app purchase services.
The Effect of Confucianism on Future Birth Rates in South Korea and Japan Flora Arifahsasti; Kurniawaty Iskandar
Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal): Humanities and Social Sciences Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Budapest International Research and Critics Institute May
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birci.v5i2.4613

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South Korea and Japan adhere to Confucianism as the foundation of significant values and norms in their social systems. Confucianism is closely related to the patriarchal system, which makes it difficult for women in South Korea and Japan to prosper and get the right to a decent job because it only addresses women as “servants of the family.” The gender prejudice experienced by these women created the Shampoo generation in South Korea and the Satori generation in Japan. This article seeks to answer the question, “How did South Korean and Japanese women start the liberal feminist trend movement based on self-rationality?”  The author analyzed data from South Korean and Japanese women who act self-rationally by refusing to marry and have children using qualitative research methods and rational choice theory. So, with declining birth rates, the tendency of this generation of Shampoo and Satori ultimately threatens the demographic stability of the country and will threaten the country’s future.
The Illegal Network of Foreign Workers: The Missing Indonesian Migrant Workers in Japan Beby Fitri Xaviera Gunawan; Kurniawaty Iskandar
Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal (BIRCI-Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Budapest International Research and Critics Institute May
Publisher : Budapest International Research and Critics University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birci.v5i2.4639

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Migrant workers in Japan is partially an act of runaway and escaping done by the migrant workers. This action is carried out by migrant workers who are mostly trainees. This research explains the role of the illegal network as a tool used by the workers in order to help them run away from the company they work for. Massey’s perspective of migration network theory is used to analyze the illegal activities shown by the migrant community. The reason behind their decision in choosing the illegal action is identified using the theory of rational choice. The data were collected by applying the literature study and analyzed using the descriptive qualitative method. The result shows that the illegal network of migrant workers had successfully broadened the community of the migrant workers in Japan because all of the participants are connected by kinship and share the same common interests. The broker is the third party that is involved as a connector between migrant workers and an illegal backer. There are several motives or reasons performed by the workers based on their rational choice which are, deciding to run away from their workplace because of seeking a better opportunity in a new place, expecting a higher salary, and the content feeling to stay in Japan. The impacts caused by this illegal action is not really significant for the next process in sending Indonesian workers to Japan. It is because the migration itself happens under each country’s concerns in dealing with employment issues.