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▼ Foreign Residents In Japan Hit Record 3 Million At End Of 2022
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The number of foreign residents in Japan at the end of 2022 rose 11.4% from a year before to hit a record high of 3,075,213, the Immigration Services Agency has said.
The number of foreign students and technical trainees rose sharply following the easing of COVID-19 border measures, the agency said Friday.
The total included 761,563 people from China, the largest group by nationality, 489,312 from Vietnam and 411,312 from South Korea. The figures all increased from a year earlier.
By status of residence, the number of foreign students increased by 92,808, technical trainees by 48,817 and specialists in engineering, humanities and international services by 37,221.
The number of foreigners granted refugee status under the immigration control and refugee recognition law increased by 128 to 202, while the number of those who were not granted refugee status but were allowed to stay in Japan on humanitarian grounds increased by 1,180 to 1,760. Both totals were the highest on record since Japan established a refugee recognition system in 1982.
Of the refugee total, 147 people were from Afghanistan, where the situation has worsened following the return of the Taliban regime. It also included 26 from Myanmar, where a military coup took place, and nine from China.
The number of applicants for refugee status increased by 1,359 to 3,772.
The number of foreign students and technical trainees rose sharply following the easing of COVID-19 border measures, the agency said Friday.
The total included 761,563 people from China, the largest group by nationality, 489,312 from Vietnam and 411,312 from South Korea. The figures all increased from a year earlier.
By status of residence, the number of foreign students increased by 92,808, technical trainees by 48,817 and specialists in engineering, humanities and international services by 37,221.
The number of foreigners granted refugee status under the immigration control and refugee recognition law increased by 128 to 202, while the number of those who were not granted refugee status but were allowed to stay in Japan on humanitarian grounds increased by 1,180 to 1,760. Both totals were the highest on record since Japan established a refugee recognition system in 1982.
Of the refugee total, 147 people were from Afghanistan, where the situation has worsened following the return of the Taliban regime. It also included 26 from Myanmar, where a military coup took place, and nine from China.
The number of applicants for refugee status increased by 1,359 to 3,772.
- March 25, 2023
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