The number of foreigners in Japan is a record high. Among them, there are the largest number of Chinese people.
According to the Kyodo News Agency, Japan's entry and exit countries released data on Friday (March 24) of the Store Management Office. As of the end of 2022, the number of foreign countries in Japan was 3.075213, a record high.The number of people increased by 11.4%over the previous year, and exceeded the 3 million people for the first time.
From the perspective of retention, there are 324,940 "skills internships", an increase of 17.7%over the previous year. "Study abroad" has 300,000 people, an increase of 44.7%, which has increased significantly.From the perspective of the country and regions, the number of people from China is 760,100, followed by 489,312 in Vietnam.From the perspective of Daofu County, the largest number is Tokyo, followed by Aichi, Osaka, Kanagawa, and Saitama.
The report from the Kyodo News Agency stated that during the epidemic period, the medium- and long -term demand for studying abroad and skills internships was higher than before the epidemic. Last year, Japan began to relax entry restrictions in stages, which also greatly increased the number of people in the country.