A record 2,382,822 foreigners were registered as living in Japan as of the end of last year, up 6.7% from…
TOKYO —
A record 2,382,822 foreigners were registered as living in Japan as of the end of last year, up 6.7% from a year earlier on a rise in the number of students and technical trainees, the Justice Ministry said.
It included 228,588 staying on a trainee visa, up 18.7% and also a record high, and 277,331 with a student visa, up 12.4%. Meanwhile, the number of foreigners illegally staying in the country stood at 65,270 as of Jan 1, increasing for the third consecutive year.
By nationality, Chinese constituted the largest group of registered foreign residents at 695,522.
