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Immigration
Number of Foreign Workers in Japan at Record High
by
Katharina Buchholz,
Feb 4, 2020
Demographics in Japan
The number of foreigners working in Japan has reached a new high of
almost 1.7 million in 2019. After years of slow growth in the number of
foreign workers admitted into the country, Japan has increased its
efforts to attract them in the past couple of years. Since the Japanese
population is aging rapidly, the Japanese government is feeling the
need to bring in talent from abroad.
Immigrants, mainly from developing Asian countries, but also from the
West, are now coming to Japan in larger number. Since 2014, the number
of foreigners working in Japan has more than doubled, according to data
by MHLW Japan (link in Japanese). The Japanese government revised
immigration and refugee recognition laws in early 2019 with the aim of
accepting an additional 340,000 workers to the country. Some special
provisions were also taken to attract nurses, restaurant workers and
laborers. In December of 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe und his
cabinet had already adopted measures to foster the coexistence of
Japanese and foreign nationals that came at a price tag of US$55.3
million.
In the light of all this, it appears the country is indeed serious
about a more multicultural future. Still, this new vision of Japanese
society might be a hard sell: The measures adopted have drawn some
controversy and have even led to kerfuffles during parliamentary
debates. Right-wing politicians slammed the reform saying it would
bring in crime and destroy the homogenous Japanese society.
Katharina Buchholz
Katharina Buchholz
Data Journalist
katharina.buchholz@statista.com
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