Ethnic groups of Japan
Overview
About 1.6% of Japan's total legal resident population are foreign citizens. Of these, according to 2012 data from the Japanese government, the principal groups are as follows.

Ethnic groups of Japan

Section Title: Overview
Table Section Text: About 1.6% of Japan's total legal resident population are foreign citizens. Of these, according to 2012 data from the Japanese government, the principal groups are as follows.

Nationality	Number	Percentage	Of Population

China	675,783	34.1%	0.52%

South KoreaNorth Korea Korea (South Korea/Chōsen)	530,421	26.0%	0.42%

Philippines	203,027	10.0%	0.16%

Brazil	193,571	9.5%	0.15%

Vietnam	52,385	2.6%	0.04%

Peru	49,483	2.4%	0.04%

United States	48,371	2.4%	0.04%

Thailand	40,146	2.0%	0.03%

Others	195,356	9.6%	0.15%

Total (as of 2012)	2,038,159	100%	1.6%

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