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No.
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AgeAffiliation of2 respondents Gender

Survey on Foreign Residents in 2023
Sub-ItemTargetQuestion

OptionsAll

How old are you? (Please enter a number)(years old) *Please enter a real number）

All

What is your gender? (Please check only one)

Male/Female/Other

3

Nationality/region

All

What is your nationality? (Please check only one)

China/South Korea/Vietnam/Philippines/Brazil/Nepal/Indonesia/Taiwan/USA/Thailand/Other (please specify:
don't know

4

Status of residence

All

What is your status of residence? (Please check only one)Special Permanent Resident/Permanent Resident/Technical Intern Training/Student/Engineer, Specialist in
Humanities, International Services/Long-Term Resident/Dependent/Spouse or Child of a Japanese National,etc./Designated Activities/Specified Skilled Worker/Other (please specify: )5

Marital relationshipAll

Do you have a spouse or partner (including common-law marriage)?
(Please check only one)Yes (same nationality)/Yes (Japanese)/Yes (other nationality)/Never/No (separated or bereaved)

6

HousemateAll

Is anyone living together with you? If so, who? (Please check all thatapply)

7

Total years of residence inJapanAllHow long have you been living in Japan in total? (Please check onlyone)

8

Japanese language proficiency
All(conversation)

How well can you converse in Japanese? (Please check only one)

9

Japanese language proficiency
All(reading)

How well can you read Japanese? (Please check only one)

I can read any written material with ease/I can read newspaper articles that are written from certain perspectives/I
can read e-mails that are written using everyday words and phrases/I can read short and easy writings about familiar
matters/I can read familiar names and words used in signs and posters/I cannot read at all

10

Academic history

All

What is your final academic background? (Please check one that ismost applicable. *Excludes Japanese language schools)

Elementary school/Junior high school/High school/Technical college or vocational school/Junior college/University(undergraduate course)/Graduate school (master's course)/Graduate school (doctoral course)/I never attendedschool

11

Academic history in Japan

Persons who choseother than "I neverattended school" inQ10

Have you ever attended school in Japan? If so, which school? (If youare a student, please answer your current school. Please check all thatapply)

Elementary school/Junior high school/High school/Technical college or vocational school/Junior college/University(undergraduate course)/Graduate school (master's course)/Graduate school (doctoral course)/Japanese language
school/Other (foreign school, etc.)/I never attended school in Japan

12

Schooling or working

All

What is your current academic or working status? (Please check only
one that is most applicable)

High school/Japanese language school/Technical college/University (undergraduate) or graduate school/Full-time
employee/Contract worker/Temporary worker/Part-time worker (other than those in school)/Self-employedbusiness/Technical Intern Training/Not in school or working/Other (Please specify: )All

What was your annual household income in 2022? (Please check onlyone)*The "annual household income" means your total income amount
before deducting taxes, social insurance fees and accommodation fees,
Less than 1,000,000 yen/1,000,000-1,999,999 yen/2,000,000-2,999,999 yen/3,000,000-3,999,999 yen/4,000,000etc., NOT the amount you actually receive.
4,999,999 yen/5,000,000-6,999,999 yen/7,000,000-9,999,999 yen/10,000,000-14,999,999 yen/15,000,000*If you only know your monthly income, multiply it by 12.
19,999,999 yen/20,000,000 yen or more
*If you receive a bonus, add this amount to your total annual income.
*Household income is a total income of all members living in the same
household in Japan, such as the total income of a married couple. A
single person living alone should write down his/her income.

All

Family members and relatives/Japanese friends and acquaintances/Non-Japanese friends andWrite the top three persons you consult when you feel anxious or haveacquaintances/Institution, school, or company, etc. in which I am enrolled/Municipality or prefecture/Japaneseworries. (Please write one response each in the order of "First person
government (FRESC, etc.)/NPO and other private organizations/Lawyers or certified administrative procedures legal
to consult", "Second person to consult", and "Third person to consult")
specialists/My country's embassy, etc./Other (please specify: )All[Item]
Near my home/Easy to make an appointment for an interview/Spends sufficient time on an interview/Has expertiseon medical and legal issues/Personnel is able to handle various types of issues/Online (incl. SNS) consultation isavailable/Consultation is available at night and on holidays/Consultation is available on phone/Consultation isavailable in my native language/Staff accompanies me to relevant institutions as needed/Offers mental care/I knowwhat kind of personnel support is available/Privacy of my spouse, other family members, and others around me isprotected/Other (please specify: )/I am not sure13

Household income (previousyear)

II
Person to consult when you
Consultatio have worriesn servicesas seen
14
fromforeign
residents
What is desirable about aplace of contact, etc.
15

What do you seek in a place of contact, etc. you go to when you haveworries about living in Japan? (Please check all that apply)1)/I

Spouse or partner (including common-law marriage)/Children/Your parents/Parents of your spouse or partner(including common-law marriage)/Siblings/Other relatives/Friends or acquaintances/Other (please specify: )/Nobody
is living with me
Since I was born/Less than 1 year/1 year or more, but less than 3 years/3 years or more, but less than 10 years/10years or more, but less than 20 years/20 years or more, but less than 30 years/30 years or more, but less than 40years/40 years or more
I can carry on a conversation appropriately with anyone, in any situation, on any subject/I can converse fluently andnaturally/I can converse as needed in everyday life/I can exchange basic information about familiar matters/I can use
frequently-used greetings and everyday phrases/I cannot carry on a conversation at allSerialNo.

Survey on Foreign Residents in 2023ItemSub-Item

TargetWhat is desirable about thepersonnel handlingconsultation

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Question

Options

What knowledge, capability, or skill is desirable in a person who offers
consultation services? (Please check all that apply)[Item]
Knowledge about the residence status system/Knowledge about taxes, pensions, and various social
systems/Knowledge about mental care/Knowledge about pregnancy or childbirth/Knowledge aboutchildraising/Knowledge about children's education/Knowledge about medical care or welfare/Knowledge about
different cultures or values/Capability to handle your native language/Communication skills/Coordination ability withservice providers/Other (please specify: )/I am not sure

Problem-solving status when a Persons who choseforeign resident consults family "Family members
members, relatives, friends, or and relatives",
acquaintances"Japanese friends

When you consulted a family member, relative, friend, or acquaintanceand acquaintances", with your worries about living in Japan (about career, everyday life, or Always solved/Often solved/Not often solved/Hardly ever solvedor "Non-Japanesesocial life), was the issue solved? (Please check only one)friends andacquaintances" inQ14

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Content of what a foreign
Persons who chose
resident consults family[Items]members, relatives, friends, or "Family members
and relatives",
Japanese language study/Work (working conditions, employment, transfer, etc.)/Status of residence/Mental
acquaintances about"Japanese friends
What kind of things do you consult your family member, relative,
health/Human relationships/Money matters/Housing/Children's education/Medicaland acquaintances", friend, or acquaintance about when you have worries? (Please check all care/Insurance/Tax/Pension/Political participation/Disaster/Marriage or divorce/Pregnancy oror "Non-Japanesethat apply)
childbirth/Childraising/Domestic violence/Nursing care/Death (securing a burial plot, etc.)/Issues about thefriends andfamily/Relatives in home country/Racial discrimination, equal opportunity, respect for individuals/Other (pleaseacquaintances" inspecify:)
Q14
Problems upon consulting
family members, relatives,friends, or acquaintances

19

Persons who chose"Family members
and relatives","Japanese friends
What problem occurred when you consulted your family member,and acquaintances",
relative, friend, or acquaintance? (Please check all that apply)or "Non-Japanese
friends andacquaintances" inQ14

Problem-solving status when aforeign resident consults
his/her institution
Persons who choseother than "Not inschool or working"in Q1220

Content of what a foreign
resident consults his/herinstitution about
21

When you consulted your institution (your school or workplace which
you responded in Q12; the staffing service company if you are atemporary worker; however, also the supervising group if your statusof residence is "Technical Intern Training", and also the registeredsupporting organization in the case of "Specified Skilled Worker"; thesame applies hereinafter) about your worries in your life (career,everyday life, or social life), was the issue solved? (Please check onlyone)(*Does not include the case of privately consulting a friend oracquaintance who is in the same institution as you)

Persons who choseother than "Never
What kind of worries would you consult your institution about? (Pleasesought consultation" check all that apply)in Q202

Accurate communication is difficult due to language difficulties/Awareness about your problems cannot be
communicated due to difference in cultures or values/Due to reasons such as the special nature of the issue, theperson you consult does not know how to or which external place to consult about the problem/Person you consult
cannot give you trustworthy information/By consulting the other person, you suffered disadvantage (for example,
your privacy being revealed to other persons or organizations)/No problem occurred in particular

Always solved/Often solved/Not often solved/Hardly ever solved/Never sought consultation[Items]Japanese language study/Work (working conditions, employment, transfer, etc.)/Status of residence/Mental
health/Human relationships/Money matters/Housing/Children's education/Medicalcare/Insurance/Tax/Pension/Political participation/Disaster/Marriage or divorce/Pregnancy orchildbirth/Childraising/Domestic violence/Nursing care/Death (securing a burial plot, etc.)/Issues about thefamily/Relatives in home country/Racial discrimination, equal opportunity, respect for individuals/Other (pleasespecify:)

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Survey on Foreign Residents in 2023
Item

Sub-ItemTarget

Question

Options

Problems upon consulting
his/her institution

22

Persons who choseother than "Never
What problem occurred when you consulted your institution? (Pleasesought consultation" check all that apply)in Q20Accurate communication is difficult due to language difficulties/Awareness about your problems cannot be
communicated due to difference in cultures or values/Due to reasons such as the special nature of the issue, theperson you consult does not know how to or which external place to consult about the problem/Your institution does
not respond even when you seek consultation/Your institution cannot give you trustworthy information/By consulting
your institution, you suffered disadvantage (for example, your privacy being revealed to other persons ororganizations)/No problem occurred in particular

Persons who chose
What is the reason due to which you do not consult your institution"Never sought
about your worries? (Please check all that apply)
consultation" in Q20

Because accurate communication is difficult due to language difficulties/Because awareness about your problems
cannot be communicated due to difference in cultures or values/Because you cannot expect your institution to solve
your problem or tell you of an external place to consult/Because even if you consult your institution, it would not
respond/Because your institution is not likely to give you trustworthy information/Because by consulting yourinstitution, you may suffer disadvantage (for example, your privacy being revealed to other persons ororganizations)/Because there is no department or place of contact to consult about your worries/Because you do notknow whom in your institution to consult/Because you have someone outside your institution, like a family member,acquaintance, or local government, whom you can consult/Because you have someone inside your institution, like acolleague or classmate, whom you can consult in private/Because no problem has ever occurred in particularReasons for not consulting
his/her institution

23

24

Whether a foreign resident
Persons who chose
wishes his/her institution, etc.
other than "Not into have personnel who handle
school or working"consultationin Q1225 III Situation of loneliness
IV Opinions and requests, etc.

26

Would you want your institution to have an expert who handlesconsultation on your worries? (Please check only one)

Yes/If anything, yes/If anything, no/No/I am not sureAllHow often do you feel lonely? (Please check only one)

Never/Hardly ever/Occasionally/Sometimes/Frequently or always

All

What kind of support and initiatives do you think are required to help
foreign residents live better lives in Japan? Please check all of thefollowing items that apply, and write your own opinions in the spaceprovided.

Free answer

3[Item]Language/Racial discrimination, equal opportunity, respect for individuals/Work/Information provision/Status ofresidence/Education/Housing/Socializing/Consultation/Medical care/Tax/Pension/Political participation/Insurance/Bankaccount, credit card, loan/Disaster/Childraising/Death (securing a burial plot, etc.)/Other