According to statistics by nationality (place of origin), the number of those from China was 45,470, accounting for 74.3% of the total, followed by Viet Nam at 6,571 (10.7%), the Philippines at 3,400 (5.6%) and Indonesia at 3,290 (5.4%).

Further, the total number of registered foreign nationals with the statuses of “Trainee” and “Technical Intern Training (1)” was 64,566 at the end of 2011, an increase by 4,800 (7.4%) from the end of 2010.

### E. “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)”, “Technical Intern Training (2)” (Data Section 2, Statistics (1) 8-2, 11)

The number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)” was 1,314 as of the end of 2011 with a decrease of 48,766 (97.4%) compared to the end of 2010. This decrease is caused by the fact that, due to the launch of the new technical intern training program, when a registered foreign national needs to apply for a change of the status of residence to “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)” issued under the previous system or to continue the status of residence after July 1, 2010, the status of residence is changed into “Technical Intern Training (2)” (Activities designated in (ii) in the right-hand column in the “Technical Intern Training” section in Appended Table I (2) of the Immigration Control Act).

According to statistics by nationality (place of origin) of the number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence “Technical Intern Training (2)” in 2011, the number of those from China was 62,131, accounting for 76.9% of the total, followed by Viet Nam at 6,953 (8.6%), the Philippines at 4,833 (6.0%) and Indonesia at 4,726 (5.8%).

Furthermore, the total number of registered foreign nationals with the statuses of “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)” and “Technical Intern Training (2)” was 82,130 at the end of 2011, a decrease by 17,535 (17.6%) from the number of registered foreign nationals with the status of “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)” at the end of 2010.

### F. Foreign Nationals Residing in Japan with the Status of Residence for Resident Activities Based on Civil Status or Position (Data Section 2, Statistics (1) 13-2, 14-2)

As of the end of 2011, the number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” was 181,617. Looking at the change from the end of 2007 until the end of 2011, “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” has been on a decreasing trend, and the number as of the end of 2011 decreased by 14,631 (7.5%) from the end of 2010.

According to statistics by nationality (place of origin), as of the end of 2011, the number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” from China was 51,184, accounting for 28.2% of the total, followed by the Philippines (38,249 accounting for 21.1%) and Brazil (23,921 accounting for 13.2%). Looking at the change from the end of 2007 until the end of 2011 by nationality (place of origin), China took first place, surpassing Brazil at the end of 2009, while Brazil is decreasing each year and its number as of the end of 2011 decreased to less than half from the end of 2007.