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2004. However, the number of such registered foreign nationals was 36,721 as of the end of 2006, an increase of 8,574 (up 30.5%) from the end of 2005. According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), China stood at 21,681, accounting for 59.0% of the total, followed by Korea (8,254 accounting for 22.5%).

### D. "Trainee" (Data Section, Statistics (1) 9-2)

The number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of "Trainee" was 70,519 as of the end of 2006 with an increase of 16,412 (up 30.3%) compared to 2005, marking an all-time high. According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the number of those from China was 52,901, accounting for 75.0% of the total, followed by Viet Nam (5,148 accounting for 7.3%) and Indonesia (4,407 accounting for 6.2%).

E. Foreign Nationals Residing in Japan with the Status of Residence for Resident Activities Based on Civil Status or Position (Data Section, Statistics (1) 11-2 through 12-2)

As of the end of 2006, the numbers of registered foreign nationals with the statuses of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National" was 260,955. According to the statistics by nationality, as of the end of 2006, the number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of "Spouse or Child of Japanese National" from Brazil was 74,001, accounting for 28.4% of the total, followed by China (55,860 accounting for 21.4%) and the Philippines (49,195 accounting for 18.9%).

The number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of "Long Term Resident" was 268,836 as of the end of 2006.

According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the number of such foreign nationals from Brazil was 153,141, accounting for 57.0%, followed by China (33,305 accounting for 12.4%) and the Philippines (29,907 accounting for 11.1%).

## 2 Status of Residence Examinations

If any foreign national in Japan desires to stay longer than the period of stay originally permitted to him/her, or desires to change his/her status of residence in order to pursue a new purpose differing from the purpose for which the original status of residence was granted, the foreign national must file an application in accordance with the Immigration Control Act and obtain required permission from the Minister of Justice or the Director-General of the Regional Immigration Bureau. There is such permission for extension of period of stay, change of status of residence, acquisition of status of residence, re-entry, permanent residence, permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence, and so forth. The decision as to whether or not to grant permission is made through the status of residence examination.
The total number of cases of status of residence examinations and so forth in which permission was granted increased by 129,670 (up 10.8%) from 2005 to 1,327,185(Table 8)

Table 8 : Changes in the number of cases of permission in status of residence examinations

Year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Division	Total	1,001,051	1,138,753	1,189,261	1,197,627
Permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted	83,340	98,006	106,406	100,176	107,158
Permission for change of status of residence	78,402	89,593	100,377	115,287	123,381
Permission for extension of period of stay	354,169	415,021	410,091	418,696	466,304
Permission for permanent residence	42,085	46,171	48,263	39,256	51,538
Permission for special permanent residence	138	106	126	116	112
Permission for acquisition of status of residence	6,815	6,530	6,921	7,215	8,013
Re-entry permission	436,102	483,326	517,077	516,881	570,679

(* 1 )"Permission for permanent residence" is the permission provided for in Article 22 of the Immigration Control Act.

(* 2 )"Permission for acquisition of status of residence" includes permission for permanent residence described in Article 22-2 in the Immigration Control Act.

(* 3 )"Permission for Special Permanent Residence" is the number of permissions of special permanent residence provided for in Article 5 of the Special Law on Immigration Control of Inter Alios, Those Who Have Lost Japanese Nationality on the Basis of the Treaty of Peace with Japan.

## ( 1 ) Permission for Extension of Period of Stay (Article 21 of the Immigration Control Act)

Any foreign national in Japan who desires to stay longer than the period of stay originally permitted without changing his/her status of residence must obtain permission for an extension of the period of stay.

The number of foreign nationals who obtained such permission in 2006 was 466,304. ( Table 8 )

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## (2) Permission for Change of Status of Residence (Article 20 of the Immigration Control Act)

Any foreign national in Japan who desires to change the status of residence originally permitted to him/her must obtain permission for a change of status of residence for the new purpose.

In 2006, the number of foreign nationals who obtained such permission was 123,381. ( Table 8 )

Among these, the major cases of applying for permission for change of the status of residence are as follows:

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A. Change of Status of Residence from "College Student" or "Pre-college Student" for Employment

The foreign nationals studying at Japanese universities or vocational schools have the status of residence of either "College Student" or "Pre-college Student." Many of them desire to stay in Japan to work for a Japanese company or some another organization in Japan after graduating from these schools.

The number of foreign nationals who obtained permission for a change of status of residence has been constantly increasing since 2002. The number increased by 2,394 (up 40.7%) from a year earlier, and increased significantly by 5,063 (up 157.8%) from 2002 to 8,272 in 2006. This marked a record high since 1988, the year when these statistics were compiled for the first time.

Table 9 : Changes in the number of cases of permission for change of status of residence for employment from " college student" of " pre-college student" by nationality (place of origin) (Ca

Nationality (Place of Origin)	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	3,209	3,778	5,264	5,878	8,272
China	1,933	2,258	3,445	4,186	6,000
R.O. Korea	581	721	811	747	944
China (Taiwan)	127	139	179	168	200
Bangladesh	30	66	84	57	119
Malaysia	43	31	59	69	118
Viet Nam	27	31	53	64	92
Thailand	42	53	60	60	67
Sri Lanka	21	31	25	34	55
Indonesia	47	40	59	52	53
United States of America	33	34	40	41	52
Others	325	374	449	400	572

Table 10 : Changes in the number of cases of permission for change of status of residence for employment from " college student" of " pre-college student" by status of residence permitted (Cas

Year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Status of Residence	Total	3,209	3,778	5,264	5,878
Specialist in Humanities/International Services	1,949	2,378	3,417	4,159	5,938
Engineer	727	849	1,233	1,200	1,720
Professor	346	371	388	335	401
Researcher	97	90	114	92	104
Investor/Business Manager	39	38	53	28	36
Instructor	13	10	23	18	20
Medical Services	16	14	10	10	14
Religious Activities	-	6	12	12	13
Artist	8	6	5	4	6
Skilled Labor	11	5	5	8	5
Entertainer	-	-	-	1	3
Others	3	11	4	11	12
According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the number of foreign nationals who obtained such permission from China was 6,000, accounting for 72.5% of the total, followed by R.O. Korea (944 accounting for 11.4%), and China (Taiwan) (200 accounting for 2.4%). ( Table 9 )

According to the statistics by status of residence, foreign nationals who obtained permission to change their statuses to "Specialist in Humanities/International Services" represented the largest proportion, totaling 5,938 and accounting for 71.8%. In addition, 1,720 foreign nationals (20.8%) obtained permission to change their status to "Engineer" in 2006. ( Table 10 )

### B. Permission to Change Status of Residence in Order to Participate in a Technical Internship Program

The Technical Internship Program was a system established in 1993 to enable foreign nationals who have acquired certain levels of skills through training to further improve their skills through on-the-job training while in employment, thereby contributing to effective technology transfer and human resources development as part of international contributions. It is necessary for any foreign national who desires to be involved in the program to obtain permission for change of status of residence from "Trainee" to "Designated Activities".

This program covers skills that are publicly evaluated in Japan and also in demand in the home countries of the trainees. These skills were categorized into 62 types of work in total as of April 1, 2006. 51 types, including form panel setting and machining, are evaluated based on the National Skills Test under the Occupation Skills Development Promotion Law for Basic Grade 1 and Basic Grade 2. The remaining 11 types, including operation of construction equipment and spinning machines, are publicly evaluated, although not by national examinations, according to a system established by the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization.

Shortly after the Technical Internship Program was established, few foreign trainees applied for the program. Since then, we have increased the number of types of work covered by the program. Due to this, the number of trainees exceeded 20,000 in 2003 and reached 41,000 in 2006. The number in 2006 increased by 8,606 (up 26.6%) from a year earlier, and by 21,775 (up 113.3%) from 2002, showing a steady yearly increase during the period from 2002 to 2006. In total, 206,815 trainees took part in the program after finishing their training from establishment of the Technical Internship Program in 1993 up to the end of 2006, which indicates that this program is showing steady improvement.

According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the largest number of trainees who obtained permission for change of status of residence to take part in the Technical Internship Program was from China (34,817), followed by Viet Nam (2,221), Indonesia (1,924), the
Philippines (1,482), and Thailand (342). Some of the most popular types of work were dress-making for females and children, welding and plastic molding. ( Table 11, 12 )

Table 11 : Changes in the number of trainees who switch to the Technical Internship Program by nationality

Nationality	Year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	19,225	20,822	26,488	32,394	41,000
China	14,388	16,620	20,922	26,606	34,817
Viet Nam	1,694	1,343	2,070	1,791	2,221
Indonesia	2,359	2,060	2,474	2,340	1,924
Philippines	518	653	819	1,219	1,482
Thailand	150	110	112	277	342
Others	116	36	91	161	214

Table 12 : Changes in the number of trainees who switch to the Technical Internship Program by job type

Job Type	Year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	19,225	20,822	26,488	32,394	41,000
Women/Children's apparel production	7,767	8,076	9,194	9,751	10,750
Mold construction	412	437	373	420	526
Men's apparel production	760	514	527	679	741
Welding	724	1,148	1,254	1,960	2,817
Steel reinforcement construction	289	248	376	376	409
Machining	690	622	873	1,276	1,918
Metal press work	418	499	942	1,194	1,768
Plumbing	42	45	27	53	88
Painting	285	393	562	713	1,070
Furniture production	177	111	147	239	260
Casting	430	386	561	695	811
Steeplejack	224	225	240	361	610
Plastic molding	789	907	1,691	2,072	2,686
Carpenter	116	80	118	179	350
Construction machinery production	33	32	49	46	77
Others	6,069	7,099	9,554	12,380	16,119

## ( 3 ) Permission for Acquisition of Status of Residence (Article 22-2 of the Immigration Control Act)

If a foreign national who was born in Japan, an individual who became a foreign national after renouncing Japanese nationality, or a United States of America military personnel member stipulated in Article 1 of the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States of America who lost the status wishes to continue living in Japan, he/she must acquire a status of residence.
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The number of such foreign nationals who obtained permission for acquisition of status of residence was 8,013 in 2006. ( Table 8 )

## ( 4 ) Re-entry Permission (Article 26 of the Immigration Control Act)

If a foreign national who resides in Japan wishes to temporarily depart and re-enter Japan, he/she may re-enter and land in Japan using his/her current status of residence and period of stay without re-applying for a visa by receiving re-entry permission in advance.

In 2006, the number of such foreign nationals who obtained re-entry permission was 570,679. (Table 8)

## ( 5 ) Permission to Engage in an Activity Other Than Those Permitted by the Status of Residence Previously Granted (Article 19(2) of the Immigration Control Act)

A foreign national who is granted a status of residence according to the activities in which he/she is engaged in Japan must receive permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted if the foreign national wishes to become engaged in activities "related to the management of business involving income or activities for which he/she receives remuneration which are not included in those activities under his/her category of status of residence". A typical example is that of a foreign national college student or pre-college student who wishes to have a part-time job. The Minister of Justice will give permission to the extent that the extra activity does not interfere with the activity that is the original purpose of residence.

The number of foreign nationals who obtained such permission in 2006 was 107,158. ( Table 8)

## ( 6 ) Permission for Permanent Residence (Article 22 of the Immigration Control Act)

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The number of foreign nationals who were granted permission for permanent residence was 42,085 in 2002, followed by a record high of 51,538 in 2006 due to an increase in the number of newly entering foreign nationals and to the recent trend for foreign nationals to settle down and stay longer. ( Table 13)

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Table 13 : Changes in the number of permanent residence permits by nationality (place of origin)

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Nationality (Place of Origin)	Year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	42,085	46,171	48,263	39,256	51,538
China	12,348	13,987	14,855	11,404	13,744
Brazil	11,672	10,894	10,789	10,026	16,055
Philippines	5,923	6,972	7,563	6,044	7,554
Korea	3,147	3,345	3,671	2,939	3,368
Peru	2,980	3,381	3,275	2,449	2,878
Others	6,015	7,592	8,110	6,394	7,939
# Chapter 2 Deportation Procedures for Foreign Nationals

# Section 1 ☐ Foreign Nationals Violating the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

## 1 The Total Number of Overstayers

Based on the computer statistics of the Immigration Bureau, the estimated number of overstayers (those who illegally stay in Japan beyond the permitted period of stay without obtaining permission for extension or change of status of residence) was 170,839 as of January 1, 2007. This number has been steadily decreasing, down by 22,906 (11.8%) from 193,745 on January 1, 2006, in other words, down by 127,807 (42.8%) from a record high of 298,646 on May 1, 1993.

This decrease was attributable partly to the conducting of strict immigration examinations, concentrated efforts for close cooperation with other related agencies to detect violators of the Immigration Control Act and active performing of publicity activities to prevent illegal employment, as well as the fact that the year 2006 was the third year of the five-year plan to halve the number of illegal foreign residents implemented by the Immigration Bureau.

In addition to the above-mentioned number of overstayers, it is estimated that about 30,000 foreign nationals may have entered Japan illegally. If combined, the number of illegal foreign residents would be about 200,000.

## ( 1 ) The Number of Overstayers by Nationality (Place of Origin)

According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the largest number of overstayers was from R.O. Korea (36,321 accounting for 21.3% of the total) as of January 1, 2007. This was followed by the Philippines (28,491 accounting for 16.7%), China (27,698 accounting for 16.2%), Thailand (8,460 accounting for 5.0%), Malaysia (6,397 accounting for 3.7%), Indonesia (6,354 accounting for 3.7%), and Taiwan (6,347 accounting for 3.7%). (Chart 15, Table 14)

The changes in the number of overstayers by nationality (place of origin) were as follows. The number of overstayers from R.O. Korea has been consistently decreasing since January 1, 1999. The number of those from Thailand has steadily decreased since May 1, 1993. The number of those from Malaysia and Peru has also seen a decrease due to a measure to promote the acquisition of visas, which was taken on June 1, 1993 and on July 15, 1995 respectively. The number of those from China continued to decrease from 1994 until 2002. Then, it started to increase in 2003 and further increased in 2004, but it has also shown a decreasing trend since
Chart 15 : Changes in the estimated number of overstayers by major nationality (place of origin)

Table 14 : Changes in the estimated number of overstayers by major nationality (place of origin)

(People)

Date	May 1 1992	May 1 1993	May 1 1994	May 1 1995	May 1 1996	January 1 1997	January 1 1998	January 1 1999	January 1 2000	January 1 2001	January 1 2002	January 1 2003	January 1 2004	January 1 2005	January 1 2006	January 1 2007
Total	278,892	298,646	293,800	286,704	284,500	282,986	276,810	271,048	251,697	232,121	224,067	220,552	219,418	207,299	193,745	170,839
R.O. Korea	35,687	39,455	43,369	47,544	51,580	52,387	52,123	62,577	60,693	56,023	55,164	49,874	46,425	43,151	40,203	36,321
Philippines	31,974	35,392	37,544	39,763	41,997	42,547	42,608	40,420	36,379	31,666	29,649	30,100	31,428	30,619	30,777	28,491
China	25,737	33,312	39,738	39,511	39,140	38,296	37,590	34,800	32,896	30,975	27,582	29,676	33,522	32,683	31,074	27,698
Thailand	44,354	55,383	49,992	44,794	41,280	39,513	37,046	30,065	23,503	19,500	16,925	15,693	14,334	12,787	10,352	8,460
Malaysia	38,529	30,840	20,313	14,511	11,525	10,390	10,141	9,989	9,701	9,651	10,097	9,442	8,476	7,431	6,822	6,397
Indonesia	1,955	2,969	3,198	3,205	3,481	3,758	4,692	4,930	4,947	5,315	6,393	6,546	7,246	7,169	6,926	6,354
China(Taiwan)	6,729	7,457	7,871	7,974	8,502	9,409	9,430	9,437	9,243	8,849	8,990	9,126	7,611	6,760	6,696	6,347
Peru	2,783	9,038	12,918	15,301	13,836	12,942	11,606	10,320	9,158	8,502	7,744	7,322	7,230	6,624	5,997	5,283
Sri Lanka	3,217	3,763	3,395	2,980	2,783	2,751	3,071	3,734	3,907	3,489	3,730	3,909	4,242	4,209	4,590	4,042
Viet Nam	821	852	869	453	448	231	731	880	1,092	1,550	2,021	2,697	3,582	3,916	4,071	3,959
Others	87,106	80,185	74,593	70,668	69,928	70,762	67,772	63,896	60,178	56,601	55,772	56,167	55,322	51,950	46,237	37,487

2005. The number of overstayers from the Philippines has been decreasing since 1998, but fluctuated between increasing and decreasing from 2003 to 2006, decreasing in 2007. The number of those from Indonesia had steadily increased since May 1, 1991, but has been on the decrease since 2005.
## ( 2 ) The Number of Overstayers by Status of Residence

The statistics of the estimated number of overstayers by status of residence before their status of residence had expired showed the following: the largest number of overstayers had the status of residence of "Temporary Visitor" (117,289) accounting for 68.7% of the total. The second largest number had the status of residence of "Entertainer" (8,162 accounting for 4.8%), followed by "College Student" (7,448 accounting for 4.4%), "Pre-college Student" (5,281 accounting for 3.1%), and "Trainee" (3,333 accounting for 2.0%). The number of those who were granted "Temporary Visitor" has been on the decline since May 1, 1993, decreasing by 17,085 (down 12.7%) from January 1, 2006, while the number of those with the status of residence of "Pre-college Student" has also been decreasing since May 1, 1994, dropping by 1,890 (down 18.8%) from January 1, 2006. The foreign residents with the status of residence of "Entertainer" started to increase on January 1, 2002, and kept increasing, but have been decreasing since January 2005. On the other hand, those who had the status of residence of "College Student" continued to increase from January 1, 2001, but turned downward in January 2006, and decreased again in 2007. (Table 15)

Table 15: Changes in the estimated number of overstayers by major status of residence

Status of Residence	Date	January 1 2002	January 1 2003	January 1 2004	January 1 2005	January 1 2006	January 1 2007
Total	224,067	220,552	219,418	207,299	193,745	170,839
Temporary Visitor	163,271	155,498	150,326	139,417	134,374	117,289
Entertainer	11,154	11,770	11,974	11,319	10,052	8,162
College Student	4,442	5,450	6,672	8,173	7,628	7,448
Pre-college Student	9,953	9,779	9,511	8,506	7,307	5,281
Trainee	3,264	3,409	3,959	3,648	3,393	3,333
Others	31,983	34,646	36,976	36,236	30,991	29,326

# Section 2 ♦ Cases of Violation of the Immigration Control Act for Which Deportation Procedures Were Carried Out

## 1 The Number of Cases of Violation of the Immigration Control Act by Grounds for Deportation

In 2006, the number of foreign nationals for whom deportation procedures were carried out on account of violating the Immigration Control Act was 56,410, a decrease of 762 from 2005. Of these, 11,108 were handed over to immigration inspectors as those subject to the departure order system, which was started according to the amended Immigration Control Act enforced in December 2004. The number of foreign nationals violating the Immigration Control Act against whom deportation procedures were carried out had hovered around 40,000 for a time due to those violating the Act.