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percentages of males and females were 53.7% and 46.3% respectively.

According to the statistics by age, foreign nationals in their thirties represented the largest age group, accounting for 25.9% of the total number of foreign nationals entering Japan. The ratio of males was higher in the age group of over thirties, while the ratio of females was higher in the age group of under twenties. (Chart 4, Table 2)

### E. The Number of Foreign Nationals Entering Japan by Purpose of Entry (Status of Residence)

The changes in the number of newly entering foreign nationals by status of residence show the number of foreign nationals entering Japan by purpose of entry in recent years.(Table 3)

Table3 Changes in the number of new arrivals by status of residence

(People)

Year of Residence	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total	4,256,403	4,229,257	4,646,240	4,633,892	5,508,926
Diplomat	9,408	8,692	9,339	9,681	8,710
Official	11,767	12,220	14,060	13,552	12,633
Professor	1,941	2,024	1,966	2,303	2,339
Artist	167	211	220	194	197
Religious Activities	1,199	1,105	946	927	971
Journalist	231	166	351	241	150
Investor/Business Manager	863	681	566	598	675
Legal/Accounting Services	3	5	1	4	—
Medical Services	1	—	4	—	1
Researcher	1,036	793	782	647	577
Instructor	3,323	3,296	3,337	3,272	3,180
Engineer	3,396	3,308	2,759	2,643	3,506
Specialists in Humanities/International Services	7,039	6,945	6,151	6,886	6,641
Intra-company Transferee	3,876	3,463	2,900	3,421	3,550
Entertainer	103,264	117,839	123,322	133,103	134,879
Skilled Labor	3,529	2,118	1,792	1,592	2,211
Cultural Activities	3,210	3,138	3,084	3,108	4,191
Temporary Visitor	3,910,624	3,878,070	4,302,429	4,259,974	5,136,943
College Student	19,503	23,416	24,730	25,460	21,958
Pre-college Student	22,404	23,932	25,948	27,362	15,027
Trainee	54,049	59,064	58,534	64,817	75,359
Dependent	17,617	16,364	13,888	13,472	13,553
Designated Activities	4,364	4,722	4,890	5,876	6,478
Spouse or Child of Japanese National	33,167	27,461	20,857	23,398	23,083
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident	389	494	473	581	807
Long Term Resident	40,033	29,729	22,905	30,780	31,307
Temporary Refuge	—	1	6	—	—
The number of foreign nationals newly entering Japan may be considered as a “flow” showing the flow of foreign nationals to Japan, while the number of registered foreign residents in Japan as mentioned below represents a “stock” which shows the number of foreign nationals staying in Japan at a certain point in time.

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## (A) Temporary Visitors

The status of residence of “Temporary Visitor” is for a foreign national whose purpose is sightseeing, recreation, sports, visiting relatives, participation in an observation tour, educational course or meeting, or any other activity that requires the foreign national to stay in Japan for only a short period of time. The permitted length of stay is 15 days, 30 days, or 90 days. Any foreign national who enters Japan for a short stay is not required to obtain a visa in advance if he is a US or European national for instance, whose country has agreed on mutual visa exemption.

In principle, any foreign national who has entered Japan with the status of residence of “Temporary Visitor” is not allowed to change his status to any other status because work in Japan is not permitted and the permission for entry has been obtained through relatively simple procedures (Article 19 and Article 20 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act).

The number of foreign nationals newly entering Japan with the status of residence of “Temporary Visitor” was 5,136,943 in 2004, accounting for 93.2% of the total number of new arrivals. The number had increased by 876,969 (up 20.6%) from the year 2003.

A further examination of the number of foreign nationals newly entering Japan with the status of residence of “Temporary Visitor” in 2004 shows that the number of foreign nationals visiting Japan for sightseeing was 3,110,413, accounting for 60.5% of the total number of new arrivals. 1,297,309 foreign nationals came to Japan for business, forming the second largest group of new arrivals and accounting for 25.3% of the total.

According to the statistics on new arrivals for the purpose of sightseeing by nationality (place of origin), China (Taiwan) again occupied the largest number at 931,707, an increase of 273,443 (up 41.5%) from 2003 and replacing R.O. Korea. Chinese(Taiwanese) tourists to Japan had increased by 273,443 (up 41.5%) from 2003, accounting for 30.0% of the total number of foreign nationals who entered Japan for the purpose of sightseeing. In addition to Taiwan, more than 100,000 temporary visitors
came to Japan from the following three countries: R.O. Korea, the US, China (Hong Kong), which were 875,847 (accounting for 28.2% of the total), 294,597 (9.5%), and 201,186 (6.5%), respectively. As Chinese (Taiwanese) and South Koreans accounting for almost 60% of the overall number of sightseeing visitors to Japan, Japan should maintain its efforts to attract tourists from these countries. (Chart 5, Table 4)

Chart5 Changes in the number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “Temporary Vistor” by purpose of entry
Table4 Changes in the number of new arrivals with the status of residence of "Temporary Visitor" by purpose of entry(2004)

National(Place of origin)	Temporary Visitor
Sightseeing	Business	Cultural/Academic activities	Visiting relatives	Others	Total
Total	3,110,413	1,297,309	26,345	355,924	346,952	5,136,943
Asia	2,288,048	742,288	14,948	219,193	137,995	3,402,472
R.O.Korea	875,847	359,506	8,708	112,130	40,797	1,396,988
China(Taiwan)	931,707	85,201	1,393	21,425	7,643	1,047,369
China	91,235	131,137	1,590	34,540	62,322	320,824
China(Hong Kong)	201,186	17,677	257	2,100	1,294	222,514
Philippines	10,291	13,396	364	25,055	2,511	51,617
Singapore	57,718	23,640	257	2,121	2,834	86,570
Thailand	52,061	27,633	761	5,866	4,329	90,650
Malaysia	29,708	24,764	464	3,248	4,842	63,026
Indonesia	17,479	9,620	242	2,647	2,441	32,429
India	6,215	21,760	180	2,419	2,560	33,134
Others	14,601	27,954	732	7,642	6,422	57,351
Europe	333,882	249,872	3,885	34,802	59,466	681,907
United Kingdom	89,573	61,082	470	9,245	23,659	184,029
United Kingdom(Hong Kong)	64,557	5,732	128	942	1,028	72,387
Germany	33,113	48,255	465	4,493	6,399	92,725
France	35,272	32,017	560	4,777	6,242	78,868
Italy	14,774	15,812	416	1,590	2,280	34,872
Russia	20,692	15,847	501	2,887	3,126	43,053
Netherlands	9,405	12,145	159	1,191	3,738	26,638
Sweden	7,221	8,866	168	982	1,097	18,334
Others	59,275	50,116	1,018	8,695	11,897	131,001
Africa	2,445	6,626	133	927	1,908	12,039
Republic of South Africa	1,028	2,152	45	162	506	3,893
Egypt	214	1,035	3	87	126	1,465
Nigeria	149	522	7	63	179	920
Others	1,054	2,917	78	615	1,097	5,761
North America	376,183	254,860	5,196	84,339	95,831	816,409
United states of America	294,597	228,230	4,492	73,314	73,437	674,070
Canada	71,922	21,420	558	9,802	19,776	123,478
Mexico	8,310	3,561	114	885	2,129	14,999
Others	1,354	1,649	32	338	489	3,862
South America	8,453	5,885	189	3,724	1,795	20,046
Brazil	4,116	3,106	86	1,573	646	9,527
Peru	515	266	18	978	143	1,920
Others	3,822	2,513	85	1,173	1,006	8,599
Oceania	101,202	37,608	1,988	12,877	49,886	203,561
Australia	87,919	29,319	1,554	9,807	44,708	173,307
New Zealand	12,875	7,784	396	2,902	4,750	28,707
Others	408	505	38	168	428	1,547
Stateless	200	170	6	62	71	509
## (B) Foreign Nationals Entering Japan for the Purpose of Employment

The number of newly entering foreign nationals under the statuses of residence for employment in Japan (excluding the statuses of residence of “Diplomat” and “Official”) had increased by 3,046 (up 2.0%) from the year 2003 and reached 158,877 in 2004. (Chart 6)

Chart6 Changes in the number of new arrivals by the status of residence for employment
The number of newly entering foreign nationals under the statuses of residence for employment in Japan accounted for 2.9% of the total number of newly entering foreign nationals in 2004.

The proportion of foreign nationals permitted to work in Japan would have been larger if the following were included: foreign nationals with the statuses of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” and “Long-Term Resident” which have no restrictions for employment and foreign nationals who were allowed to work within the limit permitted such as under the working holiday system whose status is basically for travel but permits work to provide for travel expenses; foreign college students in the internship programs which enable them to gain work experience at Japanese companies as part of their college education; and foreign students who are permitted to conduct an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted.

The characteristic categories of foreign nationals entering Japan for the purpose of employment are as follows.

### a. “Engineer”, “Specialist in Humanities/International Services”, “Intra-company Transferee” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 12-1, 13-1, 14-1)

The total number of foreign nationals newly entering Japan with the status of residence designed for foreign employees in general was 13,697 in 2004, consisting of three types of categories according to their status of residence: 3,506 with “Engineer,” 6,641 with “Specialist in Humanities/International Services,” and 3,550 with “Intra-company Transferee.” The number of foreign employees with the status of residence of “Specialist in Humanities/International Services” had decreased by 245 (down 3.6%) from 2003, but those with the status of residence of “Engineer” or “Intra-company Transferee” had increased by 863 (up 32.7%) and 129 (up 3.8%), respectively. The total number of foreign workers with these statuses of residence has increased by 747 (up 5.8%).

As described in Section 2, 1 (4) B below, the number of registered foreign nationals in Japan has been steadily increasing since 1999 for all three of these types of statuses of residence. As of the end of December 2004, the number of registered foreign nationals reached 81,885 in total, consisting of 23,210 with the status of residence of “Engineer,” 47,682 with the status of residence of “Specialist in Humanities/International Services,” and 10,993 with the status of residence of “Intra-company Transferee.” This suggests that Japan has been steadily accepting an increased number of professionals and technical experts from foreign countries.
The above data indicates that an increasing number of foreign nationals with these statuses of residence have settled down and stayed longer in Japan, and it also suggests that Japanese companies are not very enthusiastic about adding new foreign nationals to their payrolls or employing their services due to the sluggish Japanese economy. These factors contributed to the small increase in the number of newly entering foreign nationals with these statuses of residence.

Every year, a considerable number of foreign nationals with the status of residence of “College Student” or “Pre-college Student” are allowed to change their statuses to the status of residence of “Engineer” or “Specialist in Humanities/International Services” for employment purposes after finishing their studies. (4,650 foreign nationals were allowed to change their status of residence in 2004.) They contributed to the increase in the number of foreign nationals residing in Japan, while not included in the number of foreign nationals newly entering Japan with such statuses of residence.

According to the statistics on the status of residence of “Engineer” by nationality (place of origin), the largest number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Engineer” came from China, followed by R.O. Korea, India and the Philippines. Even more noticeable, India, abundant with human resources for computer-related technology has steadily been increasing its presence in the number of newly entering foreign nationals since 2000. Indian engineers may be in greater demand in the future in such fields as program development if the Japanese IT-related industry expands further.

Regarding the number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Specialist in Humanities/International Services,” the statistics by nationality (place of origin) show that the largest number came from the US, followed by the UK, Canada, and Australia. These top four countries accounted for 69.7% of the total number of newly entering foreign nationals with this status of residence. With regard to newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Intra-company Transferee,” the statistics by nationality (place of origin) show that the largest number came from China, followed by the US, R.O. Korea, and India.

### b. “Skilled Labor” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 16-1)

The number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Skilled Labor” has been on the decrease since 2000, but the figure increased a
year earlier, by 619 (up 38.9%) to 2,211 in 2004.

As shown in Part 1 of Section 2 below, the number of registered foreign nationals in Japan with the status of residence of “Skilled Labor” has been increasing every year since 2000, reaching 13,373 as of the end of December 2004.

As already explained in a. above, the number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Skilled Labor” has not increased that much mainly because they tend to stay in Japan for a longer time. On the other hand, the number of registered foreign nationals has been consistently increasing, suggesting that skilled foreign workers are increasing in Japan.

According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the largest number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Skilled Labor” came from China, followed by R.O. Korea, India and Nepal in 2004. This was due in part to the fact that most of the foreign nationals with this status of residence were chefs of foreign cuisine.

### c. “Professor” and “Instructor” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 3-1, 11-1)

The number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Professor” increased by 36 (up 1.6 %) from a year earlier to 2,339 in 2004.

The number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Instructor” has been around 3,200 to 3,300 in recent years. The number of foreign nationals with this status decreased by 92 (2.8 %) from a year earlier and reached 3,180 in 2004.

### d. “Legal/Accounting Services” and “Medical Services” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 8-1, 9-1)

A foreign national is unable to obtain the status of residence of “Legal/Accounting Services” or “Medical Services” unless he is legally qualified to provide the services in Japan. In many cases, a foreign national will change his status to either of these statuses if he obtains the required qualification after entering Japan with some other status of residence. Therefore, it is very rare to see a foreign national enter Japan with the status of residence of “Legal/Accounting Services” or “Medical Services.”

The number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Legal/Accounting Services” was 0 in 2004. Only one Chinese (Taiwanese) national newly entered Japan with the status of residence of “Medical Services” in 2004.
### e. “Entertainer” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 15-1)

The number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Entertainer” has been steadily increasing since 2000. The number of these foreign nationals increased by 1,776 (up 1.3 %) from a year earlier and reached 134,879 in 2004, representing the largest portion of total foreign nationals with the statuses of residence for employment.

According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the largest number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “Entertainer” came from the Philippines, followed by China, the US, and Russia in 2004. The Philippines has, as in the past, remained in the top spot, accounting for 61.3% of the total. The total number of Philippine entertainers was 82,741, consisting mostly of singers and dancers.

## (C) Foreign Nationals Entering Japan for the Purpose of Study

### a. “Trainee” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 21-1)

The number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Trainee” increased by 10,542 (up 16.3%) from a year earlier and reached 75,359 in 2004, marking an all-time high.

According to the statistics by region, the number of Asian trainees has been on the rise, reaching 69,762 in 2004 and accounting for 92.6% of the total. This is because Asian nations, particularly Japan's neighboring countries, are very eager to send their students to Japan. This upward trend is expected to continue on account of the close relations between Asia countries and Japan in various fields. In addition to Asia, Africa sent 1,684 trainees (2.2% of the total) to Japan, while Europe also dispatched 1,364 trainees (1.8%) to Japan. (Chart 7)

According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the largest number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “Trainee” came from China at 48,729 in 2004, accounting for 64.7% of the total. China was followed by Indonesia (5,204, or 6.9%), Viet Nam (3,835, or 5.1%) and the Philippines (3,635, or 4.8%) in 2004. (Chart 8)
Chart7 Changes in the number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “Trainee” by region

Chart8 Changes in the number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “Trainee” by major nationality (place of origin)
### b. “College Student” and “Pre-college Student” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 19-1, 20-1)

The number of newly entering foreign nationals with the status of residence of “College Student” decreased by 3,502 (down 13.8%) from a year earlier to 21,958 in 2004. The number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “Pre-college Student” decreased by 12,335 (down 45.1%) from a year earlier and reached 15,027 in 2004, putting a brake on the upward trend which had previously been in place since 2000.

According to the statistics by region, most of the new arrivals with the status of residence of “College Student” or “Pre-college Student” came from Asia, accounting for 75.9% of the total number of foreign students with the status of residence of “College Student” and 91.2% with the status of residence of “Pre-college Student.” (Charts 9, 10)
According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), China occupied the largest number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “College Student,” standing at 8,133 (37.0% of the total). China was followed by R.O. Korea (3,633, or 16.5%). The number of Chinese college students had decreased by 3,507 (down 30.1%) from 2003; while that of South Korean college students had also decreased by 112 (down 3.0%).

As for the status of residence of “Pre-college Student,” the largest number of new arrivals came from China at 5,705, accounting for 38.0% of the total. China was followed by R.O. Korea (4,549, or 30.3%) in 2004. The number of Chinese pre-college students had significantly decreased by 13,632 (down 70.5%) from 2003; while that of South Korean pre-college students had increased slightly by 298 (up 7.0%). (Charts 11, 12)
Chart11 Changes in the number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “College Student” by major nationality (place of origin)

Chart12 Changes in the number of new arrivals with the status of residence (People) of “Pre-college Student” by major nationality (place of origin)
### c. Working Holiday

The working holiday program provides young people of participating countries with opportunities to learn about foreign cultures and daily lifestyles. To such end, the working holiday program allows young holiday travelers to stay in a country, which is participating in the working holiday program, for a certain period and grants a work permit so that these travelers will be able to pay for their travel expenses. In principle, program participants must be 18 to 25 years old (or 30 years old in some cases) and are allowed to stay in Japan for one year. They are not allowed to extend their period of stay.

Japan has agreed to the working holiday program with the following partner nations: Australia (effective since December 1, 1980), New Zealand (effective since July 1, 1985), Canada (effective since March 1, 1986), R.O. Korea (effective since April 1, 1999), France (effective since July 15, 2000), Germany (effective since December 1, 2000) and the UK (effective since April 16, 2001).

In 2004, Japan accepted 6,609 foreign nationals under the working holiday programs, registering 2.4 times as many as the 2000 level (an increase of 3,382 since 2000). According to the statistics by nationality, South Korea made up the largest number of working holiday participants (2,105) in 2004, followed by Australia (1,944), Canada (1,155), UK (466), France (421), New Zealand (275) and Germany (243). (Table 5)

Table5 The number of foreign nationals entering Japan with the “Working Holiday” status, and the number of working holiday visas granted to Japanese travelers (above : People under : case)

YearNationalities	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Australia	975	906	1,044	1,956	1,944
Japan	8,982	9,510	9,717	9,843	9,955
Canada	620	712	770	1,107	1,155
Japan	4,183	4,346	4,207	5,318	4,937
New Zealand	317	325	307	377	275
Japan	3,303	3,841	4,081	4,032	3,789
R.O.Korea	650	698	749	1,835	2,105
Japan	145	262	344	363	387
France	161	191	214	363	421
Japan	250	344	400	375	525
Gamany	4	77	99	183	243
Japan	15	444	582	578	550
Untied Kingdom	—	120	232	446	466
Japan	—	400	402	407	421

(*) number of visas issued to Japan nationals for Working-Holiday by country of Destination : source “Japan Working-Holiday Association Corp.”
## (D) Foreign Nationals Entering Japan with the Status of Residence for Resident Activities Based on Civil Status or Position

When foreign nationals enter Japan for resident activities based on civil status or position, one of three types of statuses of residence namely “Spouse or Child of Japanese National,” “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident,” or “Long-Term Resident” will be given.

No foreign nationals newly entering Japan can obtain the status of residence of “Permanent Resident” because that status is granted only to foreign nationals who have lived in Japan for a certain period of time.

The number of new arrivals with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” reached 23,083 in 2004, while that of new arrivals with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident” reached 807. In

Chart13 Changes in the number of new arrivals by the status of residence categories for activities based on civil status or position