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those with the status of residence of “Entertainer” reached 64,742 as of the end of 2004, registering more than 1.2 times as many compared to the 53,847 at the end of 2000, but growing at a slower pace than at the end of 2003.

The numbers of registered foreign nationals with such statuses of residence as “Engineer,” “Specialist in Humanities/International Services,” or “Intra-company Transferee,” which are basically designed for foreign employees, were 23,210; 47,682 and 10,993 respectively, as of the end of 2004. They had increased by 6,679 (up 40.4%), 12,943 (up 37.3%), and 2,336 (up 27.0%) from the end of 2000 respectively.

### C. “College Student” and “Pre-college Student” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 19-2, 20-2)

The number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of “College Student” stood at 129,873 as of the end of 2004, an increase of 4,276 (up 3.4%) from the end of 2003 reaching a new record high. On a nationality (place of origin) basis, the number of Chinese college students was 90,746, accounting for 69.9% of the total, followed by Koreans (16,444, accounting for 12.7%).

On the other hand, the number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Pre-college Student” had been increasing in recent years, but took a downturn, standing at 43,208 as of the end of 2004, a decrease of 7,265 (down 14.4%) from the end of 2003. According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), China was 29,430, accounting for 68.1%, followed by Korea (7,286 accounting for 16.9%).

### D. “Trainee” (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 21-2)

The number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Trainee” increased by 9,853 (up 22.2%) from 2003 to a new record high of 54,317 as of the end of 2004. This marked for the first time a number topping 50,000. According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the number of those with “Trainee” from China was 40,136, accounting for 73.9% of the total, followed by Indonesia (4,189 accounting for 7.7%) and Viet Nam (3,491 accounting for 6.4%).

### E. Foreign Nationals Residing in Japan with the Status of Residence for Resident Activities Based on Civil Status or Position (Data Section 1, Statistics (1) 25-2 through 27-2)

As of the end of 2004, the numbers of registered foreign nationals with the statuses of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” and “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident” were 257,292 and 9,417 respectively. According to the statistics by nationality,
the largest number of foreign nationals with “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” in 2004 was 82,173 from Brazil followed by China, the Philippines, Korea, and Thailand, all of which had decreased from a year earlier. As a result, the total number of registered foreign nationals with “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” as of the end of 2004 was less than that of a year earlier.

On the other hand, the number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident” had increased every year from the end of 2000 to the end of 2004, as the number of permanent residents had increased.

The number of registered foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Long-Term Resident” was 250,734 as of the end of 2004. According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the number of long-term residents from Brazil was 144,407, accounting for 57.6%, followed by China (32,130 accounting for 12.8%) and the Philippines (23,756 accounting for 9.5%).

## 2 Status of Residence Examinations

If any foreign national in Japan desires to stay longer than the period of stay originally permitted to him, or desires to change his status of residence in order to pursue a new purpose differing from the purpose for which the original status of residence was granted, he 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 was 1,189,261 in 2004. (Table 13)
Table13 Changes in the number of cases of permission in status of residence examinations

(Cases)

Year Division	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total	1,177,283	981,657	1,001,051	1,138,753	1,189,261
Permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted	59,435	65,535	83,340	98,006	106,406
Permission for changes of status of residence	59,543	69,490	78,402	89,593	100,377
Permission for extension of period of stay	441,160	336,254	354,169	415,021	410,091
Permission for permanent residence	30,475	41,889	42,085	46,171	48,263
Permission for special permanent residence	176	185	138	106	126
Permission for acquisition of status of residence	7,666	7,529	6,815	6,530	6,921
Re-entry permission	578,828	460,775	436,102	483,326	517,077

(*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 22-1 in the Immigration Control Act.

(*3) “Permission for Special Permanent Residence” is the number of permissions of special permanent residence provided for in Article5 of the Special Law on Immigration Control of Inter Alions, 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 to him without changing his status of residence must obtain permission for an extension of the period of stay. The number of foreign nationals who obtained such permission in 2004 was 410,091.

Sticker-type endorsement stamp for extension permit

## (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 must obtain permission for a change of status of residence for the new purpose.
In 2004, the number of foreign nationals who obtained such permission was 100,377.

### 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.

Sticker-type endorsement stamp for change permit

The number of foreign nationals who obtained permission for a change of the status of residence increased by 1,486 (up 39.3%) from a year earlier and by 2,575 (up 95.8%) from 2000 to 5,264 in 2004. This marked a record high from 1988, the first time these statistics were compiled.

According to the statistics by nationality (place of origin), the number of foreign nationals who obtained such permission from China was 3,445, accounting for 65.4% of the total, followed by Korea (811 accounting for 15.4%), and China (Taiwan) (179 accounting for 3.4%).(Table 14)

Table14 Changes in the number of cases of permission for change of status of residence for employment from college student or pre-college student by nationality (place of origin) (People)

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Nationality (Place of origin)
Total	2,689	3,581	3,209	3,778	5,264
China	1,630	2,154	1,933	2,258	3,445
R.O.Korea	510	720	581	721	811
China(Taiwan)	106	135	127	139	179
Bangladesh	38	47	30	66	84
Thailand	32	29	42	53	60
Indonesia	30	39	47	40	59
United States of America	33	23	33	34	40
Malaysia	46	61	43	31	59
Sri Lanka	7	28	21	31	25
United Kingdom	16	20	17	27	12
Others	241	325	335	378	490

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, 3,417 accounting for 64.9%. In addition, 1,233 foreign nationals (23.4%) obtained permission to change their status to “Engineer” in 2004. (Table 15)
Table15 Changes in the number of cases of permission for change of status of residence for employment from college student or pre-college student by status of residence permitted (Cases)

Year of Residence	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total	2,689	3,581	3,209	3,778	5,264
Specialist in Humanities/International Services	1,632	2,118	1,949	2,378	3,417
Engineer	667	1,008	727	849	1,233
Professor	234	228	346	371	388
Researcher	91	118	97	90	114
Investor/Business Manager	26	44	39	38	53
Medical Services	8	19	16	14	10
Instructor	8	15	13	10	23
Artist	5	10	8	6	5
Religious Activities	12	6	—	6	12
Skilled Labor	3	7	11	5	5
Entertainer	1	—	—	—	—
Others	2	8	3	11	4

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

The Technical Internship Program was 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 employed, thereby contributing to effective technology transfer and human resources development as part of international contribution. 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 the end of April 1, 2005. 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. (Table 16)
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 and have actively promoted the program through publicity activities. The number of trainees taking part in the program has been increasing, reaching more than 10,000 in 1998 and topping 20,000 in 2003. In 2004, the number reached 26,488. The number in 2004 had increased by 5,666 (up 27.2%) from a year earlier and by 154,093 (up 113.7%) from 2000, showing a steady yearly increase during the period from 2000 to 2004. In total, 133,421 trainees took part in the program after finishing their training from 1993 when the Technical Internship Program was established to the end of 2004, which indicates that this program is showing steady improvement.

Table17 Changes in the number of trainees who switch to the Technical Internship Program by nationality (People)

Year Nationality	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	Total
Total	12,395	16,113	19,225	20,822	26,488	95,043
China	8,633	11,114	14,388	16,620	20,922	71,677
Indonesia	2,227	2,854	2,359	2,060	2,474	11,974
Philippines	278	470	518	653	819	2,738
Viet Nam	1,165	1,462	1,694	1,343	2,070	7,734
Thailand	32	112	150	110	112	516
Others	60	101	116	36	91	404

Table18 Changes in the number of trainees who switch to the Technical Internship Program by job type (People)

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	Total
Job Type
Total	12,395	16,113	19,225	20,822	26,488	95,043
Women/Children's apparel production	5,252	5,761	7,767	8,076	9,194	36,050
Mold onstruction	606	465	412	437	373	2,293
Men's apparel production	612	826	760	514	527	3,239
welding	387	589	724	1,148	1,254	4,102
Steel reinforcement construction	251	339	289	248	376	1,503
Machining	474	706	690	622	873	3,365
Metal press work	288	505	418	499	942	2,652
Plumbing	64	61	42	45	27	239
Painting	217	317	285	393	562	1,774
Furniture production	155	170	177	111	147	760
Casting	419	496	430	386	561	2,292
Steeplejack	189	226	224	225	240	1,104
Plastic molding	432	677	789	907	1,691	4,496
Carpenter	96	76	116	80	118	486
Construction machinery production	35	24	33	32	49	173
Others	2,918	4,875	6,069	7,099	9,554	30,515
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 (20,922) followed by Indonesia (2,474), Viet Nam (2,070), the Philippines (819), and Thailand (112). Some of the most popular types of work were dress-making, welding, and plastic molding. (Table 17, 18)

## (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 must acquire a status of residence.

Sticker-type endorsement stamp for acquisition permit

The number of such foreign nationals who obtained permission for acquisition of status of residence was 6,921 in 2004.

## (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 may re-enter and land in Japan using his current status of residence and period of stay without re-applying for a visa by receiving re-entry permission in advance.

In 2004, the number of such foreign nationals who obtained re-entry permission was 517,077.

Sticker-type

endorsement stamp

for re-entry permit

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

A foreign national who is granted a status of residence according to the activities he is engaged in in Japan must receive permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted if he wishes to become engaged in activities “related to the management of business involving income or activities for which he receives remuneration which are not included in those activities under his
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 2004 was 106,406.

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

The status of permanent residence is granted when certain conditions have been satisfied by foreign nationals who reside in Japan under another status of residence and who have applied for change of status of residence to permanent residence or by those who have applied to acquire status of residence due to birth or renouncement of Japanese nationality.

The number of cases in which permission for permanent residence was granted steadily increased from 30,475 in 2000 to a record high of 48,263 in 2004. This was due largely to the increase in the number of newly entering foreign nationals and to the recent trend for foreign nationals to settle down and stay longer. (Table 19)

Permission to Engage in an Activity Other than Those of Status Qualification

Table19 Changes in permanent residence permits by nationality (place of origin)

YearNationality(Place of origin)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total	30,745	41,889	42,085	46,171	48,263
China	10,593	11,974	12,348	13,987	14,855
Brazil	3,762	10,116	11,672	10,894	10,789
Philippines	5,467	6,408	5,923	6,972	7,563
Korea	3,454	3,620	3,147	3,345	3,671
Peru	2,323	3,893	2,980	3,381	3,275
Others	5,146	5,878	6,015	7,592	8,110
## Chapter 2

## Deportation Procedures for Foreign Nationals

The deportation procedures for foreign nationals are designed to keep order in Japanese society by excluding unwelcome foreign nationals from Japan.

Deportation procedures for foreign nationals are a powerful administrative action where the foreign national is deported even if deportation is against his will. In order to ensure careful use of these procedures, the Immigration Control Act specifies the reasons for deportation and whether the foreign national should be deported is carefully decided, through a step-by-step decision-making process.

The procedures for deportation have been increasing in importance, as the number of problems caused by illegal residents such as crimes and other antisocial acts committed by illegal foreign residents in Japan has been increasing in recent years.

The factors leading to the deportation procedures are as follows.

## 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 207,299 as of January 1, 2005. This number steadily decreased, down by 12,119 (5.5%) from 219,418 on January 1, 2004, in other words, down by 91,347 (30.6%) from a record high of 298,646 on May 1, 1993.

This decrease was attributable partly to the prolonged economic slump and difficult employment climate; to the comprehensive measures taken by the Immigration Bureau against illegal foreign residents such as conducting strict immigration examinations, making concentrated efforts in close cooperation with other related agencies to detect violators of the Immigration Control Act, and actively performing publicity activities to prevent illegal employment; and to the fact that the Immigration Bureau started its “Five-Year Plan to Halve the Number of Illegal Immigrants” in 2004.

In addition to the above-mentioned number of overstayers, it is estimated that about
30,000 foreign nationals may have entered Japan illegally, as discussed in item 2 below. If combined, the number of illegal foreign residents would be about 240,000.

## (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 (43,151 accounting for 20.8%) as of January 1, 2005. This was followed by China (32,683 accounting for 15.8%), the Philippines (30,619 accounting for 14.8%), Thailand (12,787 accounting for 6.2%), Malaysia (7,431 accounting for 3.6%), Indonesia (7,169 accounting for 3.5%), and Taiwan (6,760 accounting for 3.3%). (Chart 19, Table 20)

Chart19 Changes in the estimated number of overstayers by major nationality (place of origin)