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Looking at changes in the number of permanent residents between the end of 2009 and the end of 2013, a steady increase was seen, and the number had increased by 121,843 (22.8%) at the end of 2013 from 533,472 as of the end of 2009.

According to statistics by nationality/region, the largest number of permanent residents came from China totaling 204,927 at the end of 2013, followed by Brazil, the Philippines, Korea, and Peru.

On the other hand, the number of special permanent residents which used to account for the largest percentage until 2006 has been decreasing year by year, and therefore its percentage to the total number of foreign residents has also been decreasing accordingly. Looking at the changes over a longer period, the percentage of foreign nationals equivalent to the status of “Special Permanent Resident” accounted for approximately 90% just after World War II until 1955. However, the decline in the number of “Special Permanent Residents” itself and the increase in the number of foreign nationals newly visiting Japan for various purposes (so-called “newcomers”) are both driving the percentage of “Special Permanent Residents” down, which clearly shows the changes in the situation of foreign residents in Japan.

## (2) Foreign Nationals Residing in Japan for the Purpose of Employment in Professional or Technical Fields (Data Section 2, Statistics (1) 1-2 through 6-2)

At the end of 2013, the number of mid to long-term residents with a status of residence for the purpose of employment in a professional or technical field (except for “Diplomat”, “Official” and “Technical Intern Training” out of the statuses of residence given in Appended Table I (1) and (2) of the Immigration Control Act) was 204,726, accounting for 9.9%, an increase of 4,586 (2.3%) compared with 2012, and this trend has been fluctuating since the end of 2012 (Chart 19).
Chart 19 Changes in the number of mid to long-term residents by status of residence for employment in professional or technical fields

$ ^{*1} $ The numbers until 2011 represent the number of alien registrations, and the numbers from 2012 onwards represent the number of mid to long-term residents.

(*2) Excludes “Diplomat,” “Official” and “Technical Intern Training” of Appended Tables I(1) and I(2).
Chart 20 Changes in the total number of foreign residents, and changes in the total number of foreign residents as a percentage of the total population of Japan

$ ^{*1} $ The numbers are based on the statistics as at the end of December each year.

$ ^{*2} $ The numbers until 2011 represent the number of alien registrations, and the number from 2012 represents the total number of foreign residents who stayed in Japan with a status of residence or the position of a special permanent resident.

$ ^{*3} $ The “percentage of the total population of Japan” is calculated based on the population as of October 1 every year taken from the “Population Estimates” and the “Population Census” of the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Chart 21 Changes in the total number of foreign residents by major nationality/region

$ ^{*1} $ The numbers until 2011 represent the number of alien registrations, and the number from 2012 represents the total number of foreign residents who stayed in Japan with a status of residence or the position of a special permanent resident.

$ ^{*2} $ "China" until 2011 includes Taiwan, and "China" from 2012 excludes those who were issued with residence cards and special permanent resident certificates and had already been included in "Taiwan" in the nationality/region section.
Table 10 Changes in the total number of foreign residents by status of residence

(People)

Year	Number of registered foreign nationals	Number of foreign residents	Total number of foreign residents
Status of Residence	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2012	2013
Total	2,186,121	2,134,151	2,078,508	2,033,656	2,066,445	2,249,720	2,325,608
Diplomat	8,137	8,159
Official	8,468	8,342
Professor	8,295	8,050	7,859	7,787	7,735	7,849	7,786
Artist	490	480	461	438	432	440	439
Religious Activities	4,448	4,232	4,106	4,051	4,570	4,051	4,574
Journalist	271	248	227	223	219	223	219
Investor/Business Manager	9,840	10,908	11,778	12,609	13,439	12,609	13,439
Legal/Accounting Services	161	178	169	159	149	159	149
Medical Services	220	265	322	412	534	412	534
Researcher	2,372	2,266	2,103	1,970	1,910	1,980	1,918
Instructor	10,129	10,012	10,106	10,121	10,076	10,121	10,078
Engineer	50,493	46,592	42,634	42,273	43,038	42,287	43,049
Specialist in Humanities/ International Services	69,395	68,467	67,854	69,721	72,319	69,728	72,330
Intra-company Transferee	16,786	16,140	14,636	14,867	15,218	14,909	15,242
Entertainer	10,966	9,247	6,265	1,646	1,662	3,030	3,167
Skilled Labor	29,030	30,142	31,751	33,863	33,425	33,865	33,427
Technical Intern Training (i)-(a)	2,707	3,991	4,121	3,683	4,121	3,683
Technical Intern Training (i)-(b)	47,716	57,187	59,160	57,997	59,160	57,997
Technical Intern Training (i)-(a)	1,848	2,726	2,869	2,788	2,869	2,788
Technical Intern Training (i)-(b)	47,737	78,090	85,327	90,738	85,332	90,746
Cultural Activities	2,780	2,637	2,209	2,320	2,379	2,369	2,428
Temporary Visitor	33,378	29,093	23,978	197,128	239,792
Student	145,909	201,511	188,605	180,919	193,073	180,929	193,075
Pre-college Student	46,759
Trainee	65,209	9,343	3,388	1,804	1,501	1,909	1,617
Dependent	115,081	118,865	119,359	120,693	122,155	120,707	122,171
Designated Activities	130,636	72,374	22,751	20,159	22,673	20,784	23,727
Permanent Resident	533,472	565,089	598,440	624,501	655,315	624,501	655,315
Spouse or Child of Japanese National	221,923	196,248	181,617	162,332	151,156	162,332	151,156
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident	19,570	20,251	21,647	22,946	24,649	22,946	24,649
Long-Term Resident	221,771	194,602	177,983	165,001	160,391	165,001	160,391
Special Permanent Resident	409,565	399,106	389,085	381,364	373,221	381,364	373,221
Without Acquiring Status of Residence	12,376	9,874	3,506
Temporary Refuge	30	30	29
Others	14,766	7,893	3,646

$ ^{*} $ The numbers until 2011 represent the number of alien registrations, and the numbers from 2012 onwards represent the number of foreign residents adding together the mid to and long-term residents and special permanent residents, and the total number of foreign residents staying in Japan with a status of residence or the position of a special permanent resident.
## Section 2 ♦ Examination of Statuses of Residence

The total number of applications related to residence examinations which were granted permission had been increasing in recent years, but started to decline after reaching a peak in 2009, with the total number standing at 834,024 in 2013 compared to the total number in 2012, a decrease of 165,160 (16.5%). However, this significant decrease is due, as described in 5 below, to the introduction of the “system for special re-entry permission” which greatly reduced the number of applications for re-entry permission, and except for the number of applications for special permanent residence, the number of applications for other types of permission has been increasing (Table 11).

Residence examination

Table 11 Changes in the numbers of permission examined in status of residence examinations

(Cases)

Year Division	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Total	1,403,111	1,375,600	1,358,896	999,184	834,024
Permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted	147,528	163,654	136,450	146,920	164,634
Permission for change of status of residence	149,046	188,178	132,834	124,192	135,289
Permission for extension of period of stay	444,330	389,439	377,645	407,570	426,016
Permission for permanent residence	53,820	47,898	41,327	42,029	45,066
Permission for special permanent residence	140	105	102	147	113
Permission for acquisition of status of residence	8,303	7,531	6,528	8,235	8,724
Re-entry permission	599,944	578,795	664,010	270,091	54,182

(*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 the permission for permanent residence provided for in Article 22-2 of the Immigration Control Act.

$ ^{*3} $ "Permission for special permanent residence" is the permission for special permanent residence provided for in Article 5 of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of Inter Alia, Those Who Have Lost Japanese Nationality on the Basis of the Treaty of Peace with Japan.

$ ^{*4} $ Please take note that incorrect numbers (number of cases) were given for the division of “Permission for permanent residence and special permanent residence” in the FY 2010 to FY 2013 editions as indicated below.
## 1 Permission for Change in the Status of Residence

In 2013, the number of foreign nationals who obtained permission for a change in the status of residence was 135,289, an increase of 11,097 (8.9%) from 2012.

## (1) Change of Status of Residence from the Status of Residence of “Student” to a Status for Employment Purposes

Foreign nationals studying at Japanese universities or vocational/technical schools have the status of residence of "Student". Many of them wish to stay in Japan to work for a company or some other organization in Japan even after finishing their studies at school.

The number of foreign nationals who were granted permission to change their status of residence for the purpose of employment was 11,647 in 2013, an increase of 678 (6.2%) compared to 2012. The number of these foreign nationals had been steadily increasing since 2003, but owing to the impact of the global recession, reached a peak in 2008 and started to decline, but subsequently started seeing signs of recovery with a record high reached in 2013 (Table 12).

Table 12 Changes in the number of cases of permission for change of the status of residence from student, etc. to a status for employment by status of residence

Year Status of Residence	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Total	9,584	7,831	8,586	10,969	11,647
Specialist in Humanities/ International Services	6,677	5,422	6,006	7,565	7,962
Engineer	2,154	1,390	1,670	2,227	2,428
Professor	444	512	419	588	634
Investor/Business Manager	128	275	291	356	321
Researcher	97	93	78	119	107
Medical Services	24	54	34	29	90
Instructor	31	46	46	41	51
Religious Activities	3	12	12	9	16
Skilled Labor	4	11	11	4	4
Artist	8	5	5	3	4
Entertainer	2	3	1	2	0
Others	12	8	13	26	30

According to statistics by status of residence, foreign nationals who obtained permission to change their status to that of “Specialist in Humanities/International Services” made up the largest percentage, totaling 7,962 (68.4%), an increase of 397 (5.2%) from 2012. The number of foreign nationals who obtained permission to change their status to that of “Engineer” was 2,428, accounting for 20.8%, and these two statuses of residence accounted for 89.2% of the total.

According to statistics by nationality/region, the number of foreign nationals who obtained such permission from China was 7,637, accounting for 65.6%, followed by R.O. Korea (1,227, accounting for 10.5%) and Viet Nam (424, accounting for 3.6%) (Table 12, 13).
Table 13 Changes in the number of cases of permission for change of the status of residence from student, etc. to a status for employment by nationality/region

YearNationality/region	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Total	9,584	7,831	8,586	10,969	11,647
China	6,333	4,874	5,344	7,032	7,637
R.O.Korea	1,368	1,205	1,209	1,417	1,227
Viet Nam	161	167	242	302	424
Taiwan	285	279	302	352	360
Nepal	173	141	149	224	293
Thailand	101	119	109	170	167
Bangladesh	125	107	139	162	137
United States of America	67	87	107	130	131
Malaysia	105	65	71	116	124
Myanmar	94	63	89	106	122
Others	772	724	825	958	1,025

$ ^{*} $ "China" does not include Taiwan, Hong Kong or others.

## (2) Permission to Change Status of Residence in Order to Participate in “Technical Intern Training (ii)”

The technical intern training program was a system established in 1993 to enable foreign nationals to acquire skills through on-the-job training while in employment, thereby contributing to effective technology transfer and human resources development as part of Japan's international contributions. Since July 1, 2010, new training and technical intern training programs have commenced, and it has been necessary for foreign nationals, who wish to acquire further proficiency in the skills obtained with the status of residence of "Technical Intern Training (i)" and to engage in work requiring the skills already obtained in the program to get permission to change their status of residence to "Technical Intern Training (ii)".

“Technical Intern Training (ii)” covers skills that are publicly evaluated in Japan and also meets demand in the countries sending the trainees. These skills were categorized into 68 types of work in total as of April 1, 2013. 53 types, including mold construction and machining, are evaluated based on the National Skills Test under the Occupation Skills Development Promotion Act for Basic Grade 1 and Basic Grade 2. The remaining 15 types, including welding and operation of spinning machines, are publicly evaluated, although not by national examinations, according to a system established by the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization.

Foreign trainees who were permitted to change their status of residence to “Technical Intern Training (ii)” in 2012 had increased by 40 (0.1%) from 2012 to 48,792. In total, more than 580,000 trainees took part in the program after finishing their training from establishment of the technical intern training program in 1993 up to the end of 2013 $ ^{*} $ .

According to statistics by nationality/region, the largest number of trainees who obtained permission to change their status of residence to “Technical Intern Training (ii)” in 2013 came from China (35,463, accounting for 72.7%), followed by Viet Nam (5,861, accounting for 12.0%), Indonesia (2,979, accounting for 6.1%), the Philippines (2,937, accounting for 6.0%), and Thailand (925, accounting for 1.9%). The highest number of trainees by occupation was women/children’s apparel production, followed by welding, and plastic molding (Table 14, 15).
## 2 Permission for Extension of the Period of Stay

The number of foreign nationals who obtained permission for extension of their period of stay during 2013 was 426,016, an increase of 18,446 (4.5%) from 2012.

## ⑬ Permission for Permanent Residence

The number of foreign nationals who were granted permission for permanent residence decreased after reaching a record high of 60,509 in 2007, but started to increase again in 2012, and stood at 45,066 in 2013, an increase of 3,037 (7.2%) compared to 2012 (Table 16).

Table 16 Changes in the number of cases of permission for permanent residence by nationality/region

YearNationality/region	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Total	53,820	47,898	41,327	42,029	45,066
China	16,957	16,714	16,436	17,471	19,799
Philippines	9,248	9,157	7,210	7,373	6,385
Brazil	11,430	7,549	5,172	4,867	4,572
Korea	4,060	3,760	3,221	2,902	3,378
Peru	2,389	1,756	1,335	1,116	1,158
Others	9,736	8,962	7,953	8,300	9,774

$ ^{*1} $ “China” until 2011 includes Taiwan, Hong Kong and others.

$ ^{*2} $ "China" from 2012 onwards includes Hong Kong and others.

## 4 Permission for Acquisition of a Status of Residence

The number of foreign nationals who obtained permission for acquisition of a status of residence in 2013 was 8,724, an increase of 489 (5.9%) from 2012.

## 5 Re-entry Permission

The number of foreign nationals who were granted re-entry permission in 2013 was 54,182, marking a substantial decrease of 215,909 (79.9%) from 2012.

This decrease is due to the fact that, owing to the implementation of the system of special re-entry permission in accordance with the amended Immigration Control Act, which entered into force in July 2012, a foreign national in possession of a valid passport and residence card who intends, at the time of departure, to re-enter Japan to continue with his or her activities in Japan within one year of his or her departure (within two years for special permanent residents) is not required, in principle, to obtain re-entry permission.

In addition, the number of foreign nationals, who departed from Japan using special re-entry permission in 2013, was 1,211,712 accounting for 68.8% of the total number of 1,761,710 foreign nationals who departed from Japan through re-entry permission in 2013.

## ⑨ Permission to Engage in an Activity Other Than Those Permitted by the Status of Residence Previously Granted

The number of foreign nationals who obtained permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted in 2013 was 164,634, an increase of 17,714 (12.1%) from 2012.
## Section 3 ☐ Number of Issuances of Residence Cards and Special Permanent Resident Certificates

## Number of Issuances of Residence Cards

The number of residence cards issued in 2013 was 1,044,341. According to the statistics by category, the number of residence cards issued at the time of granting landing/status of residence related permission was 798,190 accounting for 76.4% of the total number, followed by applications to switch over to the residence card at 207,351, accounting for 19.9%, applications for reissuance at 26,732, accounting for 2.6% and extension of the period of validity at 6,089, accounting for 0.6%.

By category of regional immigration bureaus, the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau issued 592,597 residence cards, accounting for 56.7% of the total, followed by Nagoya (201,479, accounting for 19.3%), Osaka (133,581, accounting for 12.8%), and Fukuoka (43,147, accounting for 4.1%) (Table 17).

Table 17 Number of issuances of residence cards (2013)

Regional immigration bureaus	Total	Landing/ residency status-related permission	Notification of change in descriptions other than address	Extension of validity period	Application for re-issuance	Application for issuance for renewal	Application for new issuance
Total	1,044,341	798,190	4,630	6,089	26,732	207,351	1,349
Sapporo	10,223	8,704	27	34	173	1,271	14
Sendai	18,315	12,874	72	54	328	4,911	76
Tokyo	592,597	459,375	2,878	2,905	15,494	111,184	761
Nagoya	201,479	143,914	975	1,919	4,584	49,923	164
Osaka	133,581	102,932	427	821	3,724	25,499	178
Hiroshima	31,524	24,722	86	132	727	5,812	45
Takamatsu	13,475	11,382	62	76	289	1,654	12
Fukuoka	43,147	34,287	103	148	1,413	7,097	99

## ② Number of Issuances of Special Permanent Resident Certificates

The number of special permanent resident certificates issued in 2013 was 19,439. According to the statistics by category, the number of special permanent resident certificates issued at the time of switching over to the special permanent resident certificate was 10,540 accounting for 54.2% of the total number, followed by applications for reissuance at 3,994, accounting for 20.5%, extension of the period of validity at 2,036, accounting for 10.5% and notification of a change in the registered matters aside from the place of residence at 1,454, accounting for 7.5% (Table 18).

Table 18 Number of issuances of special permanent resident certificates (2013)

Permission for special permanent residence (Article 4)	Permission for special permanent residence (Article 5)	Notification of change in descriptions other than address	Extension of validity period	Application for re-issuance	Application for issuance for renewal	Application for new issuance	Application for issuance in advance	Total
Number of issuance	984	122	1,454	2,036	3,994	10,540	256	53	19,439
## Section 2 ☐ Responses to Cases of Inappropriate Acceptance

Under the provisions including the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice, the Immigration Bureau may render a finding of “misconduct” with regard to organizations that have acted inappropriately in implementing their training and technical intern training programs. The Immigration Bureau suspends such organizations from accepting trainees and technical interns for one, three or five years depending on the type of misconduct as stipulated in the ministerial ordinance. The number of organizations to which the Ministry of Justice sent notifications that they were found to have engaged in “misconduct” during 2013 was 230.

According to the type of receiving arrangement, there were 230 organizations (100.0%) accepting trainees under the association-supervised scheme (no organizations accepted trainees under the company-arranged scheme). Taking a look by type of receiving organization, there were 20 supervising organizations (8.7%) and 210 program conducting organizations (91.3%) (Table 19).

Table 19 Changes in the number of organizations subject to a finding of misconduct by type of receiving arrangement

YearType of receiving arrangement	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Company-arranged scheme	2	3	2	0	0
Association-supervised scheme	Supervising organization (Primary receiving organization)	34	17	14	9	20
Program implementing organization (Secondary receiving organization)	324	143	168	188	210
Total	360	163	184	197	230

“Abuse of human rights”, “Discrepancy compared with the Trainee and Technical Intern Training Plan”, and “Engaging in work activities during course study period” were the three major forms of “misconduct”, in total accounting for 73.2% of the total (Table 20).

With respect to the technical intern training, as described above, there are still a considerable number of organizations committing inappropriate conduct even after the introduction of the new system. Therefore, we will endeavor to continue checking the situation, closely coordinate with the relevant institutions, and actively conduct research into the facts, requesting organizations which are committing inappropriate conduct to take corrective measures as necessary.