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

The number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” at the end of 2013 was 151,156, accounting for 7.3% of the total number of foreign residents. Looking at the change from the end of 2009 to the end of 2013, the number has been on the decrease, and the number at the end of 2013 had decreased by 11,176 (6.9%) compared to the end of 2012.

According to the statistics by nationality/region, the number of those from China was 38,852 accounting for 25.7% of the total number, followed by the Philippines at 30,561, accounting for 20.2%, and Brazil at 17,266 (11.4%). Looking at the changes from the end of 2009 to the end of 2013 by nationality/region, the number of those from China overtook Brazil at the end of 2009 to take top place, and Brazil has been decreasing year by year.

As of the end of 2013, the number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Long-Term Resident” was 160,391 which accounted for 7.8% of the total number of foreign residents, and looking at the changes from the end of 2009 to the end of 2013, the number of “Long-Term Residents” has been decreasing, as has the number of foreign nationals with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National”, showing a decrease of 4,610 (2.8%) at the end of 2013 compared to the end of 2012.

According to statistics by nationality/region, the number of those from Brazil was 47,903, accounting for 29.9%, followed by the Philippines (42,156, accounting for 26.3%), and China (26,240, accounting for 16.4%). Looking at the changes from the end of 2009 to the end of 2013, the number of those from the Philippines has consistently been increasing.

## 4 Total Number of Foreign Residents

The total number of foreign residents refers to the total number of foreign nationals residing in Japan with a status of residence or the position of special permanent resident under the Immigration Control Act, and is calculated by adding the number of foreign nationals residing in Japan with a status of residence under the Immigration Control Act, who fall under any of (i) through (iv) below to the number of foreign residents (sum of the number of mid to long-term residents and the number of special permanent residents).

(i) Persons granted permission to stay for 3 months or less,

(ii) Persons granted the status of residence of “Temporary Visitor”,

(iii) Persons granted the status of residence of "Diplomat" or "Official",

(iv) Persons recognized by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice as equivalent to the foreign nationals mentioned above (specifically, the staff of the Japanese office of the Association of East Asian Relations (Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, etc.) and the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Japan who have the status of residence of “Designated Activities”, and their families).

The total number of foreign residents at the end of 2013 was 2,325,608, which was 259,163 more than the number of foreign residents at the end of 2013. Looking at the numbers by status, the number of “Permanent Residents” was 655,315, accounting for 28.2% of the total, followed by “Special Permanent Residents” (373,221, accounting for 16.0%), “Temporary Visitors” (239,792, accounting for 10.3%), and “Student” (193,075, accounting for 8.3%) (Chart 20, 21, Table 10).