2-1 Changes in the number of new arrivals of Chinese nationals by status of residence

(People)

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Status of Residence
Total	769,691	753,606	1,140,579	721,990	1,050,222
Diplomat	594	517	684	516	506
Official	2,135	2,337	3,097	1,972	1,923
Professor	539	496	464	458	473
Artist	4	7	2	1	1
Religious Activities	5	4	4	1	3
Journalist	-	-	2	11	11
Investor/Business Manager	98	114	167	194	215
Legal/Accounting Services	-	-	-	1	-
Medical Services	-	3	-	2	2
Researcher	130	150	115	75	81
Instructor	20	21	12	12	13
Engineer	4,571	1,404	983	1,375	1,734
Specialist in Humanities/International Services	778	553	592	728	902
Intra-company Transferee	2,570	1,858	1,937	1,717	1,967
Entertainer	1,820	1,694	1,386	739	964
Skilled Labor	3,270	2,495	1,924	2,527	2,920
Technical Intern Training 1-(a)	1,250	2,751	2,829
Technical Intern Training 1-(b)	18,883	46,560	46,343
Technical Intern Training 2-(a)	-	1
Technical Intern Training 2-(b)	227	40
Cultural Activities	788	792	773	596	761
Temporary Visitor	635,513	632,379	1,032,649	621,632	943,265
College Student	14,342	16,839	22,752	23,858	26,554
Pre-college Student	12,566	18,053	8,819
Trainee	68,860	53,876	28,964	2,108	1,923
Dependent	9,685	9,174	8,218	7,549	9,455
Designated Activities	194	124	146	99	183
Spouse or Child of Japanese National	6,552	6,251	4,099	3,713	3,854
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident	1,011	945	560	753	1,031
Long-Term Resident	3,646	3,520	2,097	1,815	2,268

2-2 Changes in the number of foreign residents of Chinese nationals by status of residence

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Total	655,377	680,518	687,156	674,879	652,555
Professor	2,476	2,440	2,339	2,294	2,085
Artist	119	117	108	97	85
Religious Activities	113	120	129	129	85
Journalist	12	10	12	21	30
Investor/Business Manager	2,096	2,555	3,300	3,974	4,423
Legal/Accounting Services	6	7	6	6	5
Medical Services	114	134	187	246	310
Researcher	904	936	894	790	664
Instructor	99	104	101	103	84
Engineer	27,665	27,166	25,105	22,486	20,924
Specialist in Humanities/International Services	31,824	34,210	34,433	34,446	33,537
Intra-company/Transferee	6,557	6,307	6,238	5,518	5,257
Entertainer	907	778	671	389	177
Skilled Labor	14,142	15,595	16,350	17,657	19,023
Technical Intern Training 1-(a)	1,553	2,182	1,950
Technical Intern Training 1-(b)	37,788	43,288	43,763
Technical Intern Training 2-(a)	1,142	1,713	1,729
Technical Intern Training 2-(b)	37,841	60,418	63,953
Cultural Activities	939	923	902	749	772
Temporary Visitor	7,235	6,332	6,036	5,179
College Student	88,812	94,355	134,483	127,435	113,980
Pre-college Student	25,043	32,408
Trainee	65,716	50,487	5,602	1,275	444
Dependent	49,776	55,640	59,567	61,481	62,359
Designated Activities	84,478	90,030	44,328	5,374	3,143
Permanent Resident	142,469	156,295	169,484	184,216	191,946
Spouse or Child of Japanese National	57,336	56,510	53,697	51,184	43,771
Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident	6,170	7,087	7,415	8,078	8,792
Long-Term Resident	33,600	33,651	32,048	30,498	27,148
Special Permanent Resident	2,892	2,818	2,668	2,597	2,116
Without Acquiring Status of Residence	2,171	2,101	1,929	654
Temporary Refuge	-	-	-	-
Others	1,706	1,402	800	402

(*) "China" until 2011 includes Taiwan, and "China" for 2012 excludes those who were issued the residence cards and special permanent resident certificates and had already been included in "Taiwan" in Nationality/region section.