At the end of 2015, the number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” or “Intra-company Transferee” corresponding to foreign employees working in companies/organizations was 137,706 for “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” and 15,465 for “Intra-company Transferee”, and when compared to the end of 2014, the respective numbers have been increasing: 14,912 (12.1%) and 87 (0.6%).

At the end of 2015, the percentages of mid to long-term residents with the statuses of residence of “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” and “Intra-company Transferee” to the total number of mid to long-term residents with a status of residence for the purpose of employment in professional or technical fields were 58.2%, and 6.5%, respectively.

## (3) “Technical Intern Training” (*) (Data Section 4, Statistics (1) 6-2, 7)

The number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Technical Intern Training (i)” at the end of 2015 was 91,885, an increase of 14,369 (18.5%) when compared to the end of 2014. According to the statistics by nationality/region, the number of those from China was 35,490, accounting for 38.6% of the total. China was followed by Viet Nam at 32,399 (35.3%), the Philippines at 9,375 (10.2%), and Indonesia at 6,994 (7.6%).

The number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Technical Intern Training (ii)” at the end of 2015 was 100,770, an increase of 10,660 (11.8%) when compared to the end of 2014. According to the statistics by nationality/region, the number of those from China was 53,596 accounting for 53.2% of the total. China was followed by Viet Nam at 25,182 (25.0%), the Philippines at 8,365 (8.3%), and Indonesia at 8,313 (8.2%).

## (4) “Student” (Data Section 4, Statistics (1) 8-2)

The number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Student” at the end of 2015 was 246,679, an increase of 32,154 (15.0%) when compared to the end of 2014, which was 11.1% of the total number of foreign residents. According to the statistics by nationality/region, the number from China was 108,331 accounting for 43.9% of the total, followed by Viet Nam at 49,809 (20.2%).

## (5) Foreign Nationals Residing in Japan with a Status of Residence for Resident Activities Based on Personal Status or Position (Data Section 4, Statistics (1) 12-2, 13-2)

The number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” at the end of 2015 was 140,349, accounting for 6.3% of the total number of foreign residents. Looking at the trend from the end of 2011 to the end of 2015, the number has been declining, and the number at the end of 2015 had decreased by 4,963 (3.4%) when compared to the end of 2014.

According to the statistics by nationality/region, the largest number of foreign residents with the status of residence of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National” came from China at 34,010 accounting for 24.2% of the total, followed by the Philippines at 27,701 (19.7%), and Brazil at 14,995 (10.7%). A declining trend has been seen every year with these three countries from the end of 2011 to the end of 2015.