At the end of 2016, 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 161,124 for “Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services” and 15,772 for “Intra-company Transferee”, and when compared to the end of 2015, the respective numbers have been increasing: 23,418 (17.0%) and 307 (2.0%).

At the end of 2016, 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 59.4%, and 5.8%, respectively.

## (3) “Technical Intern Training” (*) (Data Section 4, Statistics (1) 7–2, 8)

The number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Technical Intern Training (i)” at the end of 2016 was 102,585, an increase of 10,700 (11.6%) when compared to the end of 2015. According to the statistics by nationality/region, the number of those from Viet Nam was 43,868, accounting for 42.8% of the total. Viet Nam was followed by China at 30,999 (30.2%), the Philippines at 10,165 (9.9%), and Indonesia at 7,890 (7.7%).

The number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Technical Intern Training (ii)” at the end of 2016 was 126,003, an increase of 25,233 (25.0%) when compared to the end of 2015. According to the statistics by nationality/region, the number of those from China was 49,858 accounting for 39.6% of the total. China was followed by Viet Nam at 44,343 (35.2%), the Philippines at 12,509 (9.9%) and Indonesia at 10,835 (8.6%).

## (4) “Student” (Data Section 4, Statistics (1) 9–2)

The number of mid to long-term residents with the status of residence of “Student” at the end of 2016 was 277,331, an increase of 30,652 (12.4%) compared to the end of 2015, comprising 11.6% of the total number of foreign residents. According to the statistics by nationality/region, the number from China was 115,278 accounting for 41.6% of the total, followed by Viet Nam at 62,422 (22.5%).

## (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) 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 2016 was 139,327, accounting for 5.8% of the total number of foreign residents. Looking at the trend from the end of 2012 to the end of 2016, the number continued declining, and the number at the end of 2016 decreased by 1,022 (0.7%) when compared to the end of 2015.

Looking at these numbers by nationality/region, China stood at 32,479, accounting for 23.3% of the total, followed by the Philippines at 26,687 (19.2%), and Brazil at 15,917 (11.4%), and looking at the trends of these three countries from the end of 2012 to the end of 2016, China and the Philippines continued to decrease, but Brazil started to increase since the end of 2016.