As of the end of last year, the number of foreigners residing in Japan was about 2.76 million, which was 126,000 less than the previous year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the second consecutive year of decline.
According to the Immigration Bureau of Japan, the number of foreigners residing in Japan at the end of last year was 2,766,635, and the number of new immigrants decreased due to the influence of the new coronavirus, so 126,481 compared to the previous year. It decreased and decreased for the second consecutive year.
By status of residence, the number of "permanent residents" was the highest at 831,157, followed by the number of residents with the status of "special permanent resident" of 296,416 and "technical intern training" of 276,123.
On the other hand, the number of foreigners who were punished for illegal stay in the last year was 18,012, which is more than 2,000 more than the previous year, of which 13,255, which is more than 70%, are in the agriculture and construction industry. I was working illegally because of such reasons.
Looking at the number of people who worked illegally by prefecture, Chiba prefecture had the largest number with 2064, followed by Ibaraki prefecture with 1973 and Saitama prefecture with 1632.
In addition, 4,122 people were deported, a decrease of more than 1,300 from the previous year due to a decrease in airmail due to the impact of the new Corona.