China News Service, July 14th, according to Kyodo News, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced on the 13th the statistics of visa issuance for 2019. The number of visa issuances increased by 19% over the previous year, reaching 8,277,340, a record high. Among them, the Chinese account for about 80% of the total. However, because the government has strengthened countermeasures at border crossings in view of the expansion of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the volume of distribution this year is bound to decrease sharply.
The report said that Japan is currently rejecting immigrants from 129 countries and regions. Visas issued to these countries and regions are limited to diplomats.
Regarding immigrants from other countries and regions, the government also investigates the previous entry and exit records, etc., and conducts cautious review. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that "a substantial reduction this year has been expected."
According to the country's data for 2019, the number of visas issued to Chinese people has increased by 20% from the previous year to 6539083. Set the highest record in history for 6 consecutive years. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs analyzed that the increase in tourists is the main reason.
The second highest number of visa issuances is 433,583 in the Philippines, 344,730 in Vietnam and 248,256 in Indonesia. The top four countries account for more than 90% of the total.