The number of foreigners with a status of residence of "specific skills" introduced to expand the acceptance of foreign human resources has reached more than 64,000 in the three years since the start of the system.
According to the Immigration Bureau of Japan, the number of foreigners with the status of residence of "specific skills" introduced three years ago to expand the acceptance of foreign human resources was 64,730 as of the end of March, the same as last year. The number of people has increased by more than 40,000 since the time.
Of these, 58,217 people changed their status of residence from "technical intern training" or "study abroad" in Japan, accounting for about 90% of the total, while passing the "specific skill" test overseas. Only 6513 people have entered the country.
By country / region,
▽ Vietnam has the largest number with 40,696, followed by
▽ Philippines with 6251 and
▽ Indonesia with 5,855.
By field,
▽ "food and drink manufacturing industry" has 22,992 people,
▽ "agriculture" has 8153 people, and
▽ "nursing care" has 7019 people.
The Immigration Bureau of Japan said, "There was a time when the spread of the new corona was affecting acceptance from overseas, but it is increasing at a fairly constant pace. We expect that acceptance will increase once the infection situation subsides. I am. "