Registered foreign population in Japan hits record-high 2.21 million

Saturday 11th July, 06:50 AM JST

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tigerguy at 12:04 PM JST - 11th July

The Japanese government shouldn't worry about the foerign population increasing any higher because it won't with the new gaijin card rules which will flush out all the unwanted gaijin in Japan.
mtimjones at 12:56 PM JST - 11th July

Whatever happened to rounding (2.22)...
ramnathdn at 01:05 PM JST - 11th July

Can any one tell how many Registered Indians in Japan?
northlondon at 01:38 PM JST - 11th July

When it's time to go apply for our new Ministry of Justice gaijin cards three years hence, the line will extend from Tokyo Nyukan all the way back to Shinagawa Station. :( They will have to mobilize the omawari-san to keep us from blocking the traffic.

Or they could just continue to employ those rude idiot drivers who drive the buses between Shinagawa and Immigration Prison Island.
noborito at 02:13 PM JST - 11th July

And we are all completely unwelcome. Let's all not forget that. At least from the government's point of view.
elbudamexicano at 02:34 PM JST - 11th July

How many illegal prostitutes from the Philipines, China, Korea, Colombia etc..are here in Japan? No idea, since they are here illegally, oh how about from Russia, and many Eastern European countries? They only come out at night and what would our sukebe nihonjin friends do, with out all the girls from so many countries, that these J dudes can't get enough of?
Lamborghini at 02:36 PM JST - 11th July

Wow 2.1 Million Gaikokujin in Japan and we are all looked at like criminals ...
Foxie at 02:46 PM JST - 11th July

Wow...I am not alone anymore! Makes me feel much better!
antizombie at 03:29 PM JST - 11th July

Next year "one" long term foreigner leaves! We have no rights and pay more and more taxes for free.
Monoflow at 03:47 PM JST - 11th July

That's around 1.75 % of the country, compare to around 20 % of my homecountry Switzerland ... Well, lucky Japan ...
gogogo at 03:51 PM JST - 11th July

Why do they need to break it down?
outofmydepth at 04:57 PM JST - 11th July

we are here and we are not going away so japan had better get with the program.
jigjapan at 07:45 PM JST - 11th July

good for the country...to raise the population up. i`m one of the 50% increase in foreign population.
nisegaijin at 03:35 PM JST - 14th July

On Behalf of all my fellow gaijins over here, I say: NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!
sfjp330 at 04:42 AM JST - 18th July

Most of these immigrants come from economic difficulty in their own country. Usually the first stage for the immigrants, they take the job that only few Japanese want. Over time, like in the U.S., these immigrants will contribute to the diversity of Japan. Most Japanese people will change to understand other cultures and values, but Japan might be the most difficult.