According to an estimate, there were almost 785 thousand immigrants from China living in Japan in 2019. Chinese were followed by South Koreans with an immigrant stock of more than 475 thousand people.
Estimated number of Asian immigrants in Japan in 2019, by country of origin (in 1,000s)
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UN DESA. (September 17, 2019). Estimated number of Asian immigrants in Japan in 2019, by country of origin (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/693007/asian-immigrant-stock-of-japan-by-country-of-origin/
UN DESA. "Estimated number of Asian immigrants in Japan in 2019, by country of origin (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693007/asian-immigrant-stock-of-japan-by-country-of-origin/
UN DESA. (2019). Estimated number of Asian immigrants in Japan in 2019, by country of origin (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693007/asian-immigrant-stock-of-japan-by-country-of-origin/
UN DESA. "Estimated Number of Asian Immigrants in Japan in 2019, by Country of Origin (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693007/asian-immigrant-stock-of-japan-by-country-of-origin/
UN DESA, Estimated number of Asian immigrants in Japan in 2019, by country of origin (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693007/asian-immigrant-stock-of-japan-by-country-of-origin/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Estimated number of Asian immigrants in Japan in 2019, by country of origin (in 1,000s) [Graph], UN DESA, September 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/693007/asian-immigrant-stock-of-japan-by-country-of-origin/