This statistic presents the number of foreign nationals with the status of residence of "skilled labor" newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, approximately 3,692 new arrivals in Japan were foreign nationals with a "skilled labor" working visa, a decrease from around 4,910 in 2012.
Number of new foreign arrivals with skilled labor residence status in Japan 2012-2017
Number of foreign nationals with "skilled labor" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2017
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (November 15, 2018). Number of foreign nationals with "skilled labor" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879127/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-skilled-labor-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of foreign nationals with "skilled labor" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2017." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879127/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-skilled-labor-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2018). Number of foreign nationals with "skilled labor" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879127/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-skilled-labor-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Foreign Nationals with "Skilled Labor" Residence Status Newly Entering Japan from 2012 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879127/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-skilled-labor-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of foreign nationals with "skilled labor" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879127/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-skilled-labor-status/ (last visited December 10, 2019)