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As of October 2022, around 25.4 percent of foreign workers in Japan were Vietnamese. Vietnamese workers therefore constituted the largest group among the Distribution of foreign workers in Japan in 2022, by country or region of origin
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MHLW (Japan). (January 27, 2023). Distribution of foreign workers in Japan in 2022, by country or region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/961959/japan-share-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
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MHLW (Japan). (2023). Distribution of foreign workers in Japan in 2022, by country or region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961959/japan-share-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
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