increasing number of foreign workers in the country. It was followed by the service industry which employed almost 231 thousand workers from other countries.
As of October 2019, Japan's manufacturing industry employed more than 483 thousand foreign workers, making it the most important source of employment for the Total number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2019, by industry (in 1,000s)
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MHLW (Japan). (January 31, 2020). Total number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2019, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 04, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). "Total number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2019, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Total number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2019, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). "Total Number of Foreign Nationals Working in Japan in 2019, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan), Total number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2019, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/ (last visited March 04, 2021)