More than 418 thousand foreign workers from China were registered in Japan as of October 2019. Chinese workers therefore constituted the largest group among the increasing number of foreign workers in the country. Vietnamese came in second with a total of around 401 thousand people.
Total number of foreign workers in Japan in 2019, by country or region of origin
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MHLW (Japan). (January 31, 2020). Total number of foreign workers in Japan in 2019, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
MHLW (Japan). "Total number of foreign workers in Japan in 2019, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Total number of foreign workers in Japan in 2019, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
MHLW (Japan). "Total Number of Foreign Workers in Japan in 2019, by Country or Region of Origin (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
MHLW (Japan), Total number of foreign workers in Japan in 2019, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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