increasing number of foreign workers in the country. Vietnamese came in second with a total of around 401 thousand people.
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 Total number of foreign workers in Japan in 2019, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s)
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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 February 27, 2021, 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 February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
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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/
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