increasing number of foreign workers in the country. Chinese workers came in second with a total of roughly 386 thousand people.
Around 462 thousand foreign workers from Vietnam were registered in Japan as of October 2022. Vietnamese workers therefore constituted the largest group among the Number of foreign workers in Japan in 2022, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s)
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MHLW (Japan). "Number of foreign workers in Japan in 2022, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Number of foreign workers in Japan in 2022, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of Foreign Workers in Japan in 2022, by Country or Region of Origin (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/
MHLW (Japan), Number of foreign workers in Japan in 2022, 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 June 06, 2023)
Number of foreign workers in Japan in 2022, by country or region of origin (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), January 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/962115/japan-number-foreign-workers-by-country-of-origin/