Immigration to Japan

From 2013 published government reports, the proportion of foreign residents granted permanent resident status in Japan exceeded 30%. Although, if foreign residents granted permanent resident status, spouses of Japanese nationals, fixed domicile residents (those of Japanese ancestry) and ethnic Koreans with residence in Japan are included, the number of resident foreigners granted permanent residence effectively exceeds 60%.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kodama|first1=Takashi|title=Japan’s Immigration Problem|url=http://www.dir.co.jp/english/research/report/others/20150529_009776.pdf|website=Daiwa|publisher=Daiwa Institute of Research|access-date=2 September 2016|page=9|date=29 May 2015}}</ref>

From 2013 published government reports, the proportion of foreign residents granted permanent resident status in Japan exceeded 30%. Although, if foreign residents granted permanent resident status, spouses of Japanese nationals, fixed domicile residents (those of Japanese ancestry) and ethnic Koreans with residence in Japan are included, the number of resident foreigners granted permanent residence effectively exceeds 60%.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kodama|first1=Takashi|title=Japan’s Immigration Problem|url=http://www.dir.co.jp/english/research/report/others/20150529_009776.pdf|website=Daiwa|publisher=Daiwa Institute of Research|access-date=2 September 2016|page=9|date=29 May 2015}}</ref>

Japan receives a low number of immigrants compared to other G7 countries.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|url=https://data.oecd.org/chart/5StJ|title=Interactive charts by the OECD|website=OECD Data|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> This is consistent with Gallup data, which shows that Japan is an exceptionally unpopular migrant destination to potential migrants, with the number of potential migrants wishing to migrate to Japan 12 times less than those who wished to migrate to the US and 3 times less than those who wished to migrate to Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/211883/number-potential-migrants-worldwide-tops-700-million.aspx|title=Number of Potential Migrants Worldwide Tops 700 Million|date=2017-06-08|website=Gallup.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> which roughly corresponds to the actual relative differences in migrant inflows between the three countries.<ref name=”:0″ /> Some Japanese scholars have pointed out that Japanese immigration laws, at least toward high-skilled migrants, are relatively lenient compared to other developed countries, and that the main factor behind its low migrant inflows is because it is a highly unattractive migrant destination compared to other developed countries.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Oishi|first=Nana|date=2012|title=The Limits of Immigration Policies: The Challenges of Highly Skilled Migration in Japan|journal=American Behavioral Scientist|volume=56|issue=8|pages=1080–1100|doi=10.1177/0002764212441787|s2cid=154641232}}</ref> This is also apparent when looking at Japan’s work visa programme for “specified skilled worker”, which had less than 3,000 applicants, despite an annual goal of attracting 40,000 overseas workers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Japan-cries-Help-wanted-but-few-foreigners-heed-the-call|title=Japan cries ‘Help wanted,’ but few foreigners heed the call|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>

Japan receives a low number of immigrants compared to other G7 countries.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|url=https://data.oecd.org/chart/5StJ|title=Interactive charts by the OECD|website=OECD Data|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> This is consistent with Gallup data, which shows that Japan is an exceptionally unpopular migrant destination to potential migrants, with the number of potential migrants wishing to migrate to Japan 12 times less than those who wished to migrate to the US and 3 times less than those who wished to migrate to Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/211883/number-potential-migrants-worldwide-tops-700-million.aspx|title=Number of Potential Migrants Worldwide Tops 700 Million|date=2017-06-08|website=Gallup.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> which roughly corresponds to the actual relative differences in migrant inflows between the three countries.<ref name=”:0″ /> Some Japanese scholars have pointed out that Japanese immigration laws, at least toward high-skilled migrants, are relatively lenient compared to other developed countries, and that the main factor behind its low migrant inflows is because it is a highly unattractive migrant destination compared to other developed countries.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Oishi|first=Nana|date=2012|title=The Limits of Immigration Policies: The Challenges of Highly Skilled Migration in Japan|journal=American Behavioral Scientist|volume=56|issue=8|pages=1080–1100|doi=10.1177/0002764212441787|s2cid=154641232}}</ref> This is also apparent when looking at Japan’s work visa programme for “specified skilled worker”, which had less than 3,000 applicants, despite an annual goal of attracting 40,000 overseas workers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Japan-cries-Help-wanted-but-few-foreigners-heed-the-call|title=Japan cries ‘Help wanted,’ but few foreigners heed the call|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>Most want to see the great sites and to see all the neat cool things that they have in Japan. One of the most popular people go to see their is Mount FujiMount Fuji, Imperial Tokyo,Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park,Historic Kyoto, and The Island Shrine of Itsukushima this information came from <ref>{{Cite web|title=11 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Japan {{!}} PlanetWare|url=https://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions/japan-jpn.htm|access-date=2021-10-14|website=www.planetware.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Immigration to Japan by resident status==

==Immigration to Japan by resident status==