No. of registered foreign nationals in Japan hits record high

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yahoo The number of foreign nationals registered for residency in Japan at the end of 2006 hit a record high for the 38th year in a row, totaling 2,084,900, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday. The figure includes mid- and long-term residents, including Koreans who form the largest group of about 598,000, or 28.7 percent of the total. Chinese were the second-largest group, accounting for 26.9 percent, followed by Brazilians at 15 percent and Filipinos at 9.3 percent, the bureau said. Read more... (http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070515/kyodo/d8p4r0n01.html)

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yahoo The number of foreign nationals registered for residency in Japan at the end of 2006 hit a record high for the 38th year in a row, totaling 2,084,900, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday. The figure includes mid- and long-term residents, including Koreans who form the largest group of about 598,000, or 28.7 percent of the total. Chinese were the second-largest group, accounting for 26.9 percent, followed by Brazilians at 15 percent and Filipinos at 9.3 percent, the bureau said. Read more... (http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070515/kyodo/d8p4r0n01.html)


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