According to a survey conducted in 2020 on common concerns among Japanese regarding an influx of foreign residents in the country, almost 34 percent of respondents stated that they feel uneasy about differences in language and culture. While just over 31 percent of respondents reported to be worried about the public order in Japan getting corrupted, more than 19 percent said they do not feel anxious about the increase of foreign residents at all.
Leading concerns regarding the increase of foreign residents in Japan as of March 2020
Original question: "Do you feel anxious if the number of foreign residents increases in the area where you live? Please choose from the following five answers what you feel most anxious about."
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NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. (August 1, 2020). Leading concerns regarding the increase of foreign residents in Japan as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171748/japan-concerns-increase-foreign-residents/
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NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. (2020). Leading concerns regarding the increase of foreign residents in Japan as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171748/japan-concerns-increase-foreign-residents/
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. "Leading Concerns regarding The Increase of Foreign Residents in Japan as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171748/japan-concerns-increase-foreign-residents/
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Leading concerns regarding the increase of foreign residents in Japan as of March 2020 [Graph], NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, August 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171748/japan-concerns-increase-foreign-residents/