As of December 2022, close to 597 thousand foreign nationals lived in Tokyo Prefecture. The prefecture of Japan's capital was followed by Aichi Prefecture, which is home to many manufacturing businesses that depend on foreign labor. The lowest number of foreign residents was recorded in Akita Prefecture, which is part of the more rural Tohoku region.
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e-Stat (Japan). (July 7, 2023). Number of registered foreign nationals living in Japan in 2022, by prefecture (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687916/japan-foreign-residents-number-by-prefecture/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of registered foreign nationals living in Japan in 2022, by prefecture (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687916/japan-foreign-residents-number-by-prefecture/
e-Stat (Japan). (2023). Number of registered foreign nationals living in Japan in 2022, by prefecture (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687916/japan-foreign-residents-number-by-prefecture/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of Registered Foreign Nationals Living in Japan in 2022, by Prefecture (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687916/japan-foreign-residents-number-by-prefecture/
e-Stat (Japan), Number of registered foreign nationals living in Japan in 2022, by prefecture (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687916/japan-foreign-residents-number-by-prefecture/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of registered foreign nationals living in Japan in 2022, by prefecture (in 1,000s) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), July 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/687916/japan-foreign-residents-number-by-prefecture/