In 2018, approximately 27.8 thousand new arrivals in Japan were foreign nationals with a "designated activities" visa, an increase from around 12.7 thousand new arrivals in 2012.
Number of foreign nationals with "designated activities" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018
(in 1,000s)
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, "designated activities" visas are issued for foreign nationals who wish to enter Japan as personal help privately employed by diplomats, etc., foreign nationals who wish to enter Japan for a working holiday or for paid internships, candidate nurses and care workers who wish to enter Japan based on an EPA, etc.
Data prior to 2014 come from previous reports.
Values have been rounded.
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (November 15, 2019). Number of foreign nationals with "designated activities" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879181/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-designated-activities-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of foreign nationals with "designated activities" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879181/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-designated-activities-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2019). Number of foreign nationals with "designated activities" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879181/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-designated-activities-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Foreign Nationals with "Designated Activities" Residence Status Newly Entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879181/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-designated-activities-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of foreign nationals with "designated activities" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879181/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-designated-activities-status/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of foreign nationals with "designated activities" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), November 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/879181/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-designated-activities-status/
