Recently the NHK News
On-line reported the following:
在留外国人 過去最高の256万人 不法残留も増加
3月28日 4時55分
日本に在留する外国人の数は、去年末の時点で２５６万人余りと、前の年に続いて過去最高を更新した一方、滞在期限をすぎても不法に残留している外国人の数も４年連続の増加となりました。
法務省入国管理局によりますと、日本に在留する外国人の数は、去年末の時点で２５６万１８４８人と、前の年より１７万９０２６人、率にして７．５％増え、統計を取り始めた昭和３４年以降、過去最高を更新しました。
国・地域別では、中国が最も多く７３万８９０人で、次いで韓国が４５万６６３人、ベトナムが、前の年より３１．２％増え２６万２４０５人などとなっています。
一方、滞在期限をすぎても日本に不法に残留している外国人の数は、ことし１月１日の時点で６万６４９８人と、去年より１２２８人増え、４年連続の増加となっています。
法務省は、観光などを目的とした「短期滞在」などの在留資格で入国したあと、滞在期限をすぎても日本で働いているケースが多いと指摘していて、摘発を強化するとともに、みずから出頭すれば簡易な手続きで帰国できる「出頭申告」の活用を促すなどして、不法に残留する外国人を減らしていきたいとしています。
My translation
The number of
foreigners who resided in Japan was
about 2,560,000 as at the end of last year; it continued to break the previous
yearly record on the highest number, also by staying beyond the time limits,
the number of the foreigners who stayed behind illegally also continued to
increase for four consecutive years.
According to the
Ministry of Justice Immigration Bureau, as of the end of last year the number
of the foreigners residing in Japan was 2,561,848, being an increase of 179,026
people and at a rate of 7.5 %;
it renewed the past highest record since 1959
when statistics keeping began.
Categorized by
countries and area, China was the highest with 730,890 people, next were followed by Korea with 450,663 people, and
Vietnam with 262,405 people that
was an increase of 31.2 % from the previous year.
On the other hand, it
was pointed out that foreigners
staying behind illegally in Japan by exceeding the stay time limits was 66,498
people as of January first this year; it was 1,228 people more than last year
and was a continuous increase for 4 years.
The Ministry of
Justice pointed out that there were many cases that people after fulfilling the
requirement on entering by obtaining permits for short term stay on grounds of
sight-seeing etc. had stayed behind illegally and took up employment. Moving
towards reducing the number of foreigners who were illegally staying, it was
supposed that in addition to strengthening their exposure, to utilize the “Declaration
of appearance" in which one could return home by a simple procedure.
It is surprising to note that there are over
half a million Chinese staying in Japan.
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