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Table 1 Number of registered foreign residents in Japan by country

From: Three myths of disseminating COVID-19 information to vulnerable migrants in Japan: lessons learned during the pandemic

 

Country and region

Number of residents

Comparison with 5 years ago (%)

1

China

778,112

116.8

2

South Korea

426,908

93.3

3

Vietnam

448,053

304.9

4

Philippines​

279,660

121.8

5

Brazil

208,538

120.2

6

Nepal

95,982

175.2

7

Indonesia

66,832

186.1

8

Taiwan

55,872

114.7

9

United States

55,761

106.7

10​

Thailand

53,379

117.6

11​

Peru

48,256

101.1

12​

India

38,558

146.9

13​

Myanmar​

35,049

255.1

 

Total

2,887,116

129.3

  1. Bold indicates the three nationalities, because the three nationalities are the ones we focused in our activities