The number of registered foreigners declined for the first time in 48 years last year
July 6, 2010
By Ken Worsley
TBS news tells us that according to the Ministry of Justice, the number of registered foreigners in Japan has dropped for the first time in 48 years. Here is their report:
Unsurprisingly, Chinese nationals are the largest group of registered foreigners in Japan, followed by Koreans, Brazilians, Filipinos and Peruvians.
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Looks like they nixed it already.
Is it really any wonder?
The economy is still heading downwards, the cost of living remains exorbitant on a global scale, housing is generally unattractive and among the costliest anywhere, and work possibilities for foreigners, especially from the west, have shrunk dramatically.
The local market remains courteously hostile to foreign investments and most manufactured foreign products, labor costs are totally uncompetitive, and alternatives elsewhere in Asia are a much safer financial risk.
Culturally, Japan’s attraction has diminished in direct parallel with the development of the urban sprawls and suburbs; there is little draw here in those areas at this time. People are leaving in disappointment.
to me, it is big, big news….worked in Tokyo 4 years at corporate level in pre-crisis days…and return sometimes on vacation to visit my love-hate “relationship” Japan…
noticed that the number of white foreigners have diminished, specially the expat comunity… Ebisu, Roppongi, Tokyo Dome, Meguro, Shinagawa, Minato-ku, all once packed with foreigners, are now Japanese-only areas…you still see our beloved eikaiwa geek (we all knew the drill, beer and japanese chicks….) but fewer…
Ken, have you access on how much has declined in the last 3 years, the number of American, Australian and European expats?? just by researching the streets, I bet it´s down 30-50%…I think this number is an indicator that confimrs Japan´s economy woes…. and I bet it is up 30-40% in China, South Korea, Singapore…
chamade, you make some good points, but could really hammer it home by mentioning the failure of “soft power”
Momo, no, I don’t have that data, I don’t think anyone tracks it. I can only go by my own anecdotal evidence, which is similar, though not as extreme, as yours. I certainly hear about fewer startups by foreigners now versus five years ago, but economic conditions are surely different.