Number of foreign residents in Japan hits record 2.82 mil. english.kyodonews.net

Technical trainees totaled 367,709, eclipsing the number of foreign students at 336,847, while there was a sharp rise in other work-linked visa holders, the agency said.
Those arriving on a visa for engineers and international services stood at 256,414, up 13.6 percent, while 13,038 -- up 17.9 percent -- entered with a visa for highly skilled professionals.
Those with permanent residency constituted the largest group among registered residents at 783,513, up 1.5 percent.
The number of foreign residents rose across the country's 47 prefectures, with Tokyo home to the biggest number at 581,446.
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