TOKYO, Jan 26 (News On Japan) –
In the previous yr, roughly 25.83 million foreigners entered Japan, recovering to over 80% of the numbers earlier than the downturn attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the preliminary figures launched by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan, the variety of international nationals who entered Japan final yr was about 25.83 million, a rise of 21.63 million or 515% in comparison with the earlier yr.
The variety of international entries had considerably declined because of the affect of the COVID-19 pandemic, however final yr it recovered to over 80% of the report excessive of 31.19 million folks in 2019. Of these, roughly 23.75 million had been new entries, with South Korea being the highest nation of origin with 6.81 million folks, adopted by Taiwan with 4.07 million.
In phrases of standing of residence, short-term stays for tourism accounted for probably the most with 23.13 million folks, adopted by technical intern trainees at 180,000 and college students at 140,000.
Source: NHK