Immigration Trends of Foreign Residents
Entertainer
The residence status “Entertainer” is granted to actors, singers, dancers, and professional athletes for activities related to entertainment. The period of stay can be 15 days, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or 3 years.
This diagram indicates changes in the numbers of people who have residence status granted to actors, singers, dancers, and professional athletes for activities related to entertainment or other entertainment activities. Overall, the distribution trend is broader than those for other residence categories. As of 2006, large numbers entered and left Japan, not only from East Asia and North America, but also from a wide range of regions, including Russia, Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia, but excluding Africa and West Asia.
The number entering Japan from various countries had slumped for several years since 2011, but except for 2020, it has gradually trended upward.