Immigration Trends of Foreign Residents
Student
The “Student” residence status allows a person to receive education at various schools, mainly universities and technical colleges. The period can be 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 1 year and 3 months, 2 years, 2 years and 3 months, 3 years, 3 years and 3 months, 4 years, and 4 years and 3 months. The division takes into account that most students enroll in September.
Numbers of students with study abroad status from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea, both close to Japan, have particularly increased and continue to do so. The number entering Japan from the United States and countries in Southeast Asia is also gradually increasing. Overall, numbers of those with study abroad status entering Japan are increasing annually.