Japan
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
3410000
Immigrant Population
2.8%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
1008000
Emigrant Population
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Immigrants from Asia in the United States
Immigrants from Asia in the United States are a fast-growing group that tends to be highly educated. But wide disparities in income and opportunity exist across national- origin communities.
Immigration Systems in Labor-Needy Japan and South Korea Have Evolved—but Remain Restrictive
Japan and South Korea have quietly expanded immigration through complex, tiered visa systems to meet labor needs while keeping formal pathways to permanent settlement narrow.
Peru’s Historical Anxiety about Asian Immigration May Have a Contemporary Twist
Peru's 19th-century welcome and then restriction of Chinese and Japanese immigrants mirrors its ambivalent response to the 1.5 million Venezuelans in the country as of 2023.
Mobility Shutdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Asia and the Pacific
COVID-19 caused a prolonged mobility shutdown across Asia and the Pacific, devastating labor markets, tourism, and education. Migrants bore disproportionate burdens.
Where Are All the Climate Migrants? Explaining Immobility amid Environmental Change
Climate policy rarely addresses people who cannot leave, yet "trapped” populations face the gravest risks from climate change. Giving people the choice to stay or go is key to effective climate adaptation.
Refugee Resettlement and Complementary Pathways: Opportunities for growth
Resettlement reaches fewer than 1 percent of refugees annually. To scale protection, labor, education, and sponsorship pathways are being used but face persistent barriers.
Japan’s Labor Migration Reforms: Breaking with the Past?
Japan's 2018 labor migration reforms opened a path for medium-skilled workers, but slow uptake and a contested trainee program raise questions about implementation.
As Its Population Ages, Japan Quietly Turns to Immigration
Immigration is quietly growing as Japan's society ages. Yet the government avoids public acknowledgment of this trend, with many Japanese expressing resistance to diversity.
On the Brink of Demographic Crisis, Governments in East Asia Turn Slowly to Immigration
Facing demographic crisis, East Asian governments cautiously advanced diaspora and skilled-migrant reforms, while the public remained wary of immigrants.
Immigrants from Asia in the United States
In 2014, people born in Asian accounted for 30 percent of U.S. immigrants, with high rates of educational attainment, sizable median incomes, and wide differences across origin groups.
