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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Open Wallet, Closed Doors: Exploring Japan’s Low Acceptance of Asylum Seekers
Japan provides major humanitarian funding but has low asylum recognition rates.
Pay to Go: Countries Offer Cash to Immigrants Willing to Pack Their Bags
Pay-to-go programs in Japan, Spain, and the Czech Republic attracted fewer participants than planned in 2009.
Emerging Demographic Trends in Asia and the Pacific: Implications for International Migration
Falling fertility and aging will slow Asia’s population boom but leave a large, globally connected youth cohort that continues to drive migration.
Japanese Immigration Policy: Responding to Conflicting Pressures
Balancing demographic decline and security fears, Japan relies on indirect immigration channels while officially refusing to accept unskilled foreign labor.
Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States in 2000
As of 2000, the 8.2 million immigrants from Asia made up 26 percent of the U.S. foreign-born population.
Cross-Border Human Flows in Northeast Asia
Post-Cold War migration in Northeast Asia, driven by Chinese economic pressures and North Korean hardship, is reshaping host societies and regional policy frameworks.
Asian Women Migrants: Going the Distance, But Not Far Enough
Female labor migration in Asia has surged since the 1970s.
Japan's Resilient Demand for Foreign Workers
Despite a decade of recession, Japan's demand for foreign workers persisted in the early 2000s, shifting toward legal South American Nikkeijin as visa overstayers declined through the 1990s.