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Researcher

Status of residence · Japan

Residents, December 2025
1,324
Share of all foreign residents
0.0%
Change on a year earlier
+0.1%
Nationalities
88
Residents1,324Dec 2025
Year by year
Data as at Dec 2025
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Residents by year

Foreign residents holding the Researcher status of residence at the end of each December. Research under contract with public or private organisations in Japan.

Foreign residents

9851,970201220132014201520162017201820192022202320242025
9851,9702012201420162018202220242025
Data table
20121,970
20131,910
20141,841
20151,644
20161,609
20171,596
20181,528
20191,480
20221,314
20231,301
20241,323
20251,324
December 2025
1,324
December 2012
1,970
Work-related status
Yes
Source: Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Statistics on Foreign Residents (在留外国人統計), Table 1, end of December (e-Stat; Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use 2.0)Data as at Dec 2025

By nationality

Top 20 nationalities, end of December 2025. Hong Kong is shown separately but, as in the source table, is also counted within China.

Residents, December 2025
  1. China248
  2. India161
  3. South Korea94
  4. France93
  5. Indonesia85
  6. Taiwan56
  7. United States54
  8. Thailand39
  9. Malaysia38
  10. Vietnam34
  11. Germany33
  12. United Kingdom33
  13. Myanmar23
  14. Spain22
  15. Italy22
  16. Mexico20
  17. Australia18
  18. Philippines18
  19. Canada15
  20. Egypt15
Nationality2022202320242025
China285263275248
India164173148161
South Korea94959594
France78819193
Indonesia55657385
Taiwan48495356
United States51555954
Thailand31383339
Malaysia34384038
Vietnam41453834
Germany31313233
United Kingdom34303233
Myanmar10132223
Spain27232022
Italy28242222
Mexico11121920
Australia26192218
Philippines20151718
Canada17161715
Egypt1081315
Source: Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Statistics on Foreign Residents (在留外国人統計), Table 1, end of December (e-Stat; Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use 2.0)Data as at Dec 2025

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