【More than 173,000 foreigners with specific skill residence status Twice as much as last year】
This year, more than 173,000 foreigners held the “Specified Skilled Worker” status of residence, which was introduced in an effort to expand the acceptance of foreign human resources, double the number from the same period last year.
According to the Immigration Services Agency, as of the end of June this year, there were 170,000 foreigners working in Japan who had obtained the “Specified Skilled Worker” status of residence, which was introduced four years ago to expand the acceptance of foreign human resources. There were 173,101 people, double the number at the same time last year.
Of these, by country or region, Vietnam has the highest number of people at 97,490, accounting for 56% of the total.
This is followed by Indonesia with 25,337 people and the Philippines with 17,660 people.
By sector, there were 53,282 people in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, 35,641 people in the industrial machinery and information-related manufacturing industry, and 21,915 people in nursing care.
The Immigration Services Agency said, “Up until now, the spread of the new coronavirus had affected the number of people accepting people from overseas, but now that immigration regulations have been eased, the number of people has increased rapidly.”
【特定技能の在留資格持つ外国人 17万3000人余 去年の2倍に】
外国人材の受け入れを拡大しようと導入された「特定技能」の在留資格を持つ外国人はことし17万3000人余りで、去年の同じ時期の2倍になりました。
出入国在留管理庁によりますと、外国人材の受け入れを拡大しようと4年前に導入された「特定技能」の在留資格を取得し、日本で働いている外国人は、ことし6月末時点で17万3101人で、去年の同じ時期の2倍になりました。
このうち国や地域別では、ベトナムが9万7490人と最も多く、全体の56％を占めています。
次いで、インドネシアが2万5337人、フィリピンが1万7660人などとなっています。
また分野別では、飲食料品の製造業が5万3282人、産業機械や情報関連の製造業が3万5641人、介護が2万1915人などとなっています。
出入国在留管理庁は「これまでは新型コロナの感染拡大で海外からの受け入れに影響があったが、入国規制が緩和されたことで急激に受け入れが増えている」としています。