What is the “Convenient Map for Foreign Residents”?
“Convenient Map for Foreign Residents” is useful information for foreigners working and living in Japan provided by Nishiyama Intellectual Components Co., Ltd. It mainly lists essential and useful institutions for foreigners working and living in Japan, such as government offices, administrative scriveners who support residence applications, specific skills registration support organizations, and medical institutions.
Statistics on foreign residents
The “Convenient Map of Foreign Residents” shows the number of foreign residents by municipality.
Due to a change in immigration policy in response to the declining birthrate and aging population (expanding the number of foreign residents with specific skills, etc.), the number of foreign residents is on the rise nationwide.
To visualize this, a graph is shown comparing the past periods. (For example, the proportion of foreign residents in Ota Ward has increased by 0.5 points, from 4% to 4.5%, in just one year.)
The top for both percentage of foreign residents and rate of change from the previous year was taken by “Akaigawa Village, Hokkaido.”
The municipality with the highest ratio of foreign residents to all residents and the highest rate of change from the previous year was Akaigawa Village, where Kiroro Resort is located.
According to the December 2024 statistics on foreign residents, the number of foreign residents was 558, accounting for just over 40% of the total population, and the rate of change from the previous year was an impressive 7.4 points higher.
