In 2018, approximately 124 thousand new arrivals in Japan were foreign nationals with a "student" visa, an increase from around 58 thousand new arrivals in 2012.
Number of foreign nationals with "student" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (November 15, 2019). Number of foreign nationals with "student" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879165/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-student-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of foreign nationals with "student" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879165/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-student-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2019). Number of foreign nationals with "student" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879165/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-student-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Foreign Nationals with "Student" Residence Status Newly Entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879165/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-student-status/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of foreign nationals with "student" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879165/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-student-status/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of foreign nationals with "student" residence status newly entering Japan from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), November 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/879165/japan-new-foreign-arrival-number-student-status/