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The number of Japan’s foreign residents has hit a new high of almost 3 million people, according to new government data. But, also making headlines is the decline in the Japanese-born population across all of its 47 prefectures.

Summary

KEY POINTS:
  • The population of Japanese nationals fell by about 800,000 people or 0.65 percent.
  • The data shows that population numbers fell for the 14th straight year.
  • The data highlights the increasing role that non-Japanese people play in Japan’s shrinking and aging population.
READ: Japan records steepest population decline while number of foreign residents hits new high

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