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Holders of the 定住者 visa come from a wide range of countries, mainly in Asia and South America, and they are spread across every age group. Because there is no limit on the work they may do, they are active in many fields, from manufacturing to IT, education and the arts.
A guide for people who want to know the nationalities, age groups, occupations and places of residence of 定住者 visa holders.
China, the Philippines, Brazil and Peru, Thailand and Viet Nam, among many others.
Looking at statistics published by the Ministry of Justice and similar sources, holders of the 定住者 visa come from a wide range of countries. The following are said to be particularly common.
People of many other nationalities also hold the 定住者 visa and live in Japan. This article is based on published statistics and general tendencies, and does not apply to every holder of the visa.
Every generation is represented, and because there is no limit on work, holders are active in many fields.
Holders of the 定住者 visa are not concentrated in any one age group. They range from young people who have lived in Japan since childhood, through people in middle age who came for work or through an international marriage and have lived here for many years, to older people who have been here a long time.
Because the 定住者 visa places no limit on work, holders take up all kinds of jobs according to their skills and their wishes. In manufacturing, people of Japanese descent in particular support core Japanese industries. Others work in service industries (food and drink, retail, 介護 (nursing care), tourism and so on), in IT, in 教育・研究 (education and research), and in 芸術・文化 (the arts and culture). People who hold the visa as a spouse live in many different ways: some are full-time homemakers, others work part time.
Large cities, industrial areas, and areas with many international marriages each have their own communities.
Holders of the 定住者 visa live all over Japan, but some tendencies can be seen. Large cities such as Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya offer many job opportunities, and many holders make their home there. Industrial areas with a strong manufacturing base are home to many holders, above all people of Japanese descent. People who hold the visa as the spouse of a Japanese national tend to live where their spouse comes from, or where their spouse's life is based. Rather than being concentrated in particular areas, holders live all over Japan, according to their work, their families and their circumstances.
China, the Philippines, Brazil and Peru are common, and numbers from Thailand and Viet Nam are said to have been rising in recent years.
Because there is no limit on the work they may do, they are active in a wide range of fields: manufacturing, service industries, IT, education and research, and the arts and culture.
In large cities, in industrial areas and in areas with many international marriages. They tend to live all over Japan, according to their work and their families.
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