With the development of the times and the improvement of life, it seems that more and more people are going to Japan in recent years, so how many Chinese are there in Japan! Why do they rush to settle in Japan, no wonder the release of 731 is not smooth!
Chinese in Japan
“Japan has been occupied by the Chinese,” this sentence sounds exaggerated, but it seems to be playing out in a different way.
Information source: China News Network 2019-04-04——Japan Ministry of Justice: The countable population of Chinese in Japan exceeds 960,000
According to reports as early as 2019, we can learn that as of the end of 2018, the number of foreigners living in Japan reached 2.731 million, an increase of 6.6% year-on-year, and at that time, it refreshed the record for five consecutive years.
Among them, the Chinese population reached 805,400, accounting for 29.5% of the total foreign population. If adding the Chinese who have entered Japanese nationality, the statistics at that time can reach nearly 960,000!
From the perspective of the residence qualifications of foreigners in Japan, the data at that time was the most permanent residents, about 771,600, followed by study abroad and skill interns, with 337,000 and 328,400 respectively.
Among them, the number of skill interns exceeded 300,000 for the first time at that time, an increase of nearly 20% year-on-year. According to analysis, the Japanese government at that time also expanded the new system for accepting foreign laborers by creating “specific skills” residence qualifications.
From the late 1970s, the number of Chinese in Japan began to show a growth trend, and in the 1980s, it grew rapidly. In 1989, the landing population of Chinese in Japan was 137,000.
At that time in 2007, it had grown to 606,000, which is 4.4 times that of 1989. In 2008, the total number of Chinese in Japan, including Taiwan, China, surpassed the number of Koreans and North Koreans in Japan for the first time, leaping to the top of foreigners.
Why rush to go to Japan? The reasons are simple, some go to study abroad, it is said that the threshold for studying in Japan seems relatively low, secondly to work, because Japan’s aging is relatively serious, so no one works and the economy can’t support it.
Even Wang Sicong seems to have settled in Japan, recently a netizen encountered him on vacation with his girlfriend Lan Lan in Italy, the two wearing couple outfits together participating in couple activities.
In addition to this, there are many domestic celebrities who have settled in Japan, such as Lin Dan, the badminton champion, and his wife Xie Xingfang, who have obtained Japanese nationality.
In fact, many people who went to Japan in the early years did so because Japan’s economic level was relatively high at that time, and the income from working there was much higher than in China.
But now the situation has changed, Japan’s economy has been stagnant for many years, and even declined, while China’s economy is developing rapidly, and the living standards are constantly improving.
So now going to Japan to work, the income may not be as high as in China, but why do so many people still go?
One reason is that Japan’s social welfare is relatively good, medical and education are free, and the environment is relatively good.
Another reason is that some people go to Japan to study, and after graduation, they stay to work, or some people go to Japan to invest in real estate, buy houses, and obtain residence rights.
But no matter what, the number of Chinese in Japan is indeed increasing year by year, and now it has exceeded 1 million.
High Cost of Living
Although Japan is a developed country, the cost of living there is also very high, especially food prices, which are ridiculously expensive. There were many netizens living in Japan who posted pictures and articles, among which a quarter of a cabbage was priced as high as 538 yen, which is about 25 yuan RMB.
Information source: Qilu Yidian 2024-04-30——A cabbage in Japan sells for 100 yuan RMB? Chinese in Japan: Now it’s a bit cheaper
It is reported that Japan’s vegetables and fruits themselves are priced higher than in China, because they first have to enter the agricultural cooperative, and after entering the agricultural cooperative, there is an “elimination” process, vegetables that are too large or too small cannot be sold.
Plus transportation fees and packaging fees, this leads to Japan’s fruits and vegetables overall prices being somewhat high, and that round of price increases at that time was not just cabbage, the number reached 2,806 kinds.
The main price increases are various processed foods, accounting for more than 70% of the total number of price-increased foods, including ham, sausage and other meat products, as well as frozen foods.
Exaggerated to the point that there are also things in alcohol that rise in price, for example, Yamazaki whiskey’s increase exceeds 50%, the highest even doubled. In addition, in May of this year, Japan’s rice is also continuously rising.
According to reports, Niigata Prefecture is one of Japan’s most important rice-producing areas, and the local agricultural cooperative plans to increase the advance payment for Koshihikari rice harvested in autumn by 35%, reaching 23,000 yen per 60 kg, which is about 6,000 yen higher than last year.
Information source: Guangming Net 2025-05-08——5 kg 213 yuan! Japan’s rice prices continue to rise, may be more expensive this autumn →
In another major rice-producing area, Akita Prefecture, the autumn rice advance payment increased by 42%, and the Akita Komachi rice produced there is expected to reach 24,000 yen per 60 kg at that time.
Since the summer of 2024, affected by factors such as extreme high temperatures leading to rice crop failure, Japan’s rice prices have continued to rise, and at the same time, because the meteorological department previously released a warning that the possibility of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific Ocean east of Japan has increased.
So it triggered their hoarding of rice, crazy to what extent, even once there was a rice shortage, although it was alleviated with the listing of new rice at that time, but the rice price still remains high!
Summary
Not only are there many Chinese in Japan, but there are also some Japanese in China who come to travel. To some extent, it can be said to be a two-way rush, and this also shows that both countries have their own advantages, those who go have their own reasons, and those who stay also have their own reasons.
