The number of Japanese nationals in Japan fell by around 910,000 during 2024, to 120.7 million, while the population of foreign residents rose 10.65%, to 3.68 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/society/japan-population-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #population #depopulation #expats #foreignworkers
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@thejapantimes What's the point of putting those two numbers next to each other? This fuels all the right-wing propaganda about foreigners in Japan and reinforces xenophobia
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