Japan’s Chinese population growing amid souring tiesROCKY RELATIONS: The figures on residents come as Chinese tourist numbers drop following Beijing’s warnings to avoid traveling to JapanBloombergThe number of Chinese residents in Japan has continued to rise, even as ties between the two countries have become increasingly fractious, data released on Friday showed. As of the end of December last year, the number of Chinese residents had increased by 6.5 percent from the previous year to 930,428. Chinese people accounted for 22.6 percent of all foreign residents in Japan, making them by far the largest group, Japanese Ministry of Justice data showed. The data on residents comes as Chinese tourist numbers plunge following government warnings to steer clear of Japan. The overall number of foreign residents in Japan climbed 9.5 percent from the previous year to 4.13 million, compared with Japan’s total population of about 123 million.

Source: Taipei Times March 28, 2026 18:29 UTC