在留外国人２８８万人　８年ぶり減少、新型コロナ影響―入管庁

　出入国在留管理庁は３１日、２０２０年末時点で日本に在留する外国人数は前年比１．６％減の２８８万７１１６人で、８年ぶりに減少したと発表した。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大の影響で新規入国者数が大幅に減少したことなどが背景にある。
　国別では、全体の約３割を占める中国が７７万８１１２人で最多。ベトナム４４万８０５３人、韓国４２万６９０８人と続いた。ベトナムは近年、技能実習や留学の資格で入国者が急増しており、初めて韓国を抜いた。（2021/03/31-18:23）

The number of foreign nationals who lived in Japan as of the end of 2020 fell 1.6 pct from a year before to 2,887,116, down for the first time in eight years, the Immigration Services Agency said Wednesday.
   The drop reflected a plunge in the number of new entries from abroad amid the new coronavirus pandemic.
   By nationality, Chinese accounted for the largest share of about 30 pct, at 778,112, followed by Vietnamese, at 448,053, and South Koreans, at 426,908.
   Vietnamese outnumbered South Koreans for the first time. The number of people from the Southeast Asian country as technical trainees and students has been surging in recent years.
   The agency said that it took action against 15,875 foreigners in 2020 for violations of Japan's immigration control and refugee recognition law, down by 3,511 from the preceding year.