２１年外国人入国者、９１％減　半世紀余で最低、コロナ響く―入管庁

　出入国在留管理庁は２８日、２０２１年の外国人入国者数（速報値）が前年比約３９５万人減の３５万３１１８人だったと発表した。約３４万人だった１９６６年以降で最低の水準。減少率は９１．８％で、過去最大を記録した。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大が続き、入国禁止など水際対策を実施したことが影響した。
　外国人入国者数は１９年まで７年連続で過去最多を更新したが、２０年に約２６８８万人減となっていた。（2022/01/28-20:01）

The number of foreigners who entered Japan in 2021 plunged by 3.95 million, or a record 91.8 pct, from the previous year to 353,118, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday.
   The annual number was lowest since 1966, when some 340,000 foreigners entered. The slump resulted from strict border control measures spurred by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   The annual number set a record high for seven straight years through 2019. In 2020, a decrease of 26.88 million was marked.
   Of the 2021 total, 151,726 foreigners newly entered Japan, down by 3.43 million, or 95.8 pct, from the previous year.
   There were 37,183 new entrants in January, when restrictions on entry by foreigners for business were relaxed until halfway through the month. The number plunged to 1,467 in February after the relaxation was suspended.