在留外国人、過去最多３０７万人　入管庁、難民認定者数も

　出入国在留管理庁は２４日、２０２２年末時点で日本に在留する外国人数が前年比１１．４％増の３０７万５２１３人で、過去最多となったと発表した。新型コロナウイルス感染症対策の水際措置が緩和され、留学生や技能実習生が大幅に増加した。
　国・地域別では、中国（７６万１５６３人）、ベトナム（４８万９３１２人）、韓国（４１万１３１２人）の順。いずれも前年より増えた。
　在留資格別に増減をみると、留学が前年比９万２８０８人増、技能実習が同４万８８１７人増、技術・人文知識・国際業務が３万７２２１人増となった。
　入管難民法に基づく難民認定者数は同１２８人増の２０２人。難民認定はしなかったが人道上の配慮から在留を認めた外国人は同１１８０人増の１７６０人だった。いずれも難民認定制度が始まった１９８２年以降で過去最多。（2023/03/24-17:07）

The number of foreign residents in Japan at the end of 2022 rose 11.4 pct from a year before to hit a record high of 3,075,213, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday.
   The number of foreign students and technical trainees rose sharply following the easing of COVID-19 border measures.
   The total included 761,563 people from China, the largest group by nationality, 489,312 from Vietnam and 411,312 from South Korea. The figures all increased from a year earlier.
   By status of residence, the number of foreign students increased by 92,808, technical trainees by 48,817 and specialists in engineering, humanities and international services by 37,221.
   The number of foreigners granted refugee status under the immigration control and refugee recognition law increased by 128 to 202, while the number of those who were not granted refugee status but were allowed to stay in Japan on humanitarian grounds increased by 1,180 to 1,760. Both totals were the highest on record since Japan established a refugee recognition system in 1982.