入国外国人、最多の３１１９万人　１９年、韓国は大幅減―入管庁

　出入国在留管理庁は３１日、２０１９年の外国人入国者数（速報値）が３１１９万人（千人単位を四捨五入）となり、７年連続で過去最多を更新したと発表した。前年比１０９万人増で、背景には中国を中心とする旅行需要の高まりなどがある。
　新規入国は２８４０万人。このうち、国籍・地域別で見ると、中国が前年比２４．７％増の７４２万人で最多。韓国５３４万人、台湾４５２万人と続いた。前年トップだった韓国は同２７．１％減だった。特に下半期は前年と比べ半減しており、同庁は日韓関係の悪化が影響したとみている。
　また、日本人の出国者数は同５．９％増の２００８万人で過去最高となった。（2020/01/31-13:05）

The number of foreigners who entered Japan came to 31.19 million in 2019, logging a record high for the seventh consecutive year, the Immigration Services Agency said in a preliminary report Friday.
   The number grew by 1.09 million from the previous year amid increased demand for travel to Japan mainly among Chinese people.
   The agency said the number of new foreign entrants to Japan stood at 28.4 million.
   People from China made up the largest share of new foreign entrants, growing 24.7 pct to 7.42 million. They were followed by people from South Korea, at 5.34 million, and those from Taiwan, at 4.52 million.
   The number of new entrants from South Korea, which topped the list in 2018, plunged 27.1 pct, apparently due to strained ties between Tokyo and Seoul. The number fell by half in the second half.