Japan was home to a record 4.12 million foreign residents as the end of 2025, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday.
It was the first time the number of foreign residents in Japan exceeded 4 million.
The number of foreign overstayers as of Jan. 1 this year fell 8.5% from a year before to 68,488, marking the second straight year of decline.
The agency also said that the number of foreign nationals who entered Japan last year climbed 15.4% from the previous year to a record high of 42 million, surpassing 40 million for the first time.
Meanwhile, the total number of foreign residents…