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  • Population....................................................................127,417,244 (July 2005 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..............................................................0.05% (2005 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................9.47 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Death rate..................................................8.95 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Net migration rate.................................0.0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Ethnic groups*......................................Japanese 99%, others 1% (Korean 511,262, Chinese 244,241, Brazilian 182,232, Filipino 89,851, other 237,914) (2004)
* Note: up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil
Country Profile
Japanese Immigration Policy: Responding to Conflicting Pressures
Social and economic factors are pushing Japan toward a more open immigration policy, while other concerns are prompting the country to adopt stricter immigration controls. Chikako Kashiwazaki of Keio University and Tsuneo Akaha of the Monterey Institute of International Studies provide an overview of Japan's migration issues.

Japan's Resilient Demand for Foreign Workers

Cross-Border Human Flows in Northeast Asia

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Neighboring Countries

China
Russia
South Korea
North Korea

Other Resources

Japan Statistics Bureau & Statistics Center
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.htm

Ministry of Justice – Immigration Burea
http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/IB/ib-01.html

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

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