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Japan hits new foreign resident peak
Japan recorded a record high of 4.28 million foreign residents until the end of June, despite increasing anti-immigration sentiments and stricter residency laws, in an effort to address labor shortages linked to a declining population decreasing by 900,000 annually. This number has increased by 156,000 compared to the end of last year and accounts for approximately 3.5% of the total population. Projections indicate that the number could reach 10 million in the 2040s due to the growing demand for labor. New government measures led to an increase of 300,000 in the foreign resident population over the past year, despite recent restrictions requiring higher income levels and proficiency in Japanese. The challenge remains to strike a balance between immigration policies and popular sentiments against them.
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