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International marriage migration used to represent as much as 25% of permanent migration flows to Japan, but this trend has been in decline since a peak in 2006. In the 1980s increasing numbers of Japanese men were registering marriages in Japan to women from China, Korea and the Philippines. [17]
During Japan's economic development in the twentieth century, and especially during the 1950s and 1960s, migration was characterized by urbanization as people from rural areas in increasing numbers moved to the larger metropolitan areas in search of better jobs and education. Out-migration from rural prefectures continued in the late 1980s, but ...
Pages in category "Immigration to Japan" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Japanese immigration into Brazil actually saw continued traffic after it resumed in 1951. Around 60,000 entered the country during 1951 and 1981, with a sharp decline happening in the 1960s due to a resurgence of Japan's domestic economy. [68]
Koreans entered Japan illegally post-World War II due to an unstable political and economic situation in Korea, with 20,000 to 40,000 Koreans fleeing Syngman Rhee's forces during the Jeju uprising in 1948. [20] The Yeosu-Suncheon rebellion also increased the illegal immigration to Japan. [21]
There is a significant community of Brazilians in Japan, consisting largely but not exclusively of Brazilians of Japanese descent.Brazilians with Japanese descent are commonly known as Nikkei Brazilians [6] or Brazilian Japanese people (Portuguese: brasilo-japoneses, Japanese: ブラジル系日本人, burajiru kei nihonjin).
Indonesians in Japan tend to be younger than other Muslim migrants; 64.5% of legal residents are recorded to be between 20 and 30 years old, whereas the majority of the other large Muslim migrant groups (Iranians, Bangladeshis, and Pakistanis) are between 30 and 40 years old.
The Japan-Russia border was a major gateway for Russian Emigres to enter Japan [5]. The Russian Socialist Revolution of 1917 triggered an unprecedented wave of mass migration, particularly among the Russian bourgeoisie and intelligentsia, who sought refuge in Europe, America, and parts of Asia, notably China and Japan.