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The number of foreign residents in the prefecture increased to 47,665 (+ 9.7% over the previous year)

外国人住民国籍・地域別人口調査（2017年12月31日現在）の結果

2018/03/06 Tuesday Housing

Results of Foreign Residents Citizenship / Regional Population Survey (as of December 31, 2017)

Mie prefecture conducts surveys once a year on the number of foreign residents.

The outline of the survey results is as follows.

For details, please see the website of Mie Ken Diversity Shakai Suishin-ka.

http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/01/ci500005057.htm

Survey Result

  1. Number of foreign residents in Mie prefecture as of the end of 2017

47,665 people (4,220 people, up 9.7% over the previous year)

※ It increased for 4 consecutive years from 2013.

 

  1. Percentage of foreign residents in total prefecture population

2.60% (2.36% in the previous year)

 

  1. Number of foreign residents by nationality / region
Rank Nationality Number of foreign residents Composition ratio Increase/Decrease number Rate of change
1 Brasil 12,993 27.3% 1,415 12.2%
2 China 7,734 16.2% 17 0.2%
3 Philippines 6,554 13.8% 399 6.5%
4 Korea 4,436 9.3% -54 -1.2%
5 Vietnam 4,332 9.1% 1,039 31.6%
6 Peru 3,057 6.4% 100 3.4%
7 Indonesia 1,487 3.1% 293 24.5%
8 Thailand 1,391 2.9% 98 7.6%
9 Bolivia 974 2.0% 110 12.7%
10 Nepal 968 2.0% 335 52.9%
Others 3,739 7.8% 468 14.3%
Total for Mie Prefecture 47,665 100.0% 4,220 9.7%

 

  1. Number of foreign residents by city and town Top 10 Municipalities
Rank Municipality name Number of foreign residents Composition ratio Increase/Decrease number Ratio of change
1 Yokkaichi-shi 8,893 18.7% 731 9.0%
2 Suzuka-shi 8,457 17.7% 1,206 16.6%
3 Tsu-shi 8,240 17.3% 658 8.7%
4 Iga-shi 4,697 9.9% 170 3.8%
5 Matsusaka-shi 4,075 8.5% 198 5.1%
6 Kuwana-shi 3,716 7.8% 334 9.9%
7 Kameyama-shi 2,049 4.3% 317 18.3%
8 Inabe-shi 1,697 3.6% 169 11.1%
9 Nagano-cho 902 1.9% 105 13.2%
10 Ise-shi 837 1.8% 9 1.1%

 

  1. Percentage of the number of foreign residents by city town Top 10 municipalities
Rank Municipality name Percentage of foreigners Number of foreign residents Number of Japanese population
1 Kisozaki-cho 5.84% 374 6,028
2 Ise-shi 5.06% 4,697 88,158
3 Suzuka-shi 4.20% 8,457 192,709
4 Kameyama-shi 4.10% 2,049 47,886
5 Inabe-shi 3.72% 1,697 43,933
6 Tsu-shi 2.93% 8,240 272,887
7 Kawagoe-cho 2.89% 434 14,594
8 Yokkaichi-shi 2.85% 8,893 303,270
9 Kuwana-shi 2.60% 3,716 139,214
10 Matsusaka-shi 2.46% 4,075 161,397
Total for Mie Prefecture 2.60% 47,665 1,786,581
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Mie Prefecture International Student Scholarship – Recruitment of Scholarship for 2018 –

2018/03/06 Tuesday Housing

三重県留学生奨学金　―　2018年度 奨学生の募集　―

In Mie Prefecture, in-order to develop the human resources rich in international perspective, we offer scholarships to privately financed overseas students studying abroad, foreign students studying in the prefecture, and foreign students studying at a medical and nursing universities in the prefecture, etc. The contents of the recruitment of scholarships for 2018 are as follows.

[Target and benefit amount]

There is an upper limit on the tuition fee of the enrolled university, the amount to be provided are:

  1. Private Expenses   up to 5 International students – up to 1,200,000 yen per year (School agreement up to 840,000 yen per year)
  2. Private Expenses   up to 5 Foreign students – up to 600,000 yen per year
  3. Private Expenses   up to 3 Medical / Nursing foreign students – up to 600,000 yen per year

[Qualification requirements]

  1. Privately financed overseas international students (those who wish to study abroad, as of April 1, 2018)
    1. Those who have an address in Mie prefecture continuously for more than one year, or their children.
    2. If you are a foreign national and meet one of the conditions below
      1. Persons who have either residence status of “Permanent Resident”, “Spouse of Japanese, etc.”, “Spouse of Permanent Resident etc.”, “Settlers”, and who have an address in Mie prefecture continuously for more than one year.
      2. Those who have a “Special Permanent Resident” status of residence and who have an address in Mie prefecture for more than one year
      3. Those who have the status of residence as above
  2. Privately financed foreign international students attending universities etc. in the prefecture.
  3. Privately financed foreign students attending a doctor and nurse training institutions in the prefecture.

* Must be under 40 years old as of April 1, 2018

[Acceptance Period]

From March 5, 2018 (Monday) to April 20 (Friday) until 5pm (No later than, Mailing allowed)

[How to apply]

For details, please contact Mie-ken Kokusai Koryu Zaidan.

After April 1, 2018, please contact Mie-ken Kankyo Seikatsu-bu Diversity Shakai Suishin-ka

If you are a foreign student, please consult the International Student Affairs Division of your university etc.

 

[Contact]

Koeki Zaidanhojin   Mie-ken Kokusai Koryu Zaidan

Address 〒514-0009 Tsu-shi Hadokoro-cho 700 UST-TSU 3F

TEL  059-223-5006　 FAX　 059-223-5007　E-mail 　mief@mief.or.jp

*From April 1, 2018, contact:

Mieken Kankyo Seikatsu-bu Diversity Shakai Suishin-ka Tabunkakyosei-han

Address 〒514-0009 Tsu-shi Hadokoro-cho 700 UST-TSU 3F

TEL 　059-222-5974　 FAX　 059-222-5984  E-mail 　tabunka@pref.mie.jp

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