chinese people can only be associated with japan through ethnicity
the korean figures do not include zainichi koreans with tokubetsu eijusha special permanent resident visas of whom there were 354503 of a total of 358409 of all nationalities with such visas
japan is the worlds fastest aging country and has the highest proportion of elderly citizens of any country comprising onethird of its total population this is the result of a postworld war ii baby boom which was followed by an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in birth rates