Statistics on foreigners and Japan

Harvey said:

Hey guys,

Could someone point me to a place or places, where I can get statstics on the number of foreigners in Japan?

I'm also looking for info on... the number of students studying Japanese, and other related topics.

Any leads?

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Highlights from Open Doors 2003: Note: Additional statistics are available on IIE's website at $name.

India is the leading place of origin for international students (74,603, up 12%), followed by #2 China (64,757, up 2%), #3 Korea (51,519, up 5%), #4 Japan (45,960, down 2%), #5 Taiwan (28,017, down 3%), #6 Canada (26,513, unchanged), #7 Mexico (12,801, up 2%), #8 Turkey (11,601, down 4%), #9 Indonesia (10,432, down 10%), #10 Thailand (9,982, down 14%), #11 Germany (9,302, down 3%), #12 Brazil (8,388, down 7%), #13 UK (8,326, down 1%), #14 Pakistan (8,123, down 6%), and #15 Hong Kong (8,076, up 4%).

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