{
  "id": 14842645,
  "title": "Foreign Residents in Japan Hit Record 4.28 M.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/foreign-residents-in-japan-hit-record-4-28-m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T01:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101600225/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--The number of foreign residents in Japan as of the end of June rose 3.8 pct from the end of 2025 to a record 4,281,026, Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita said Friday. Foreign residents accounted for 3.5 pct of the country's total population. In the first half of 2026, however, the number of foreigners entering Japan edged down 0.1 pct from a year earlier to ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}