Chinese is largest expat group in Japan  

在日外國人總數略減 中國人仍為最大外國人群體

據日本新聞網報道，日本法務省發表的最新統計報告顯示，到2012年12月底，在日本的外國人總數為2,038,159人，比前一年的統計微減0.4%。

(CNS) -- A report by the Japanese Department of Justice shows that Chinese living in Japan constitute the biggest group of foreigners in the country, according to Japanese media on Wednesday.

As of December 2012, the number of Chinese living in Japan reached 633,004, which is 32 percent of the total number of foreigners living in the country, according to the report.

Although the number of Chinese living in Japan decreased 2.3 percent from 2011, Chinese is still the largest group of expats in Japan.

Japan now is home to 2 million foreigners.