Sub-Item Target Question Options
1 Age All How old are you? (Please enter a number) ( years old) *Please enter a real number)
2 Gender All What is your gender? (Please check only one) Male/Female/Other
3 Nationality/region All What is your nationality? (Please check only one)
China/South Korea/Vietnam/Philippines/Brazil/Nepal/Indonesia/Taiwan/USA/Thailand/Other (please specify: )/I
don't know
4 Status of residence All What is your status of residence? (Please check only one)
Special Permanent Resident/Permanent Resident/Technical Intern Training/Student/Engineer, Specialist in
Humanities, International Services/Long-Term Resident/Dependent/Spouse or Child of a Japanese National,
etc./Designated Activities/Specified Skilled Worker/Other (please specify: )
5 Marital relationship All
Do you have a spouse or partner (including common-law marriage)?
(Please check only one)
Yes (same nationality)/Yes (Japanese)/Yes (other nationality)/Never/No (separated or bereaved)
6 Housemate All
Is anyone living together with you? If so, who? (Please check all that
apply)
Spouse or partner (including common-law marriage)/Children/Your parents/Parents of your spouse or partner
(including common-law marriage)/Siblings/Other relatives/Friends or acquaintances/Other (please specify: )/Nobody
is living with me7Total years of residence in
JapanAllHow long have you been living in Japan in total? (Please check onlyone)Since I was born/Less than 1 year/1 year or more, but less than 3 years/3 years or more, but less than 10 years/10
years or more, but less than 20 years/20 years or more, but less than 30 years/30 years or more, but less than 40
years/40 years or more8Japanese language proficiency
(conversation)
All How well can you converse in Japanese? (Please check only one)
I can carry on a conversation appropriately with anyone, in any situation, on any subject/I can converse fluently and
naturally/I can converse as needed in everyday life/I can exchange basic information about familiar matters/I can use
frequently-used greetings and everyday phrases/I cannot carry on a conversation at all9Japanese language proficiency
(reading)
All How well can you read Japanese? (Please check only one)
I can read any written material with ease/I can read newspaper articles that are written from certain perspectives/I
can read e-mails that are written using everyday words and phrases/I can read short and easy writings about familiar
matters/I can read familiar names and words used in signs and posters/I cannot read at all
10 Academic history All
What is your final academic background? (Please check one that is
most applicable. *Excludes Japanese language schools)
Elementary school/Junior high school/High school/Technical college or vocational school/Junior college/University
(undergraduate course)/Graduate school (master's course)/Graduate school (doctoral course)/I never attended
school
11 Academic history in Japan
Persons who chose
other than "I never
attended school" inQ10Have you ever attended school in Japan? If so, which school? (If you
are a student, please answer your current school. Please check all that
apply)
Elementary school/Junior high school/High school/Technical college or vocational school/Junior college/University
(undergraduate course)/Graduate school (master's course)/Graduate school (doctoral course)/Japanese language
school/Other (foreign school, etc.)/I never attended school in Japan
12 Schooling or working All
What is your current academic or working status? (Please check only
one that is most applicable)
High school/Japanese language school/Technical college/University (undergraduate) or graduate school/Full-time
employee/Contract worker/Temporary worker/Part-time worker (other than those in school)/Self-employed
business/Technical Intern Training/Not in school or working/Other (Please specify: )13Household income (previous
year)AllWhat was your annual household income in 2022? (Please check onlyone)*The "annual household income" means your total income amount
before deducting taxes, social insurance fees and accommodation fees,
etc., NOT the amount you actually receive.
*If you only know your monthly income, multiply it by 12.
*If you receive a bonus, add this amount to your total annual income.
*Household income is a total income of all members living in the same
household in Japan, such as the total income of a married couple. A
single person living alone should write down his/her income.
Less than 1,000,000 yen/1,000,000-1,999,999 yen/2,000,000-2,999,999 yen/3,000,000-3,999,999 yen/4,000,000-
4,999,999 yen/5,000,000-6,999,999 yen/7,000,000-9,999,999 yen/10,000,000-14,999,999 yen/15,000,000-
19,999,999 yen/20,000,000 yen or more14Person to consult when you
have worriesAllWrite the top three persons you consult when you feel anxious or have
worries. (Please write one response each in the order of "First person
to consult", "Second person to consult", and "Third person to consult")
Family members and relatives/Japanese friends and acquaintances/Non-Japanese friends and
acquaintances/Institution, school, or company, etc. in which I am enrolled/Municipality or prefecture/Japanese
government (FRESC, etc.)/NPO and other private organizations/Lawyers or certified administrative procedures legal
specialists/My country's embassy, etc./Other (please specify: )15What is desirable about a
place of contact, etc.AllWhat do you seek in a place of contact, etc. you go to when you have
worries about living in Japan? (Please check all that apply)
[Item]
Near my home/Easy to make an appointment for an interview/Spends sufficient time on an interview/Has expertise
on medical and legal issues/Personnel is able to handle various types of issues/Online (incl. SNS) consultation is
available/Consultation is available at night and on holidays/Consultation is available on phone/Consultation is
available in my native language/Staff accompanies me to relevant institutions as needed/Offers mental care/I know
what kind of personnel support is available/Privacy of my spouse, other family members, and others around me is
protected/Other (please specify: )/I am not sureIAffiliation of
respondentsIIConsultatio
n services
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residentsSerialNo.Survey on Foreign Residents in 2023Item1
Sub-Item Target Question OptionsSerialNo.Survey on Foreign Residents in 2023Item16
What is desirable about the
personnel handling
consultationAllWhat knowledge, capability, or skill is desirable in a person who offers
consultation services? (Please check all that apply)
[Item]
Knowledge about the residence status system/Knowledge about taxes, pensions, and various social
systems/Knowledge about mental care/Knowledge about pregnancy or childbirth/Knowledge about
childraising/Knowledge about children's education/Knowledge about medical care or welfare/Knowledge about
different cultures or values/Capability to handle your native language/Communication skills/Coordination ability with
service providers/Other (please specify: )/I am not sure17Problem-solving status when a
foreign resident consults family
members, relatives, friends, or
acquaintances
Persons who chose
"Family members
and relatives",
"Japanese friends
and acquaintances",
or "Non-Japanese
friends and
acquaintances" inQ14When you consulted a family member, relative, friend, or acquaintance
with your worries about living in Japan (about career, everyday life, or
social life), was the issue solved? (Please check only one)
Always solved/Often solved/Not often solved/Hardly ever solved18Content of what a foreign
resident consults family
members, relatives, friends, or
acquaintances about
Persons who chose
"Family members
and relatives",
"Japanese friends
and acquaintances",
or "Non-Japanese
friends and
acquaintances" inQ14What kind of things do you consult your family member, relative,
friend, or acquaintance about when you have worries? (Please check all
that apply)
[Items]
Japanese language study/Work (working conditions, employment, transfer, etc.)/Status of residence/Mental
health/Human relationships/Money matters/Housing/Children's education/Medical
care/Insurance/Tax/Pension/Political participation/Disaster/Marriage or divorce/Pregnancy or
childbirth/Childraising/Domestic violence/Nursing care/Death (securing a burial plot, etc.)/Issues about the
family/Relatives in home country/Racial discrimination, equal opportunity, respect for individuals/Other (please
specify: )19Problems upon consulting
family members, relatives,
friends, or acquaintances
Persons who chose
"Family members
and relatives",
"Japanese friends
and acquaintances",
or "Non-Japanese
friends and
acquaintances" inQ14What problem occurred when you consulted your family member,
relative, friend, or acquaintance? (Please check all that apply)
Accurate communication is difficult due to language difficulties/Awareness about your problems cannot be
communicated due to difference in cultures or values/Due to reasons such as the special nature of the issue, the
person you consult does not know how to or which external place to consult about the problem/Person you consult
cannot give you trustworthy information/By consulting the other person, you suffered disadvantage (for example,
your privacy being revealed to other persons or organizations)/No problem occurred in particular20Problem-solving status when a
foreign resident consults
his/her institution
Persons who chose
other than "Not in
school or working"
in Q12
When you consulted your institution (your school or workplace which
you responded in Q12; the staffing service company if you are a
temporary worker; however, also the supervising group if your status
of residence is "Technical Intern Training", and also the registered
supporting organization in the case of "Specified Skilled Worker"; the
same applies hereinafter) about your worries in your life (career,
everyday life, or social life), was the issue solved? (Please check onlyone)(*Does not include the case of privately consulting a friend or
acquaintance who is in the same institution as you)
Always solved/Often solved/Not often solved/Hardly ever solved/Never sought consultation21Content of what a foreign
resident consults his/her
institution about
Persons who chose
other than "Never
sought consultation"
in Q20
What kind of worries would you consult your institution about? (Please
check all that apply)
[Items]
Japanese language study/Work (working conditions, employment, transfer, etc.)/Status of residence/Mental
health/Human relationships/Money matters/Housing/Children's education/Medical
care/Insurance/Tax/Pension/Political participation/Disaster/Marriage or divorce/Pregnancy or
childbirth/Childraising/Domestic violence/Nursing care/Death (securing a burial plot, etc.)/Issues about the
family/Relatives in home country/Racial discrimination, equal opportunity, respect for individuals/Other (please
specify: )2Sub-Item Target Question OptionsSerialNo.Survey on Foreign Residents in 2023Item22
Problems upon consulting
his/her institution
Persons who chose
other than "Never
sought consultation"
in Q20
What problem occurred when you consulted your institution? (Please
check all that apply)
Accurate communication is difficult due to language difficulties/Awareness about your problems cannot be
communicated due to difference in cultures or values/Due to reasons such as the special nature of the issue, the
person you consult does not know how to or which external place to consult about the problem/Your institution does
not respond even when you seek consultation/Your institution cannot give you trustworthy information/By consulting
your institution, you suffered disadvantage (for example, your privacy being revealed to other persons or
organizations)/No problem occurred in particular23Reasons for not consulting
his/her institution
Persons who chose
"Never sought
consultation" in Q20
What is the reason due to which you do not consult your institution
about your worries? (Please check all that apply)
Because accurate communication is difficult due to language difficulties/Because awareness about your problems
cannot be communicated due to difference in cultures or values/Because you cannot expect your institution to solve
your problem or tell you of an external place to consult/Because even if you consult your institution, it would not
respond/Because your institution is not likely to give you trustworthy information/Because by consulting your
institution, you may suffer disadvantage (for example, your privacy being revealed to other persons or
organizations)/Because there is no department or place of contact to consult about your worries/Because you do not
know whom in your institution to consult/Because you have someone outside your institution, like a family member,
acquaintance, or local government, whom you can consult/Because you have someone inside your institution, like a
colleague or classmate, whom you can consult in private/Because no problem has ever occurred in particular24Whether a foreign resident
wishes his/her institution, etc.
to have personnel who handle
consultation
Persons who chose
other than "Not in
school or working"
in Q12
Would you want your institution to have an expert who handles
consultation on your worries? (Please check only one)
Yes/If anything, yes/If anything, no/No/I am not sure
25 All How often do you feel lonely? (Please check only one) Never/Hardly ever/Occasionally/Sometimes/Frequently or always
26 All
What kind of support and initiatives do you think are required to help
foreign residents live better lives in Japan? Please check all of the
following items that apply, and write your own opinions in the space
provided.
Free answer
[Item]
Language/Racial discrimination, equal opportunity, respect for individuals/Work/Information provision/Status of
residence/Education/Housing/Socializing/Consultation/Medical care/Tax/Pension/Political participation/Insurance/Bank
account, credit card, loan/Disaster/Childraising/Death (securing a burial plot, etc.)/Other
IV Opinions and requests, etc.
III Situation of loneliness3