621.6 622.3

624.7

621.1

611.6

610

615

620

625

630

H22(2010)

H27(2015)

R2(2020)

R7(2025)

R12(2030)

2009 2019

0.165million

0.116million

Up 41％

1595 1508 1407 1321 1246 1194 1138 1077 1012 951 898

7728 7406 7170 6875 6494 5978 5585 5275 5028 4793 4529

3387 3619 3677 3716 3782

3921 3919

3841 3704

3540 3381

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

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12000

14000

2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 2055 2060 2065

Under age 14 From 15 to 64

Age 65 and overr All

Chiba Prefecture Multicultural Coexistence Promotion Plan 【Summary】

Ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ

・The need to create a society accommodating different cultures has increased

in the era of economic and societal globalization and the number of

foreigners increasing.

・Up until now, the Prefecture has focused on supporting foreign residents in

their daily lives, but from now on will shift its focus to promoting both foreign

and Japanese residents of the Prefecture to work with and assist each other.

・The Multicultural Coexistence measures will be readjusted based on the

above goals in order to maintain the Prefecture’s vitality as well as contribute

to the realization of a sustainable society.

・The philosophy of and trends related to multicultural coexistence will be

shared among all relevant bodies and the realization of said philosophy will

be mapped out.

Background

●Social Circumstances Surrounding to Multicultural Coexistence ●The Situation in Chiba

Ｉｓｓｕｅｓ・Basic Goal・Policy Goals・Policy System

Creating a Prefecture where foreign and

Japanese residents can come together to

live and play an active part in one community.

Creating a Prefecture where foreign residents can live and work in peace

Issues①：Interaction with Localities Issues②：Necessary Japanese for Daily Life

・Manage progress with the cooperation of different

departments at the Prefecture

・Reevaluate initiative and make necessary changes,

adjusting to societal attitude changes and

national trends

Residents（Foreign・Japanese）

Prefecture

Chiba International Center

Municipalities

Municipal International ExchangeAssociations

Universities

National government

agency

ＮＰＯ

Companies

Resident/NeighborhoodAssociations

Schools

・Related bodies will work actively and in a coordinated

fashion with Prefecture citizens in the interest of

multicultural coexistence

・Make the role of prominent related bodies clearer

Creating a Prefecture where foreign and Japanese residents of different languages, cultures, and customs can come together to assist each other and live and work in peace and play an active part in one community.

１. Raise awareness of MulticulturalCoexistence

●Implement Education Measures to Promote Mutual Understanding

●Education regarding thehuman rights of foreignresidents

●Promotion of homestaysand other internationalexchanges

２. Create an opportunity for foreign residentsto play an activepart in the Prefecture

Issues

Basic Goal

Policy Goals

Policy System

Issues③：Information about the Systemand Lifestyle

Policy Goals Ⅰ

１. Communication support

２. Improving children’s educationalenvironment

３. Improve housing, medicalcare, health/welfare

４. Promotion ofdisaster/crimeprevention and traffic safetymeasures

５. Promotion of employment

●Create chances for foreign and Japaneseresidents to worktogether

●Train foreign residentsas upholders of society

●Support informationbroadcasts by foreignresident

●Multilingual supportfor administrativeconsultation desks/multilingual Information broadcasts

●Support in improvingJapanese languageeducation in thecommunity

●Maintaining/improvingeducation system for foreign students

●Development/preservation ofeducators

●Promotion of schoolattendance/career support etc.

●Maintain living environment

●Maintain medicalenvironment

●Support for health/welfare

●Broadcast disasterinformation inmultiple language/create a system to support disastervictims

●Raise awareness of crime preventionand traffic safety

●Support for foreignstudents’employment

●Maintain fair workingenvironment

【Progression of Declining Birthrate and Aging Population】

Japan’s population is projected

to decrease to below 100

million by 2053, making for a

total of approximately 88.08

million by 2065.

【Increase of Foreign Residents and Workers】

The number of foreign

residents totaled to

approximately 2.73

million people, with 1.46

million being workers,

making up about 2.2% of

Japan’s total population.

（％）

Chiba’s population will

decrease to 6.11 million

by 2030, with the number

of elderly people

increasing and the

number of people of

working age decreasing.

【Progression of Declining Birthrate and Aging Population 】

The number of foreigners

in the Prefecture was

approximately 165,000 in

2019, up 41% from 10

years prior.

【The Increase of Foreigners】

Chiba, Funabashi, Ichikawa, Matsudo, Kashiwa make

up for 55.7% of the foreign residents, with most

residing in the northwest area of the Prefecture.

【By Municipality】

【By Country/Region】

Chinese make up 33.5%, with Vietnamese, Filipinos,

Korean, Nepalese, etc. following.

【By Visa Type】Increase in permanent/long term residents. Number

of students/technical interns has also multiplied in 5

years

【By Age】

Aged 20s/30s comparatively high

【Number of Foreign Workers】

Increasing for 7 years in a row, with the number

multiplying 2.5 times since 2013.

Promotion System/Progress Management

●Promotion System

●Progress Management

・Maintain Cooperative

System at Prefecture

・Hold Network Meetings

Medical Care, Health/WelfareRelated Persons

Due to the lack of opportunities to participate in exchanges with the community, isolation and problems due to language barriers/cultural differences are arising with Japanese residents.

Due to not having sufficient Japanese communication skills, foreign residents are having problems expressing their thoughts in various aspects of daily life.

Due to not having sufficient access to information about life in Japan, problems are occurring in their daily lives.

Plan Time Period

2020-2022 (3 years)

Policy Goals Ⅱ

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Under age 14 From 15 to 64

Age 65 and over Foreign Workers

Foreigners ratio

88.08million

127.09million