Until recently Japan had very few foreign nationals, on the order of 1% even in ...

lemax on Nov 20, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Japanese web design is so different (2013)

Until recently Japan had very few foreign nationals, on the order of 1% even in 2005 [1]. Compare that to 10-12% in the US. That has recently been changing as Japan tries to bring in more foreigners to address its shrinking workforce [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Japan#Foreign_...

[2] https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/23/japan-immigration-polic...

sundarurfriend on Nov 21, 2020 [–]

Having not seen the numbers, I'd guess that US is the outlier there, not Japan.