Chinese is largest expat group in Japan  

在日外国人总数略减 中国人仍为最大外国人群体

据日本新闻网报道，日本法务省发表的最新统计报告显示，到2012年12月底，在日本的外国人总数为2,038,159人，比前一年的统计微减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.