預測提早30年成真：日本外籍人口破10%市町村激增，寧靜的人口革命已然到來
日本外籍人口增長速度遠超官方預測，已有27個市町村比例突破10%，比預期提早30年。在嚴重勞動力短缺的背景下，一場寧靜的人口革命正挑戰日本的社會根基。
官方預計在2070年才會出現的未來場景，如今已在日本各地真實上演。外籍居民的增長速度遠超官方預測，全國已有27個市町村的外籍人口比例突破10%門檻。這場寧靜的人口結構轉變，正從根本上挑戰著這個向來被視為單一民族國家的社會根基。
地方前線的「寧靜巨變」
根據共同社報導，對居民基本資料的分析顯示，截至2025年1月，北海道的占冠村外籍居民比例高達36.6%。在愛知縣的飛島村，總人口4,713人中便有501名外籍人士，比例為10.6%。這些外籍勞工多是透過「技能實習制度」或「特定技能」簽證，填補了當地中小企業嚴峻的勞動力缺口。
當地居民對此反應不一。有製造業老闆稱讚他們是「公司的寶貴資產」，但也有居民對外國駕駛不守交通規則或文化差異感到不安。快速的社會變遷，帶來了機遇，也伴隨著挑戰。
數據揭示的真相與政治挑戰
日本國立社會保障暨人口問題研究所曾預測，外籍人口比例要到2070年才會達到10.8%，但目前的趨勢遠超於此。截至2024年底，全國外籍居民已達376萬人，年度增長35萬人，創下歷史新高。有官員因此估計，10%的門檻可能會在2040年左右提前到來。
如此迅速的轉變也引發了政治辯論。由首相高市早苗領導的執政聯盟，以部分外國人的違法行為造成公眾不安為由，主張加強管制。然而，福井縣立大學教授笹井司等專家則認為，與外國人共存已是無法迴避的現實。他表示：「日本社會若無外國人共存已無法運作」，為他們創造能安居樂業的環境，才能為日本帶來更大利益。如何應對，已從長期預測轉為迫在眉睫的政策選擇。
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