foreign resident; resident alien
Official or formal term for a foreign national residing in Japan; often used in legal, immigration, and administrative contexts.
Foreign residents are required to carry their residence card at all times.
Many foreign residents live in this area.
General term for 'resident' regardless of nationality; 在留者 specifically implies foreign nationality and legal residence status.
Compound of 在留 (ざいりゅう, 'residing, staying') + 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The term is used in modern legal and administrative Japanese to refer to foreign residents.