Japanese people
Japanese people are a ethnic group and nation native to Japan. They are ethnically closely akin to other peoples of eastern Asia.[3]
Japanese: 日本人 | |
|---|---|
| File:Map of the Japanese Diaspora in the World.svg | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 2,000,000 |
| 22x20px United States | 1,469,637 |
| 22x20px Philippines | 120,000 |
| 22x20px Canada | 109,740 |
| 103,182[1] | |
| 22x20px China | 102,066[2] |
| 22x20px Australia | 94,942[8] (2022)note |
| 22x20px Mexico | 86,143[9] (2022) |
| 22x20px Thailand | 78,431[8] (2022)note |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 76,440[10] (2020) |
| 22x20px United Kingdom | 65,022[8] (2022)note |
| 22x20px Germany | 42,266[8] (2022)note |
| 22x20px South Korea | 41,717[8] (2022)note |
| 22x20px France | 36,104[8] (2022)note |
| 22x20px Singapore | 32,743[8] (2022)note |
| 22x20px Hong Kong | 27,429 (2015)[1] (0.3% of Hong Kong's population) |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 24,545[8] (2022)note |
| 22x20px Vietnam | 21,819[8] (2022)note |
| 22x20px Taiwan | 20,345[8] (2022)note |
| File:Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia | 20,000[11][better source needed] (2018) |
| 22x20px Indonesia | 19,612 Recorded From 38,135+ (2019) [1] |
| 22x20px Philippines | Japanese nationals
16,894 (Oct. 2019)[1] People of Japanese descent 120,000[2][3][4][5] (2006) |
| 22x20px New Zealand | 18,141[1] |
| 22x20px Switzerland | 12,000 |
| 22x20px Netherlands | 9,363 (2022)[1] |
| 22x20px India | 8,145 (October 2022)[1][2][3] |
| 8,080 (October 2015)[1] | |
| 22x20px Italy | 5,000 |
| 22x20px United Arab Emirates | 4,000 |
| 22x20px Chile | 3,800[1] |
| 22x20px South Africa | 3,059 |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 1,107 (2016)[1] |
| 22x20px Sri Lanka | 678 (2022)[1][2] |
| Languages | |
| Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Shinto, Buddhism | |
Japanese People Media
Map of the Japanese people around the world. (The map might include people with Japanese ancestry or citizenship)* Japan*
Shakōki-dogū (遮光器土偶) (1000–400 BC), "goggle-eyed type" figurine. Tokyo National Museum
Location of Imperial Japan
- Momotaro2.jpg
Bisque doll of Momotarō,a character from Japanese literature and folklore
- 「富嶽三十六景 凱風快晴」-South Wind, Clear Sky (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) MET DP141062.jpg
The print Red Fuji from Katsushika Hokusai's series, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
- Japantown SF Peace Plaza during 2010 NCCBF 2010-04-18 3.JPG
The Japantown Peace Plaza during the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival