在日アラブ人 Zainichi Arabujin | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Tokyo (mainly Shinjuku and Shibuya), Anjō, Chiba, Handa, Kariya, Kawasaki, Kōbe, Komaki, Kyoto, Nagoya, Ōsaka, Saitama, Sakai, Tōkai, Yokohama [ citation needed ] | |
Languages | |
Arabic, Japanese | |
Religion | |
Islam |
Arabs in Japan consist of Arab migrants that come to Japan, as well as their descendants. [1] In December 2016, there were 6,037 Arabs living in Japan. [2]
Number of Arabs in Japan by nationality | |
Nation | Population |
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Egypt | 4,183 (2022) [3] |
Syria | 1,091 (2022) [3] |
Tunisia | 733 (2022) [3] |
Morocco | 677 (2022) [3] |
Saudi Arabia | 385 (2021) [4] |
Sudan | 278 (2022) [3] |
Algeria | 229 (2018) [3] |
Jordan | 224 (2022) [3] |
Iraq | 160 (2022) [3] |
Lebanon | 157 (2022) [3] |
Yemen | 133 (2022) [3] |
UAE | 87 (2018) [3] |
Palestine | 82 (2022) [3] |
Libya | 70 (2018) [3] |
Kuwait | 41 (2018) [3] |
Oman | 37 (2022) [3] |
Bahrain | 27 (2016) [5] |
Qatar | 26 (2018) [3] |
Mauritania | 24 (2016) [5] |
Somalia | 14 (2016) [5] |
Djibouti | 10 (2016) [5] |
Comoros | 1 (2016) [5] |
Total | 6,613 |
There are isolated records of contact between Arab countries and Japan before the opening of the country in 1853. Some elements of Islamic philosophy were also distilled as far as back as the Heian period. Early European accounts of Muslims and their contacts with Japan were maintained by Portuguese sailors who mention a passenger aboard their ship, an Arab who had preached Islam to the people of Japan. He had sailed to the islands in Malacca in 1555. [6]
The demographic features of the population of Japan include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects regarding the population.
Chinese people in Japan include any people self-identifying as ethnic Chinese or people possessing Chinese citizenship living in Japan. People aged 22 or older cannot possess dual-citizenship in Japan, so Chinese possessing Japanese citizenship typically no longer possess Chinese citizenship. The term "Chinese people" typically refers to the Han Chinese, the main ethnic group living in China (PRC), Taiwan (ROC) and Singapore. Officially, China (PRC) is home to 55 additional ethnic minorities, including people such as Tibetans, though these people might not self-identify as Chinese. Han Chinese people have had a long history in Japan as a minority.
Turks in Japan are Turks living in Japan. Historically, the term has included Turkic émigrés and immigrants from former Russian Empire, most of whom later acquired Turkish citizenship.
There is a small community of Mongolians in Japan, representing a minor portion of emigration from Mongolia. As of December 2022, there were 16,580 registered Mongolian citizens residing in Japan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, up from 2,545 in 2003.
Americans in Japan are citizens of the United States residing in Japan. As of December 2022, there were 60,804 American citizens registered as foreign residents of Japan, forming 2.0% of the total population of registered aliens, according to statistics from Japan's Ministry of Justice. This made Americans the eighth-largest group of foreign residents in Japan, having been surpassed in number by Vietnamese residents, Nepalese residents, and Indonesian residents since 2011.
Bangladeshis in Japan form one of the smaller populations of foreigners in Japan. As of in December 2022, Japan's Ministry of Justice recorded 22,723 Bangladeshi nationals among the total population of registered foreigners in Japan.
There are in December 2022 48,914 Peruvians in Japan. The majority of them are descendants of earlier Japanese immigrants to Peru who have repatriated to Japan.
There is a small population of Burmese people in Japan. In December 2022, there were 56,239 Burmese living in Japan.
There is a small community of French people in Japan, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from France and their families.
The community of Irish people in Japan is estimated to constitute 1,000–2,000 people.
Among the several native ethnic groups of Japan, the predominant group are the Yamato Japanese, who trace their origins back to the Yayoi period and have held political dominance since the Asuka period. Other historical ethnic groups have included the Ainu, the Ryukyuan people, the Emishi, and the Hayato; some of whom were dispersed or absorbed by other groups. Ethnic groups that inhabited the Japanese islands during prehistory include the Jomon people and lesser-known Paleolithic groups. In more recent history, a number of immigrants from other countries have made their home in Japan. According to census statistics in 2018, 97.8% of the population of Japan are Japanese, with the remainder being foreign nationals residing in Japan. The number of foreign workers has been increasing dramatically in recent years, due to the aging population and the lack of labor force. A news article in 2018 states that approximately 1 out of 10 young people residing in Tokyo are foreign nationals.
There are in December 2022 10,831 resident Australians in Japan.
Britons in Japan make up one of the slightly larger foreign resident communities in Japan.
Ghanaians in Japan are Japanese people of full or partial Ghanaian ancestry or Ghanaians who became naturalized citizens of Japan.
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