French people in Japan

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French people in Japan
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Members of the first French military mission to Japan in 1867
Total population
15,153 (in December, 2023) [1] [2]
Regions with significant populations
Tokyo  · Yokohama  · Sapporo
Languages
Japanese ·French
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism,
Shinto  · Protestantism  · Judaism
Related ethnic groups
French diaspora
A French family in Japan, 1861 Frans echtpaar met dochter Ikiutsushi Furansujin no zu (titel op object) Een levensechte afbeelding van Fransen, RP-P-2012-103-18.jpg
A French family in Japan, 1861

There is a small community of French people in Japan, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from France and their families.[ citation needed ]

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Overview

The French community in Japan has been steadily increasing, rising by more than 35% in the last decade. [3] French expatriates who are working in Japan with leading foreign companies came from many different industries such as chemicals and crystal-ware. [4] As far as inbound tourism from France is concerned, France ranked at 15th place in 2018, with 304,900 French tourists visiting Japan. [5]

There are four bilingual schools, 60 cultural associations, and over 700 companies in Japan.[ citation needed ]

From 15,000 French people in Japan about 7,500 of them live in Tokyo alone, which makes it the largest European population in Tokyo. Many of them works in a French restaurant or at pastry. The numbers of pastries led by French pastry chef in Japan has increased since the past 10 years.

Notable Japanese people of French descent

Fictional people

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References

  1. "【在留外国人統計(旧登録外国人統計)統計表】 | 出入国在留管理庁".
  2. Japan in French / Guide du Japon en Français
  3. "French fancies - The Japanese and the French are locked in a high-spending mutual embrace. (Special Advertising Section)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  4. "Overseas Visitors to Japan in 2018 Top 31 Million". nippon.com. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2022-10-03.