Japanese expatriates in Jamaica

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Japanese Jamaicans
Total population
158 (as of Oct. 2009) Japanese nationals; [1] unknown number naturalised as citizens of Jamaica
Languages
English, Japanese
Related ethnic groups
Japanese diaspora, Japanese Caribbeans, Japanese Cubans, Japanese Dominicans

There is a small community of Japanese expatriates in Jamaica and their descendants (known as Japanese Jamaicans), consisting mostly of corporate employees and their families, along with immigrants and Jamaican-born citizens of Japanese ancestry. As of 2009, 158 Japanese lived in the country, according to the statistics of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [2]

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History

According to the Jamaican Embassy in Tokyo website, more than 100,000 Japanese tourists have visited Jamaica in the last 15 years. [3]

Culture

Mighty Crown was inspired by the legendary sound systems like Killamanjaro and Saxon. They were the first non-Jamaican sound system to win the Irish and Chin world clash in 1999. [3]

Notable people

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