Total population | |
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8,080 (October 2015) [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Madrid, Catalonia, [2] Las Palmas | |
Languages | |
Spanish, Japanese | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Japanese diaspora |
Japanese people in Spain consist largely of expatriate managers in Japanese corporations, as well as international students. [3] There are also some people of Japanese ancestry in Spain, including descendants of 17th-century migrants to Spain, as well as migrants from among Nikkei populations in Latin America. [4] According to Spain's National Statistical Institute, 4,898 Japanese citizens resided in the country as of 2009 [update] ; Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a higher figure of 8,080 as of 2015 [update] . [1] [5]
The first Japanese people to settle in Spain were the members of an embassy led by Hasekura Tsunenaga. Instead of returning to Japan in 1617, six samurai remained in Coria del Río, near Seville. The surname Japón (Spanish for "Japan") is conserved among approximately 700 inhabitants of Coria del Río, identifying them as descendants of the members of Hasekura Tsunenaga's delegation. [6]
The first Japanese business established in Spain was SANYO España.S.A. in 1969. Since then Catalonia became the main point of Japanese business operations in Spain. [7]
Between the 1970s and 1980s, Nikkeis—people of Japanese ancestry from various countries of Latin America —settled in Spain, fleeing financial crises or political oppression in their home countries.[ citation needed ] Since the 1970s, many Japanese have also come to Spain as businesspeople and students. [8] In 1966, there were only about 280 Japanese nationals in Spain, but this number grew to 2,824 by 1993. [9]
As of 2001 5,167 Japanese citizens resided in Spain, with 1,189 of them in Barcelona and 87 of them in the remainder of Catalonia. Most residing in Catalonia are employees of Japanese companies. [10]
There are an estimated 2,000 people of Japanese descent in the Madrid area, most of them working for Japanese firms.
The peak number of the Japanese population in Las Palmas registered with the Japanese consulate there was 365 people in 1977. [11]
The Barcelona Suiyokai is an association of Japanese companies that operates in Barcelona. [12] It operates a Japanese new year festival. [13] In 2004 57 companies were a part of the association. [12]
In Barcelona there is also a Go club, a Haiku club, an association of Japanese language teachers, an association of the alumni of the Japanese complementary school, a golf club, and a Hispano-Japanese association. [12]
In addition to the Japanese consulate, in Las Palmas there was the Casa de Japan (日本船員保険福祉会館, Nihon Sen'in Hoken Fukushi Kaikan) [14] and a Japanese association. [11] The Casa opened in 1967 in Monte Lentiscal and its annex opened in October 1973. The main building closed in June 1981 and the annex closed in December 1985. [15]
From 1971 to 1981 there were Japanese nurses sent to the Queen Victoria and Santa Catalina hospitals in Las Palmas to assist Japanese sailors. [15]
Spain has two Japanese international schools: the Japanese School in Barcelona and the Colegio Japonés de Madrid. The two cities, Barcelona and Madrid, also have weekend Japanese education programmes. [16]
The Colegio Japonés de Las Palmas previously existed. [17] Located in Tafira Baja, it opened in October 1973, making it the first Japanese school in Spain and the third-oldest in Europe. [15] It closed in March 2001. [18]
There is a Japanese library in Eixample, Barcelona that opened in 1992. Most of the patrons are Japanese, though locals may also use the facilities. The library is located inside a flat. [12]
The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns, constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its population was 262,000 at the last census (2005).
Sant Cugat del Vallès is a town and municipality north of Barcelona, Catalonia. Known as Castrum Octavianum in antiquity and as Pins del Vallès during the Second Spanish Republic, it is named after Saint Cucuphas, who is said to have been martyred on the spot now occupied by its medieval monastery. The final part of its toponym, del Vallès, is a reference to the historical county where the town is situated, Vallès.
Nihonjin gakkō, also called Japanese school, is a full-day school outside Japan intended primarily for Japanese citizens living abroad. It is an expatriate school designed for children whose parents are working on diplomatic, business, or education missions overseas and have plans to repatriate to Japan.
Liceo Mexicano Japonés, A.C. ; Japanese: 社団法人日本メキシコ学院, romanized: Shadan Hōjin Nihon Mekishiko Gakuin, or [日墨学院] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= (help), transl. Japan-Mexico Institute) is a Japanese school based in the Pedregal neighborhood of the Álvaro Obregón borough in southern Mexico City, Mexico.
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Japanese Paraguayans are Paraguayans of Japanese ethnicity.
Japanese Bolivians are Bolivians of Japanese ancestry or Japanese-born people who reside in Bolivia.
Japanese Dominicans are Dominican citizens of Japanese origin. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates the Japanese descended population in the country at roughly 800. As of 2013, there were also 873 Japanese nationals in the Dominican Republic. These consist of both the settlers who have retained their Japanese citizenship and more recent expatriate residents. The Dominican Republic has the largest Japanese population in the Caribbean and Central American region.
Koreans in Spain form one of the country's smaller Asian populations.
Japan–Uruguay relations are foreign relations between Japan and Uruguay. Both countries are members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.
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The Japanese School in Barcelona is a Japanese international school in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain, in Greater Barcelona. It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of central Barcelona. Many Japanese families live along the school's bus route in northern Barcelona.
The Colegio Japonés de Madrid (CJM) is a Japanese international school in the El Plantío area of Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid, in the city's northwestern portion. Many Japanese families, particularly those with children, live in northwest Madrid, in proximity to the school. It was established on 1 September 1981.
Mexico City has a community of Japanese Mexican people and Japanese expatriates that is dispersed throughout the city. Many Japanese persons had moved to Mexico City in the 1940s due to wartime demands made by the Mexican government. Multiple Japanese-Mexican associations, the Japanese embassy, the Liceo Mexicano Japonés, and other educational institutions serve the community. The residents are educated through the LMJ, the part-time school Chuo Gakuen, and the adult school Instituto Cultural Mexicano-Japonés.
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Colegio Japonés de Las Palmas was a Japanese international school in Tafira Alta, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Florentino Rodao García is a Spanish historian and Japanologist. His historical research deals with Asian studies and international relations. He is full professor of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).
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