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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 678 (2022) [1] [2] | |
| Languages | |
| Japanese, English, Sinhalese, Tamil | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese diaspora |
Japanese people in Sri Lanka are people of Japanese ancestry living in Sri Lanka.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 678 (2022) [1] [2] | |
| Languages | |
| Japanese, English, Sinhalese, Tamil | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese diaspora |
Japanese people in Sri Lanka are people of Japanese ancestry living in Sri Lanka.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 778 | — |
| 2017 | 767 | −1.4% |
| 2022 | 678 | −11.6% |
| Source: | ||
There were appropriately 778 of them as of August 2005. [3] As of 2022, there are approximately 678 of them. [4] [5]
Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. Previously, he served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2018, 2018-2019 and in 2022. He held several ministerial roles, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment. Wickremesinghe has led the United National Party (UNP) since 1994 and has been Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on six occasions.
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