Japanese people
Japanese: 日本人 | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil | 2,000,000 |
| United States | 1,469,637 |
| Philippines | 120,000 |
| Canada | 109,740 |
| Peru | 103,182[1] |
| China | 102,066[2] |
| Australia | 94,942[8] (2022)note |
| Mexico | 86,143[9] (2022) |
| Thailand | 78,431[8] (2022)note |
| Argentina | 76,440[10] (2020) |
| United Kingdom | 65,022[8] (2022)note |
| Germany | 42,266[8] (2022)note |
| South Korea | 41,717[8] (2022)note |
| France | 36,104[8] (2022)note |
| Singapore | 32,743[8] (2022)note |
| Hong Kong | 27,429 (2015)[1] (0.3% of Hong Kong's population) |
| Malaysia | 24,545[8] (2022)note |
| Vietnam | 21,819[8] (2022)note |
| Taiwan | 20,345[8] (2022)note |
| Micronesia | 20,000[11][better source needed] (2018) |
| Indonesia | 19,612 Recorded From 38,135+ (2019) [1] |
| Philippines | Japanese nationals
16,894 (Oct. 2019)[1] People of Japanese descent 120,000[2][3][4][5] (2006) |
| New Zealand | 18,141[1] |
| Switzerland | 12,000 |
| Netherlands | 9,363 (2022)[1] |
| India | 8,145 (October 2022)[1][2][3] |
| Spain | 8,080 (October 2015)[1] |
| Italy | 5,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,000 |
| Chile | 3,800[1] |
| South Africa | 3,059 |
| Nepal | 1,107 (2016)[1] |
| Sri Lanka | 678 (2022)[1][2] |
| Languages | |
| Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Shinto, Buddhism | |
Japanese people are a ethnic group and nation native to Japan. They are ethnically closely akin to other peoples of eastern Asia.[3]