Japanese people
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Japanese people (Japanese: 日本人, Hepburn: Nihonjin) are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago.[15][16] Japanese people constitute 97.6% of the population of the country of Japan.[1] Worldwide, approximately 126 million people are of Japanese descent, making them one of the largest ethnic groups. Approximately 122.0 million Japanese people are residents of Japan,[1] and there are approximately 4 million members of the Japanese diaspora, known as Nikkeijin (日系人).[17]
Total population | |
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c. 126 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Japan 122.0 million[1] | |
Significant Japanese diaspora in: | |
Brazil | 2,000,000[2] (2022) |
United States | 1,550,875[3] (2020) |
Canada | 129,425[4] (2021) |
Philippines | 120,000[5][6][better source needed] |
Peru | 103,182[7] (2021) |
China | 102,066[8] (2022)note |
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 |
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) |
Languages | |
Japanese | |
Religion | |
Primarily, in a traditional/cultural context, a mix of Shinto and Buddhism; minorities ascribe to Christianity and other religions[12][13][14] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ainu · Ryukyuan | |
^ Note: For this country, only the number of residents with Japanese nationality is shown, since the number of naturalized Japanese people and their descendants is unknown. |
In some contexts, the term "Japanese people" may be used to refer specifically to the Yamato people (Yamato-minzoku) from mainland Japan; in other contexts the term may include other groups native to the Japanese archipelago, including Ryukyuan people (Ryūkyū-minzoku), who share connections with the Yamato but are often regarded as distinct, and Ainu people (Ainu-minzoku).[18] In recent decades, there has also been an increase in the number of people with both Japanese and non-Japanese roots, including half Japanese people.