Japanese fowk

Japanese fowk
日本人

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Tot population
c. 129 million
Regions wi signeeficant populations
Japan 125 million
Significant Japanese diaspora in:
Brazil	2,084,000
Unitit States	1,469,637
Cheenae	140,134
Philippines	120,000
Canadae	109,740
Peru	103,949
Australie	89,133 (2015)
Thailand	70,337 (2016)
Germany	70,000 (2016)
Unitit Kinrick	67,998 (2015)
Argentinae	65,000
Fraunce	38,349 (2014)
Singapore	36,963 (2015)
Sooth Korea	36,708 (2014)
Mexico	28,100
Hong Kong	27,429 (2015)
Malaysie	22,000 (2014)
Taiwan	20,373
Micronesie	20,000
Leids
Japanese
Releegion
Predominantly Mahayana Buddhism an Shinto, wi minorities ascribin tae Japanese new releegions, Christianity an ither releegions
Relatit ethnic groups
Ryukyuan people, Ainu people
^ note: For this kintra, anerly permanent residents wi Japanese naitionality are includit, syne the nummer o naituralised Japanese fowk an thair descendants is unkent.

The Japanese fowk (日本人, Nihonjin) are an ethnic group native tae Japan. The Japanese fowk mak up 98.5% o the total population o their kintra. Warldwide, approximately 130 million fowk are of Japanese strynd; o these, approximately 127 million are residents o Japan. Fowk o Japanese ancestry wha live in ither kintras are referred tae as the Japanese diaspora (日系人, Nikkeijin). The term ethnic Japanese mey forbye be uised in some contexts tae refer tae a locus o ethnic groups includin the Yamato (the dominant ethnic group, comprisin ower 120 million), Ainu, an Ryukyuan fowk.

Freemit airtins

• C3-M217, FTDNA [DNA project]
• CIA The World Fact Book 2006 Archived 2015-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
• The Association of Nikkei & Japanese Abroad