Japanese in the Philippines
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Japanese settlement in the Philippines or Japanese Filipino, refers to one of the largest branches of Japanese diaspora having historical contact with and having established themselves in what is now the Philippines. This also refers to Filipino citizens of either pure or mixed Japanese descent currently residing in the country, the latter a result of intermarriages between the Japanese and local populations.[7]
Quick Facts 日系 / 日系人 / 日系フィリピン人にっけい / にっけいじんHapon / Hapones / HaponesaPilipinong HaponesNikkei / Nikkeijin / Japino / Japinoy, Total population ...
日系 / 日系人 / 日系フィリピン人 にっけい / にっけいじん Hapon / Hapones / Haponesa Pilipinong Hapones Nikkei / Nikkeijin / Japino / Japinoy | |
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Total population | |
Japanese nationals 16,894 (Oct. 2019)[1] People of Japanese descent 120,000[2][3][4][5] (2006) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Metro Manila, Davao, the Visayas, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Baguio, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales | |
Languages | |
Japanese, Filipino, other Philippine languages, English | |
Religion | |
Christianity,[6] Shinto, Buddhism. | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Japanese people, foreign-born Japanese, Japanese diaspora |
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