Japanese people in Hong Kong
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Japanese people in Hong Kong consist primarily of expatriate business people and their families, along with a smaller number of single women.[3] Their numbers are smaller when compared to the sizeable presence of American, British, and Canadian expatriates. As of 2010[update], 21,518 Japanese people had registered as residents of Hong Kong with the Japanese consulate there.[4] Hong Kong also remains a popular destination for Japanese tourists on their way to Mainland China; in 2004, the Japanese consulate reported the arrival of more than one million Japanese tourists.[5]
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Total population | |
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27,429 (2015)[1] (0.3% of Hong Kong's population) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Taikoo Shing, Hung Hom | |
Languages | |
Japanese (77.4%), English (17.2%), Cantonese (3.9%), Mandarin (1.0%) (Respondents to 2011 Census who identified as Japanese and stated that the given language was their usual language)[2] | |
Religion | |
Christianity • Buddhism • Japanese Tenrikyo • Shinto • Irreligion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Japanese people in China |
According to the 2021 population census in Hong Kong, there are 10,291 Japaneses living in Hong Kong, plenty of them living in Eastern District and Kowloon City District,[6] such as Taikoo Shing, Sai Wan Ho and Hung Hom area.