The Japanese fowk (日本人, Nihonjin) are an ethnic group native tae Japan.[20][21][22][23] The Japanese fowk mak up 98.5% o the total population o their kintra.[24]
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.
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Japanese fowk
日本人 |
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| Tot population |
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| c. 129 million |
| Regions wi signeeficant populations |
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| Japan 125 million[1] |
| Significant Japanese diaspora in: |
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| Brazil | 2,084,000[2] |
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| Unitit States | 1,469,637[3] |
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| Cheenae | 140,134[4]note |
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| Philippines | 120,000[5] [6] |
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| Canadae | 109,740[7] |
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| Peru | 103,949[8] |
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| Australie | 89,133[9] (2015) |
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| Thailand | 70,337[10] (2016) |
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| Germany | 70,000[11] (2016) |
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| Unitit Kinrick | 67,998[12] (2015) |
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| Argentinae | 65,000[13][14] |
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| Fraunce | 38,349[9]note (2014) |
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| Singapore | 36,963[15] (2015) |
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| Sooth Korea | 36,708[9]note (2014) |
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| Mexico | 28,100[16] |
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| Hong Kong | 27,429[4] (2015) |
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| Malaysie | 22,000[17] (2014) |
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| Taiwan | 20,373[9] |
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| Micronesie | 20,000[18] |
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| Leids |
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| Japanese |
| Releegion |
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Predominantly Mahayana Buddhism an Shinto,
wi minorities ascribin tae Japanese new releegions, Christianity an ither releegions[19] |
| Relatit ethnic groups |
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| 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.
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