Ethnic groups of Japan

Though it is said that Ethnic Japanese make up 98.5% of the total population and that the rest are Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%,^[1] in fact these numbers are not known. The Ministry of Justice in Japan conflates nationality with ethnicity, and they have no official data on the actual ethnic breakdown of people in Japan.^[2]

Filipinos

The Filipinos in Japan formed a population of 202,592 individuals at year-end 2007, making them Japan's third-largest foreign community along with Brazilians, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Justice.

Koreans

Chinese

The Chinese people in Japan are the second largest ethnic minority in Japan. They comprise 0.4% of Japan's population. Chinese people are mostly concentrated in Osaka, Tokyo, and Yokohama areas.

The Ainu

The Ainu is an aboriginal ethnic Japanese tribe that make up a portion of the Japanese demography

Brazilians

There is a significant community of Brazilians in Japan, which is home to the second largest Brazilian community outside of Brazil. They also constitute the largest number of Portuguese speakers in Asia, greater than those of formerly Portuguese East Timor, Macao and Goa combined. Likewise, Brazil maintains its status as home to the largest Japanese community outside Japan.

Peruvians

Americans

Bangladeshis

Burmese

Indians

Indonesians

Iranians

Kurds

Mongolians

Nepalis

Pakistanis

Vietnamese

Britons

French

Irish

Russians

Turks

Nigerians

Jews

References

Immigration to Japan Americas Americans Brazilians Peruvians Asia Bangladeshis Burmese Chinese Filipinos Indians Indonesians Iranians Koreans Kurds Mongolians Nepalis Pakistanis Vietnamese Europe Britons French Irish Jews Russians Turks Africa Nigerians See also Dekasegi Ethnic groups of Japan Gaijin Japanese nationality law Foreign-born Japanese Fushūgaku Alien registration in Japan Illegal immigration to Japan