French people in Japan
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| Members of the first French military mission to Japan in 1867 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 15,153 (in December, 2023)[1] [2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tokyo · Yokohama · Sapporo | |
| Languages | |
| Japanese · French | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Shinto · Protestantism · Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| French diaspora |
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There is a small community of French people in Japan, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from France and their families.[citation needed ]
Overview
[edit ]The French community in Japan has been steadily increasing, rising by more than 35% in the last decade.[3] French expatriates who are working in Japan with leading foreign companies came from many different industries such as chemicals and crystal-ware.[4] As far as inbound tourism from France is concerned, France ranked at 15th place in 2018, with 304,900 French tourists visiting Japan.[5]
There are four bilingual schools, 60 cultural associations, and over 700 companies in Japan.[citation needed ]
From 15,000 French people in Japan about 7,500 of them live in Tokyo alone, which makes it the largest European population in Tokyo. Many of them work in a French restaurant or at pastry. The numbers of pastries led by French pastry chef in Japan has increased since the past 10 years.
Notable Japanese people of French descent
[edit ]- Claude Ciari [ja], musician
- Hisaki Kato, kickboxer and MMA fighter
- Minami Hinase, model and actress
- Nozomi de Lencquesaing [ja], actor
- Hikari Mitsushima, actress
- Michel Miyazawa, footballer
- Maria Ozawa, AV (adult video) performer and model
- Marc Panther, rapper
- Rinka, actress and tarento
- Erika Sawajiri, actress, model and musician
- Erika Sema, tennis player
- Yurika Sema, tennis player
- Christel Takigawa, TV announcer and TV News presenter
Fictional people
[edit ]- Arsène Lupin III, main protagonist of Lupin III manga
- Charlotte Dunois from Infinite Stratos
- Jean Pierre Polnareff from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Frederica Miyamoto from Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "【在留外国人統計(旧登録外国人統計)統計表】 | 出入国在留管理庁".
- ^ [1]
- ^ Japan in French / Guide du Japon en Français
- ^ "French fancies - The Japanese and the French are locked in a high-spending mutual embrace. (Special Advertising Section)". Archived from the original on 2011年06月15日. Retrieved 2010年12月21日.
- ^ "Overseas Visitors to Japan in 2018 Top 31 Million". nippon.com. 2019年01月24日. Retrieved 2022年10月03日.