| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Country Population |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ainu | Japan | 15,000 | 15,000 | ● | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Burakumin | Japan | 887,000 | 887,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 18 |
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Eurasian | Japan | 126,000 | 1,737,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.50 % | 3 |
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Japanese | United Arab Emirates | 4,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | American Samoa | 1,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Argentina | 38,000 | 124,082,000 | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 40.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
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Japanese | Australia | 37,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.60 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Belgium | 4,700 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Bolivia | 20,000 | 124,082,000 | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
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Japanese | Brazil | 1,546,000 | 124,082,000 | Christianity | 5 ● | 63.50 % | 15.00 % | -1 - | |
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Japanese | Canada | 57,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Sri Lanka | 2,300 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.87 % | -1 | 1 | |
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Japanese | China | 7,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Northern Mariana Islands | 900 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Denmark | 1,800 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Dominica | 800 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Dominican Republic | 1,700 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Finland | 1,100 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Micronesia, Federated States | 800 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | France | 30,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Germany | 25,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Guam | 2,700 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Greece | 1,100 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | China, Hong Kong | 13,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Indonesia | 14,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.30 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Italy | 6,300 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Japan | 120,934,000 | 124,082,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 0.30 % | 2419 |
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Japanese | Korea, South | 52,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Mexico | 51,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Malaysia | 15,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Netherlands | 5,400 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | New Zealand | 15,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Paraguay | 16,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Peru | 155,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 3 | |
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Japanese | Panama | 2,100 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Portugal | 700 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Marshall Islands | 400 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Philippines | 4,500 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Singapore | 39,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Spain | 5,500 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Switzerland | 5,200 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Russia | 900 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Thailand | 71,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Taiwan | 14,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | United Kingdom | 30,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | United States | 839,000 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 17 | |
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Japanese | Vietnam | 9,600 | 124,082,000 | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Judeo-Japanese | Japan | 50,000 | 50,000 | ● | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 |
| Totals: 48 | 44 ● | 2,499 |
Language: Japanese Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
125,159,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
48
Scripture Status
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| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Japanese, Brazilian | Japan | 270,000 | 270,000 | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 22.00 % | -1 - | |
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Okinawan, Ryukyuan | Japan | 978,000 | 985,000 | ● | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.15 % | 20 |
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Palauan | Palau | 10,000 | 20,000 | ● | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.60 % | 24.00 % | -1 - |
| Totals: 3 | 1 ● | 20 |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | jpn |
| Written | Yes |
| Bible Translation | Complete Bible |
| Progress Scale | ● |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Zu-zu-ben |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Eastern Japanese |
| Western Japanese |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1837-1992 |
| New Testament | 1879-1993 |
| Complete Bible | 1883-2018 |
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| World Bibles | |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
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