Language: Japanese Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
126,026,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
48
Scripture Status
Audio Bible
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ainu | Japan | 15,000 | 2 ● | Ethnic Religions | 20.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | ● |
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Burakumin | Japan | 894,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 17 | ● |
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Eurasian | Japan | 127,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.50 % | 2 | ● |
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Japanese | United Arab Emirates | 19,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | American Samoa | 1,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Argentina | 38,000 | 2 ● | Ethnic Religions | 40.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
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Japanese | Australia | 36,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.60 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Belgium | 4,700 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Bolivia | 19,000 | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
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Japanese | Brazil | 1,542,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 63.50 % | 15.00 % | -1 - | |
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Japanese | Canada | 56,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 3.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Sri Lanka | 2,300 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.87 % | -1 | 1 | |
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Japanese | China | 6,900 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Northern Mariana Islands | 900 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Denmark | 1,800 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Dominica | 900 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Dominican Republic | 1,700 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Finland | 1,100 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.20 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Micronesia, Federated States | 700 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | France | 30,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Germany | 24,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Guam | 2,700 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Greece | 1,100 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | China, Hong Kong | 13,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Indonesia | 14,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.30 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Italy | 6,200 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Japan | 121,855,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.20 % | 0.30 % | 2437 | ● |
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Japanese | Korea, South | 52,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Mexico | 52,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Malaysia | 15,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Netherlands | 5,400 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | New Zealand | 15,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Paraguay | 16,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Peru | 154,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 3 | |
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Japanese | Panama | 2,100 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Portugal | 700 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Marshall Islands | 400 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Philippines | 4,400 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Russia | 900 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Singapore | 39,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Spain | 5,400 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Switzerland | 5,100 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Taiwan | 12,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | United Kingdom | 30,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | Thailand | 14,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.50 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Japanese | United States | 830,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 16 | |
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Japanese | Vietnam | 9,600 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Judeo-Japanese | Japan | 51,000 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 1.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 | ● |
| Totals: 48 | 44 ● | 2,514 |
* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.
** Only people groups speaking Japanese as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Japanese as a secondary language.
** Only people groups speaking Japanese as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Japanese as a secondary language.
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | jpn |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
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| Zu-zu-ben |
| Dialects |
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| Eastern Japanese |
| Western Japanese |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
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| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1837-1992 |
| New Testament | 1879-1993 |
| Complete Bible | 1883-1987 |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
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| Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
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| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
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