Language: Japanese Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
125,853,000
People Group's Primary Language
48
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| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
Indigenous |
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Ainu | Japan | 15,000 | 2 ● | Ethnic Religions | 20.00 % | 1.00 % | ● |
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Burakumin | Japan | 886,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | ● |
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Eurasian | Japan | 126,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.50 % | ● |
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Japanese | United Arab Emirates | 19,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | American Samoa | 1,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.00 % | |
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Japanese | Argentina | 37,000 | 2 ● | Ethnic Religions | 40.00 % | 1.20 % | |
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Japanese | Australia | 35,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.60 % | |
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Japanese | Belgium | 4,600 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.30 % | |
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Japanese | Bolivia | 19,000 | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 9.00 % | |
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Japanese | Brazil | 1,545,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 63.50 % | 15.00 % | |
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Japanese | Canada | 55,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 3.00 % | 0.80 % | |
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Japanese | Sri Lanka | 4,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.43 % | -1 | |
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Japanese | China | 6,800 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Japanese | Northern Mariana Islands | 900 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Denmark | 1,800 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Dominica | 900 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Dominican Republic | 1,700 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Finland | 1,100 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.20 % | 0.30 % | |
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Japanese | Micronesia, Federated States | 700 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | France | 30,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Germany | 24,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Guam | 2,800 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Greece | 1,100 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | China, Hong Kong | 12,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | |
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Japanese | Indonesia | 14,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.30 % | 0.50 % | |
| Totals: 48 | 44 ● |
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Note: Only people groups speaking Japanese as primary language are listed.
Other groups may speak Japanese as a secondary language.
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 |
| Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |