Language: Japanese Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
126,066,000
People Group's Primary Language
48
Bible Status
Audio Bible
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Language Rank |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ainu | Japan | 15,000 | 3 ● | Primary | Ethnic Religions | 20.00 % | 1.00 % | ● |
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Burakumin | Japan | 888,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | ● |
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Eurasian | Japan | 126,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.50 % | ● |
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Japanese | United Arab Emirates | 19,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | American Samoa | 1,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.00 % | |
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Japanese | Argentina | 37,000 | 3 ● | Primary | Other / Small | 40.00 % | 1.20 % | |
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Japanese | Australia | 35,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 5.00 % | 1.60 % | |
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Japanese | Belgium | 4,600 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.30 % | |
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Japanese | Bolivia | 18,000 | 4 ● | Primary | Christianity | 60.00 % | 9.00 % | |
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Japanese | Brazil | 1,532,000 | 5 ● | Primary | Christianity | 63.50 % | 15.00 % | |
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Japanese | Canada | 45,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 3.00 % | 0.80 % | |
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Japanese | Sri Lanka | 4,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 2.00 % | -1 | |
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Japanese | China | 6,700 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Japanese | Northern Mariana Islands | 900 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Denmark | 1,800 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Dominica | 900 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Dominican Republic | 1,700 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Finland | 1,100 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.20 % | 0.30 % | |
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Japanese | Micronesia, Federated States | 700 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | France | 12,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Germany | 24,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Guam | 2,800 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | Greece | 1,100 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | |
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Japanese | China, Hong Kong | 12,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | |
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Japanese | Indonesia | 13,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Buddhism | 2.30 % | 0.50 % | |
| Totals: 51 | 45 ● | 48 (P) : 3 (S) |
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | jpn |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| 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 |
| Forum of Bible Agencies |
| Gospel Go |
| World Bible Finder |
| World Bibles |
| Resource ▲ | Link |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Christ for the Nations |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Fathers Love Letter |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Japanese |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video: View in Japanese |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible Gateway Scripture |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Biblica Japanese |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Colloquial Japanese (1955) |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible-in-Your-Language |
| Text / Printed Matter | Cartoon Gospel tract |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | International Bible Society |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |