The first Japanese that came to New Zealand were circus entertainers in 1874. Before World War II there were only a few Japanese in New Zealand who were mainly wool traders. In the war many Japanese were imprisoned in New Zealand. When the war ended relations between Japan and New Zealand were restored. Some New Zealand soldiers married Japanese women who found life difficult at one time to adjust to in New Zealand due to differing cultures.
In the 1960s New Zealand people began liking things of Japan like pottery. In the late 1980s many more Japanese came to live in New Zealand as there were changes in immigration laws. Many of them live in Auckland which has the largest number of them and some Japanese live in other New Zealand cities such as Wellington. There are Japanese markets in these cities. The Japanese are involved in finance in New Zealand among other things. Some of the women are au pairs. There are Japanese restaurants.
In the 1990s, Japanese students came to New Zealand. The Japanese like New Zealand as it is less crowded than the big Japanese cities. Japanese Karaoke and garden design are well liked in New Zealand too.
* Scripture Prayers for the Japanese in New Zealand.
* As with the Japanese in general pray that the Japanese in New Zealand will not place so much emphasis on materialism.
* Pray that they will search for spiritual things and give their lives to Jesus Christ.
www.teara.govt.nz/en/japanese
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Japanese |
People Name in Country | Japanese |
Population this Country | 15,000 |
Population all Countries | 122,852,000 |
Total Countries | 44 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 5 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Ko; Nihonjin; जपानीस |
People ID | 12322 |
ROP3 Code | 104189 |
Country | New Zealand | ||
Region | Australia and Pacific | ||
Continent | Oceania | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Australia and Pacific |
Continent | Oceania |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Language | Japanese (15,000 speakers) |
Language Code | jpn Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Japanese (15,000 speakers) |
Language Code | jpn Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Japanese |
Primary Language: Japanese
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1837-1992) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1879-1993) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1883-2018) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
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 | Father's 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 |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
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 | Cartoon Gospel tract |
Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
69.50 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.50 %) |
1.50 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
5.00 %
|
Other / Small |
24.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
3.0 %
|
Independent |
16.0 %
|
Orthodox |
2.0 %
|
Other Christian |
24.0 %
|
Protestant |
29.0 %
|
Roman Catholic |
26.0 %
|