Yoron in Japan

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Yoron in Japan

Joshua Project has identified the Yoron only in Japan

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Population

900

Christian

1.00%

Evangelical

0.00%

Largest Religion

Buddhism (99.00%)

Main Language

Yoron

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Professing Christian.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Formerly or falsely reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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General Info

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People Name General	Yoron
People Name in Country	Yoron
Population in Japan	900
World Population	900
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Least-Reached	Yes
Unengaged	Yes (per Finishing the Task)
Progress Scale	1 ●
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Alternate Names
People ID	16055
ROP3 Code	111093

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	East Asian Peoples
People Cluster	Japanese
People Group	Yoron
Ethnic Code	MSY45b

Geography

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Country	Japan
Region	Northeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Kagoshima Prefecture, north central Okinawa, Yoron island. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Japan
Region	Northeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Kagoshima Prefecture, north central Okinawa, Yoron island.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Languages

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Primary Language:	Yoron (900 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	yox Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Unknown
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Yoron (900 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	yox Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	1

Resources

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Primary Language:

Yoron

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Translation Need	Questionable

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
None reported

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	99.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %)	1.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	20.0 %
Orthodox	0.0 %
Other Christian	20.0 %
Protestant	35.0 %
Roman Catholic	25.0 %

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