Japanese Venezuelans
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,172[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Caracas, Puerto La Cruz, and Maracaibo. | |
| Languages | |
| Venezuelan Spanish, Japanese. | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism and Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese Americans, Japanese Argentines, Japanese Brazilians, Japanese Colombians, Japanese Mexicans, Japanese Paraguayans, Japanese Peruvians, Japanese Uruguayans |
Japanese Venezuelans are Venezuelan citizens who have full or partial Japanese ancestry. The first wave of Japanese came to Venezuela in 1931.[4]
Language
[edit]Most Japanese Venezuelans only speak Spanish. Only a selected number can speak Japanese, while those with higher education speak English. There are even a number of Japanese Venezuelan schools that offer English language teaching to the recent Japanese residents.
Religion
[edit]The majority of Japanese Venezuelans are Roman Catholic Christians, while the rest are Buddhists.
Notable individuals
[edit]- Kaori F. Yonekura, filmmaker
- Hanshi Gijin Hiramatsu, martial artist
- Alexander Cabrera Suzuki, baseball player
- Hana Kobayashi, singer
- Sadao Muraki, pianist
- Félix Nakamura, filmmaker
- Seijiro Yazawa, trader
- Yoshikatsu Yoshida, mathematician
- Henry Zakka, actor
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "ベネズエラ・ボリバル共和国（Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela）". 外務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ "Japan-Venezuela Relations (Basic Data)". 外務省. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ 352 Japanese nationals in Venezuela (October 2017) + 820 Japanese descendants in Venezuela (2017 estimate)
- ^ Adachi, Nobuko (2006-10-03). Japanese Diasporas: Unsung Pasts, Conflicting Presents and Uncertain Futures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-98723-7.
Further reading
[edit]- Masterson, Daniel M. and Sayaka Funada-Classen. (2004), The Japanese in Latin America: The Asian American Experience. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07144-7; OCLC 253466232
- La inmigración japónesa en Venezuela (1928–2008). (The Japanese immigration in Venezuela. 1928–2008)
