Japanese Venezuelans

Ethnic group

Japanese Venezuelans
Japonés Venezolano

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

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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

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The majority of Japanese Venezuelans are Roman Catholic Christians, while the rest are Buddhists.

## Notable individuals

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* Kaori F. Yonekura, filmmaker
* Hanshi Gijin Hiramatsu, martial artist
* Alexander Cabrera Suzuki, baseball player
* Hana Kobayashi, singer
* Félix Nakamura, filmmaker
* Yoshikatsu Yoshida, mathematician
* Henry Zakka, actor

## See also

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* Japan portal
* Venezuela portal

* Japan–Venezuela relations
* Japanese diaspora
* Immigration to Venezuela

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "Japan-Venezuela Relations (Basic Data)". 外務省. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
3. ^ 352 Japanese nationals in Venezuela (October 2017) + 820 Japanese descendants in Venezuela (2017 estimate)
4. ^ Adachi, Nobuko (2006-10-03). Japanese Diasporas: Unsung Pasts, Conflicting Presents and Uncertain Futures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-98723-7.

## Further reading

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* 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)

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Japanese diaspora

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Africa|

* Algeria [jp]
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Americas|

| Caribbean|

* Cuba
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North America|

* Canada
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Asia|

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Oceania|

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Elsewhere|

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* Looking Like the Enemy
* New Worlds, New Lives
* Nihonjin gakkō
* List of U.S. communities with Asian-American majority populations

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* Fukushūen
* Okinawans in Hawaii
* Hawaii United Okinawa Association
* Ryukyu Disposition
* Ryūkyū-kan
* Ryūkyū national football team
* Tinsagu nu Hana

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