Japanese Venezuelans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,172[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Caracas, Puerto La Cruz | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Japanese, English | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism and Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese diaspora, Japanese Americans, Japanese Canadians, Japanese Mexicans, Japanese Paraguayans, Japanese Peruvians, Japanese Brazilians |
Japanese Venezuelans (Template:Lang-es; Template:Lang-ja, Nikkei Benezuerajin) are Venezuelan citizens who have full or partial Japanese ancestry. The first wave of Japanese came to Venezuela on 1930s.[4]
Language
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
The majority of Japanese Venezuelans are Roman Catholic Christians, while the rest are Buddhists.
Notable individuals
- Kaori F. Yonekura, filmmaker
- Hanshi Gijin Hiramatsu, martial artist
- Alexander Cabrera Suzuki, baseball player
- Hana Kobayashi, singer
- Sadao Muraki, pianist
- Yoshikatsu Yoshida, mathematician
- Henry Zakka, actor
Notes
- ^ "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.
References
- 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)