Japanese New Zealanders
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 11,907[1] 13,435[2] (Japanese citizenship) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington | |
| Languages | |
| NZ English and Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Christianity, Shinto, Non-Religious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese diaspora, Japanese Australians |
Japanese New Zealanders (日系ニュージーランド人, Nikkei Nyūjirando-jin) are New Zealand citizens of Japanese ancestry, which may include Japanese immigrants and descendants born in New Zealand.
Education
There are weekend supplementary Japanese education programmes in Auckland, Canterbury/Christchurch, and Wellington.[3]
Notable individuals
- Jun Arita, graphic designer[4]
- Michael Fitzgerald, professional footballer
- JAY'ED, singer-songwriter
- Shigeyuki Kihara, artist
- Kazuyuki Kiyohei Tsukigawa, mariner and salvation army officer
- Kayne Vincent, professional footballer
See also
References
- ^ "Table Builder - Statistics New Zealand". Stats.govt.nz. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/tokei/hojin/12/pdfs/WebBrowse.pdf
- ^ "大洋州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (Archive). MEXT. Retrieved on February 13, 2015.
- ^ "Jun Arita". Resene Paints. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
Further reading
- Shirakawa, Mineko. "EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF MORPHOLOGICAL CASE MARKING KNOWLEDGE IN JAPANESE-ENGLISH BILINGUAL CHILDREN IN CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND" (Archive; master's degree thesis). University of Canterbury, 2013.
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