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French people in Japan

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French people in Japan
Members of the first French military mission to Japan in 1867
Total population
15,153 (in December, 2023)[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Tokyo · Yokohama · Sapporo
Languages
Japanese · French
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism,
Shinto · Protestantism · Judaism
Related ethnic groups
French diaspora
A French family in Japan, 1861

There is a small community of French people in Japan, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from France and their families.[citation needed]

Overview

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The French community in Japan has been steadily increasing, rising by more than 35% in the last decade.[3] French expatriates who are working in Japan with leading foreign companies came from many different industries such as chemicals and crystal-ware.[4] As far as inbound tourism from France is concerned, France ranked at 15th place in 2018, with 304,900 French tourists visiting Japan.[5]

There are four bilingual schools, 60 cultural associations, and over 700 companies in Japan.[citation needed]

From 15,000 French people in Japan about 7,500 of them live in Tokyo alone, which makes it the largest European population in Tokyo. Many of them works in a French restaurant or at pastry. The numbers of pastries led by French pastry chef in Japan has increased since the past 10 years.

Notable Japanese people of French descent

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Fictional people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "【在留外国人統計（旧登録外国人統計）統計表】 | 出入国在留管理庁".
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  3. ^ Japan in French / Guide du Japon en Français
  4. ^ "French fancies - The Japanese and the French are locked in a high-spending mutual embrace. (Special Advertising Section)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  5. ^ "Overseas Visitors to Japan in 2018 Top 31 Million". nippon.com. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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