French people in Japan
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| 14,339 (in December, 2022)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tokyo · Yokohama · Sapporo | |
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| Japanese · French | |
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| Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Shinto · Protestantism · Judaism | |
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| French diaspora |
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There is a small community of French people in Japan, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from France and their families.[citation needed]
Overview
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]
Notable Japanese people of French descent
- Claude Ciari [ja] - Composer, musician and tarento
- Minami Hinase - Model and actress
- Masayoshi "Mabo" Kabe - Guitarist and a bass player
- Hikari Mitsushima - Actress
- Michel Miyazawa - Football player
- Mitomi Tokoto - A DJ of Cyberjapan
- Anna Ohura - AV (adult video) performer and model
- Maria Ozawa - AV (adult video) performer and model
- Marc Panther - Rapper
- Erika Sawajiri - Actress, model and musician
- Erika Sema - Tennis player
- Yurika Sema - Tennis player
- Christel Takigawa - TV announcer and TV News presenter
- Nozomi de Lencquesaing [ja] - Actor
Fictional people
- Arsène Lupin III, main protagonist of Lupin III manga
- Charlotte Dunois from Infinite Stratos
- Jean Pierre Polnareff from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Frederica Miyamoto from Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls
See also
References
- ^ "【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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- ^ Japan in French / Guide du Japon en Français
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Overseas Visitors to Japan in 2018 Top 31 Million". nippon.com. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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