East Asian ethnic group native to Japan
Japanese people are an East Asian ethnic group native to Japan who share a common ancestry, culture, and history centered on the Japanese islands. Understanding Japanese people matters because Japan is a major global economic and cultural power whose influence shapes international affairs, technology, arts, and popular culture worldwide.
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Languages Japanese Religion Primarily, in a traditional/cultural context, a mix of Shinto and Buddhism; minorities ascribe to Christianity and other religions Related ethnic groups Ainu · Ryukyuan ^ Note: For this country, only the number of residents with Japanese nationality is shown, since the number of naturalized Japanese people and their descendants is unknown.
Japanese people (Japanese: 日本人, Hepburn: Nihonjin; IPA: [ɲihoɲdʑiꜜɴ]) are people or ethnic groups identified with the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people constitute 97.1% of the population of the country of Japan. Approximately 119.9 million Japanese people are residents of Japan, and there are approximately five million members of the Japanese diaspora, known as Nikkeijin (日系人).
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