French people in Japan

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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.^[2] French expatriates who are working in Japan with leading foreign companies came from many different industries such as chemicals and crystal-ware.^[3] At the same time, the number of French tourists has nearly doubled to 150,000 per year.^{[citation needed]}

There are 4 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
• 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
•  [ja] - Actor

See also[]

• France–Japan relations
• Japanese people in France
• Gaijin

References[]