Japanese Venezuelans
Total population | |
---|---|
1,172[1][2][3] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Caracas, Puerto La Cruz | |
Languages | |
Spanish, Japanese, English | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism and Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Japanese diaspora, Japanese Americans, Japanese Canadians, Japanese Mexicans, Japanese Paraguayans, Japanese Peruvians, Japanese Brazilians |
Japanese Venezuelans (Spanish: Japonés Venezolano; Japanese: 日系ベネズエラ人, Nikkei Benezuerajin) are Venezuelan citizens who have full or partial Japanese ancestry. The first wave of Japanese came to Venezuela on 1931.[4]
Language[]
Most Japanese Venezuelans only speak Spanish. Only a selected number can speak Japanese, while those with higher education speak English. There are even a number of Japanese Venezuelan schools that offer English language teaching to the recent Japanese residents.
Religion[]
The majority of Japanese Venezuelans are Roman Catholic Christians, while the rest are Buddhists.
Notable individuals[]
- Kaori F. Yonekura, filmmaker
- Hanshi Gijin Hiramatsu, martial artist
- Alexander Cabrera Suzuki, baseball player
- , Diplomat; Japanese Venezuelan
- , biomedical researcher
- , trader
- Hana Kobayashi, singer
- , painter and sculptor
- , pianist
- , economist
- , physicist and microscopist
- , trader
- Yoshikatsu Yoshida, mathematician
- Henry Zakka, actor
Notes[]
![]() | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2018) |
- ^ "ベネズエラ・ボリバル共和国(Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)". 外務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ "Japan-Venezuela Relations (Basic Data)". 外務省. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ 352 Japanese nationals in Venezuela (October 2017) + 820 Japanese descendants in Venezuela (2017 estimate)
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=8P2SAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=Population+of+Japanese+in+Venezuela&source=bl&ots=teM0ryZBta&sig=nIZ-u8XPJOgt155ZR26-hIG9YrM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB8Q6AEwATgKahUKEwiRxMijxfrHAhWBzYAKHfOWDgE#v=onepage&q=Venezuela&f=false Japanese Diasporas: Unsung Pasts, Conflicting Presents and Uncertain Futures
References[]
- Masterson, Daniel M. and Sayaka Funada-Classen. (2004), The Japanese in Latin America: The Asian American Experience. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07144-7; OCLC 253466232
- La inmigración japónesa en Venezuela (1928-2008). (The Japanese immigration in Venezuela. 1928-2008)
Categories:
- Venezuelan people of Japanese descent
- Japanese diaspora by country
- Ethnic groups in Venezuela
- Japanese diaspora in South America
- Japan–Venezuela relations