Filipinos in Japan
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 322,046 (in December, 2023)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka | |
| Languages | |
| Filipino, English, Japanese, other languages of the Philippines | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity Minority: Buddhism and Shinto |
Filipinos in Japan (
Ministry of Justice.[4] Filipinos in Japan formed a population of 325,000 individuals at year-end 2020, making them Japan's third-largest foreign community along with Vietnamese, according to the statistics of the Philippine Global National Inquirer and the Ministry of Justice.[5][6] In December 2021, the number of Filipinos in Japan was estimated at 276,615.[7]
According to figures published by the Central Bank of the Philippines, overseas Filipino workers in Japan remitted more than US$1 billion between 1990 and 1999; one newspaper described the contributions of overseas workers as a "major source of life support for the Philippines' ailing economy."[8][9] Though most Filipinos in Japan are short-term residents, the history of their community extends back further; during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, some Filipino students studied in Japanese universities.[10]
Media
There is a magazine called Kumusta! (クムスタ). Junta Shimozawa publishes and edits the Japanese portion and his spouse Hermie edits the Tagalog version. In 1996 it had a weekly circulation of 30,000, and its website was to appear in March of that month.[11]
Notable people
Entertainment
- Leah Dizon, American-born singer, model and television personality
- Ruby Moreno, actress
- Mokomichi Hayami, actor, chef, TV presenter, entrepreneur, and model[12][circular reference]
- Miho Nishida, actress and model
- Nicole Abe, fashion model
- Noriyuki Abe, film director
- Sayaka Akimoto, actress and singer
- Stan "Xtra" Fukase, drag queen and social media influencer
- Hiromi, fashion model
- Elaiza Ikeda, fashion model and actress
- Mark Ishii, voice actor
- Rie Kaneko, model and singer
- Loveli, fashion model
- Rika Mamiya, model and singer
- Megumi Nakajima, voice actress and singer
- Maiko Nakamura, singer
- Chieko Ochi, singer, model and actress
- Aiko Otake, model
- Reimy, musician
- Rikako Sasaki, singer
- Alan Shirahama, actor and DJ
- Anna Suda, actress and dancer
- Kiara Takahashi
- Maryjun Takahashi, actress and model
- Yu Takahashi, actress
- Zawachin, television personality
- Anna Mima, singer
- Ruben Aquino, animator
- Hikari Kuroki, model, gravure idol and actress
- Mei Angela], model, gravure idol and actress
- Takeru Gutierez, singer, dancer and idol for BXW
- Produce 101 Japan (season 2)and idol for boy group, TOZ
- Produce 101 Japan (season 2)
- Yuri Komagata, singer and voice actress
- Yuki Kimura, model, gravure idol and actress
- Yuki Sonoda (screen name: Yana Fuentes), model, actress, Miss Universe Japan 2020 2nd runner-rp
- Mio Yamamoto, Miss Gunma 2023 winner, Miss Universe Japan 2023 semi-finalist
Sports
- Tomohiko Hoshina, judoka
- Masunoyama Tomoharu, sumo wrestler
- Asahi Masuyama, footballer
- Hikaru Minegishi, footballer
- Mitakeumi Hisashi, sumo wrestler
- Mucha Mori, basketball player
- Kodo Nakano, judoka
- Ryuya Ogawa, baseball player
- Satoshi Ōtomo, footballer
- Risa Sato, volleyball player
- Daisuke Sato, footballer
- Syuri, pro wrestler and MMA competitor
- Yuji Takahashi, footballer
- Takayasu Akira, sumo wrestler
- Paulo Junichi Tanaka, footballer
- Chiaki Tone, baseball player
- Emi Watanabe, figure skater
- Kiyomi Watanabe, judoka
- Yuka Saso, golfer
- Edward Yamamoto, basketball player
- Yasuaki Yamasaki, baseball player
- Maharu Yoshimura, table tennis player
- Tsukii Junna, karateka
- Hirotaka Urabe, kickboxer
- Koya Urabe, kickboxer
- Jefferson Tabinas, footballer
- Paul Tabinas, footballer
- Kōtokuzan Tarō, sumo wrestler
Other
- Artemio Ricarte, Philippine general
See also
- Japan–Philippines relations
- Ethnic groups of Japan
- Japanese settlement in the Philippines
- Smile (TBS), a TV series which focused on a half Japanese, half Filipino man
References
- ^ 令和５年末現在における在留外国人数について
- ^ 令和５年末現在における在留外国人数について
- ^ Yoshida, Reiji (1 January 2008). "Inevitably, newcomers play growing role". The Japan Times. Japan. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Catolico, Gianna Francesca (29 September 2016). "Filipinos 3rd-largest group in Japan—report". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "2 Filipinos in Japan may be COVID-19 positive, says PH Embassy". April 2020.
- ^ 平成１９年末現在における外国人登録者統計について [About the statistics of registered foreigners as of the end of 2007] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Japanese Ministry of Justice. June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2008.
- ^ "令和３年末現在における在留外国人数について | 出入国在留管理庁".
- ^ "Japan-Philippines Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan. July 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- ^ Rodriguez, Ronald (15 September 2001). "Why Filipinos in Japan Matter". Philippines Today. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
- ^ de Asis, Leocadio (1979). From Bataan to Tokyo: Diary of a Filipino Student in Wartime Japan. University of Kansas.
- ^ "Kumusta! Forms Bonds Between Japanese and Philippine Communities". Japan Pictorial. 19 February 1996. Archived from the original on 30 June 1997. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- Mokomichi Hayami
Further reading
External links
- Timog BBS
- JFsekai.com The Home of the Japanese-Filipino Community Archived 19 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- SilanganPilipino.com Ang bagong tambayan ng Pinoy. Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Oyaye: Filipino Social Networking Community Abroad
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