Japanese Venezuelans
Ethnic group
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Japanese Venezuelans are Venezuelan citizens who have full or partial Japanese ancestry. The first wave of Japanese came to Venezuela in 1931.[4]
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| Total population | |
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| 1,172[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Caracas, Puerto La Cruz, and Maracaibo. | |
| Languages | |
| Venezuelan Spanish, Japanese. | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism and Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese Americans, Japanese Argentines, Japanese Brazilians, Japanese Colombians, Japanese Mexicans, Japanese Paraguayans, Japanese Peruvians, Japanese Uruguayans |
Language
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
- Hana Kobayashi, singer
- Félix Nakamura, filmmaker
- Yoshikatsu Yoshida, mathematician
- Henry Zakka, actor