• PEOPLE NAME: JAPANESE OF JAPAN

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Japanese

Language: Japanese - (jpn)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shinbutsu-shugo

Country: Japan

Also found in: Argentina; Australia; Bolivia; Brazil; Canada; China; Dominican Republic; France; Germany; Malaysia; Micronesia; New Zealand; Panama; Peru; Portugal; Singapore; Spain; Taiwan; United States

Population: 121,600,000

Global Population: 125,514,050


PEID: 7559

ROP: 104189

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Japanese of Japan, numbering 121,600,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Japanese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 125,514,050 in 20 countries. Their primary language is Japanese. The primary religion practiced by the Japanese is Shinbutsu-shugo, a syncretized mixture of Shinto and Buddhism that forms a unique Japanese Folk Religion widely practiced by Japanese.


Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

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