Japanese Venezuelans
Japanese Venezuelan
Japonés Venezolano| Total population |
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1,500[1] |
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Caracas, Puerto La Cruz |
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Spanish, Japanese, English |
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Roman Catholicism and Buddhism |
| Related ethnic groups |
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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.[2]
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.
Prominent Japanese Venezuelans
- Alexander Cabrera Suzuki, baseball player; Japanese Venezuelan
- Fred Armisen, comedian; Japanese Venezuelan
- Seiko Ishikawa, Diplomat; Japanese Venezuelan
- Seijiro Iyazawa, trader
- Hana Kobayashi, singer
- Takako Kodani de Bracho; painter and sculptor
- Sadao Muraki, pianist
- Richard Obuchi, economist
- Kaori F. Yonekura, filmaker
- Yuzo Yonekura, trader
- Henry Zakka, actor
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Japanese diaspora and Japanese expatriates