Japanese people in Sri Lanka
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 678 (2022)[1][2] | |
| Languages | |
| Japanese, English, Sinhalese, Tamil | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese diaspora |
Japanese people in Sri Lanka are people of Japanese ancestry living in Sri Lanka.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 778 | — |
| 2017 | 767 | −1.4% |
| 2022 | 678 | −11.6% |
| Source: | ||
There were appropriately 778 of them as of August 2005.[3] As of 2022, there are approximately 678 of them.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "スリランカ基礎データ".
- ^ a b "海外在留邦人数調査統計 (Annual Report of Statistics on Japanese Nationals Overseas) 外務省領事局政策課 令和５年（２０２３年）１０月１日現在" (PDF). www.mofa.go.jp.
- ^ "Japan-Sri Lanka Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-18.
Further reading
- Dancing for ancestral souls: Daily News (Sri Lanka)
- ‘Kouchi’: Authentic Japanese (Sunday Times)
- Japanese Graduate's Alumini Association of Sri Lanka (JAGAAS): Study in Japan Archived 2020-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- The Sunday Leader Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
| Indigenous | |
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| Traditional | |
| Multiracial | |
| Immigrants | |