 Japanese in Monterrey | |
| Total population | |
| c. 76,000[1] 10,143 expats (October 2022)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mexico City, Bajío Region, Chiapas, Sinaloa, Baja California, Sonora, State of Mexico, Coahuila, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla | |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly Mexican Spanish Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism (90%)[2] Minority Buddhism and ShintoismNote | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Asian Latin Americans | |
^ Note: Religious classification is for Mexicans of Japanese descent and does not include recent immigrants. |
Japanese Mexicans are Mexican citizens of Japanese descent. Organized Japanese immigration to Mexico occurred in the 1890s with the foundation of a coffee-growing colony in the state of Chiapas. Although this initiative failed, it was followed by greater immigration from 1900 to the beginning of World War II. However, it never reached the levels of Japanese immigration to the Americas such as Brazil or the United States.
Immigration halted during World War II and many Japanese nationals and even some naturalized Mexican citizens of Japanese origin were forced to relocate from communities in Baja California, Sinaloa, and Chiapas to Mexico City and other areas in the interior until the war was over. After the war, immigration began again, mostly due to Japanese companies investing in Mexico and sending over skilled employees.
- ^ a b メキシコ合衆国（United Mexican States） 基礎データ [United Mexican States Basic Data]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) (in Japanese). 2021-06-03. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
4. 在留邦人数 10,143名（2022年10月現在）（外務省 海外在留邦人数調査統計） 5. 日系人数 7万6千名以上
- ^ "Colonia japonesa en México visita Guadalupe en 54º peregrinación anual". Aciprensa.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.