Japanese people in Hong Kong

Japanese people in Hong Kong
Japan Hong Kong
Sogo is one of the many Japanese-managed companies in Hong Kong
Total population
27,429 (2015)[1]
(0.3% of Hong Kong's population)
Regions with significant populations
Taikoo Shing, Hung Hom
Languages
Japanese (77.4%), English (17.2%), Cantonese (3.9%), Mandarin (1.0%)
(Respondents to 2011 Census who identified as Japanese and stated that the given language was their usual language)[2]
Religion
Christianity  • Buddhism • Japanese Tenrikyo • Shinto • Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Japanese people in China
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Ethnicity in Hong Kong

Japanese people in Hong Kong consist primarily of expatriate business people and their families, along with a smaller number of single women.[3] Their numbers are smaller when compared to the sizeable presence of American, British, and Canadian expatriates. As of 2010, 21,518 Japanese people had registered as residents of Hong Kong with the Japanese consulate there.[4] Hong Kong also remains a popular destination for Japanese tourists on their way to Mainland China; in 2004, the Japanese consulate reported the arrival of more than one million Japanese tourists.[5]

According to the 2021 population census in Hong Kong, there are 10,291 Japaneses living in Hong Kong, most of them are living in Eastern District and Kowloon City District,[6] such as Taikoo Shing and Hung Hom area.

  1. ^ [1] Annual Report of Statistics on Japanese Nationals Overseas
  2. ^ "Table 4.5: Proportion of ethnic minorities aged 5 and over able to speak selected languages/dialects, 2011" (PDF). 2011 Census Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities (PDF). Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department. December 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. ^ Sakai 2001, p. 32
  4. ^ MOFA 2010, p. 18
  5. ^ 日港關係 [Japan-Hong Kong Relations], Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong, 2005, retrieved 21 December 2006
  6. ^ "Thematic Report : Ethnic Minorities" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2022.