| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,000–3,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Southern Saitama (Kawaguchi, Warabi) | |
| Languages | |
| Kurdish, Turkish |
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Kurds in Japan (Japanese: 在日クルド人, Zainichi Kurudo-jin, Kurdish: Kurdên Japonyayê) refers to Kurds residing in Japan. Kurds do not have a majority nation state and live in Kurdistan, a region that includes Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq in the Middle East and South Caucasus.
Beginning in Spring 2023, there has been a significant increase in anti-Kurdish sentiment in Japan. This was reportedly in part fueled by Turkish people spreading anti-Kurdish messaging in the Japanese language using the social media platform X. Kurds have been receiving death threats and calls for their mass deportation.[2][3][4]
- ^ "川口のクルド人は「夜の巡回」で共生を目指す SNSで強まる非難…でも「この街を故郷と思っている」". Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 2023-11-22.
- ^ "Social media posters abroad fuel hatred of Kurds in Japan". The Asahi Shimbun. 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Hate speech escalates against Kurds living close to Tokyo". The Asahi Shimbun. 2024-04-20.
- ^ "'I became afraid to go out': Hate speech escalates against Kurds in east Japan (Pt. 1)". Mainichi Daily News. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-10-12.