Japanese people in Spain

Japanese people in Spain
Japan Spain
Total population
8,080 (October 2015)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Madrid, Catalonia,[2] Las Palmas
Languages
Spanish, Japanese
Related ethnic groups
Japanese diaspora
Japanese Embassy in Madrid

Japanese people in Spain consist largely of expatriate managers in Japanese corporations, as well as international students.[3] There are also some people of Japanese ancestry in Spain, including descendants of 17th-century migrants to Spain, as well as migrants from among Nikkei populations in Latin America.[4] According to Spain's National Statistical Institute, 4,898 Japanese citizens resided in the country as of 2009; Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a higher figure of 8,080 as of 2015.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b MOFA 2015
  2. ^ Valls Campà 1998, p. 161
  3. ^ Beltrán Antolín & Sáiz López 2002, p. 45
  4. ^ Beltrán Antolín 2006, p. 114
  5. ^ INE 2009