Peruvian migration to Japan
| Total population | |
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| 52,842 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Greater Tokyo Area, Chūkyō Metropolitan Area (near Nagoya)[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Peruvian people, Japanese people, Japanese Peruvians, Brazilians in Japan |
There were estimated to be 52,842 Peruvians in Japan as of 2011[update]. With a majority of them being descendants of earlier Japanese immigrants to Peru, while the rest are of other ethnicities.[2]
Migration history
In 1990, Japan introduced a new ethnicity-based immigration policy which aimed to encourage Japanese descendants overseas to come to Japan and fill the country's need for foreign workers.[2] From 1992 to 1997, data from Peru's Ministry of the Interior showed Japan as the fourteenth-most popular destination for Peruvian emigrants, behind the Netherlands and ahead of Costa Rica.[3]
Media
- International Press (newspaper)
- IPC (television station)
Education
There are the following Peruvian international schools (ペルー学校) in Japan:
- Mundo de Alegría - Hamamatsu
- Colegio Hispano Americano de Gunma - Isesaki, Gunma
Notes
- ↑ Aquino Rodríguez 1999, p. 7
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Takenaka 2003, p. 223
- ↑ Aquino Rodríguez 1999, p. 3
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