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| Japanese Cluster – People Groups |
People Name
(click people name for listing) |
Population |
Least Reached |
Progress Scale |
# Peoples by Ctry |
# Unreached Peoples |
% Peoples Unreached |
Primary Religion |
Ethnic Code |
Photo |
| Amami-Oshima, Northern | 9,600 | Y● | 1  | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45a | 0P Amami-Oshima, Northern | | Amami-Oshima, Southern | 1,700 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45a | 0P Amami-Oshima, Southern | | Burakumin | 870,000 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45a | 0P Burakumin | | Japanese | 120,442,000 | Y● | 1 | 44 | 41 | 93.2 % | Buddhism | MSY45a | 0P Japanese | | Japanese, Brazilian | 261,000 | | 5  | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | Christianity | MSY45a | 0P Japanese, Brazilian | | Judeo-Japanese | 49,000 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Ethnic Religions | MSY45a | 1 | | Kikai | 13,000 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45b | 0P Kikai | | Kunigami | 4,800 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45a | 0P Kunigami | | Miyako, Ryukyuan | 65,000 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45b | 0P Miyako, Ryukyuan | | Oki-No-Erabu | 3,100 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45a | 1 | | Okinawan, Ryukyuan | 1,166,000 | Y● | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 % | Ethnic Religions | MSY45b | 0P Okinawan, Ryukyuan | | Toku-No-Shima | 4,900 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45a | 0P Toku-No-Shima | | Yaeyama | 45,000 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45a | 0P Yaeyama | | Yonaguni | 800 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45b | 1 | | Yoron | 900 | Y● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | Buddhism | MSY45b | 0P Yoron |
| Totals: 15 Peoples |
122,936,000 |
14 |
1 |
60 |
56 |
93.3 % |
Buddhism |
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12 |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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NOTES:
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
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| Japanese Cluster – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Amami-Oshima, Northern
9,600
in 1 Country
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Amami-Oshima, Southern
1,700
in 1 Country
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Burakumin
870,000
in 1 Country
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Japanese
120,442,000
in 44 Countries
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Japanese, Brazilian
261,000
in 1 Country
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Kikai
13,000
in 1 Country
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Kunigami
4,800
in 1 Country
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Miyako, Ryukyuan
65,000
in 1 Country
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Okinawan, Ryukyuan
1,166,000
in 3 Countries
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Toku-No-Shima
4,900
in 1 Country
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Yaeyama
45,000
in 1 Country
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Yoron
900
in 1 Country
| | Japanese People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
| Japanese Cluster – Profile |
- The Japanese cluster is very homogenous, being dominated by the Japanese people themselves who in turn are quite homogenous.
- Joshua Project shows the primary religion of the Japanese to be Buddhist, but this is a simplification. Most religious Japanese are not so much adherents of a single religion as they are syncretic, incorporating elements of Shintoism and Buddhism and perhaps Confucianism, Taoism, and ancestor worship. Materialism is perhaps the real religion of many people.
- The Burakumin people group within the Japanese cluster have been a marginalized group, made up of the eta (defiled ones), and the hinin (non-human ones). The feudal caste system of Japan, ending in about 1870, was responsible. Discrimination against these people may still sometimes occur, in marriage and employment situations.
- Christianity has been in Japan since the 16th century, when Roman Catholics from Portugal entered the country. Protestant missionary work began in the late 19th century.
- The full Bible has been available in the Japanese language since 1883, and many other Christian resources are available, as well. Access to the Gospel by those in the Japanese cluster is not generally restricted. The problem is lack of interest.
Profile source: Joshua Project
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Values less than .3% not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity
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| Japanese Cluster – Details |
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| Regions |
Peoples |
|
Population |
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| Africa, North and Middle East | 1 | (1.7%) | 3,900 | (0.0%) | | America, Latin | 8 | (13.3%) | 614,000 | (0.5%) | | America, North and Caribbean | 5 | (8.3%) | 923,000 | (0.8%) | | Asia, Northeast | 19 | (31.7%) | 121,039,000 | (98.5%) | | Asia, South | 1 | (1.7%) | 2,400 | (0.0%) | | Asia, Southeast | 6 | (10.0%) | 157,000 | (0.1%) | | Australia and Pacific | 7 | (11.7%) | 79,000 | (0.1%) | | Europe, Eastern and Eurasia | 2 | (3.3%) | 2,000 | (0.0%) | | Europe, Western | 11 | (18.3%) | 116,000 | (0.1%) |
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| Resources |
Peoples |
|
Population |
|
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| Complete Bible |
47 |
(78.3%) |
121,622,000 |
(98.9%) |
| New Testament |
47 |
(78.3%) |
121,622,000 |
(98.9%) |
| Portions |
50 |
(83.3%) |
122,788,000 |
(99.9%) |
| Online Audio NT |
152 |
(253.3%) |
367,736,000 |
(299.1%) |
| Jesus Film |
47 |
(78.3%) |
121,622,000 |
(98.9%) |
| Gospel Recordings |
50 |
(83.3%) |
122,788,000 |
(99.9%) |
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JP Unreached of Day
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