Japanese Ethnic Minorities
The nine largest minority groups residing in Japan are the North and South Koreans, Chinese, Brazilian (most Brazilians in Japan have some Japanese ancestors), Filipinos, Taiwanese, the Ainu, and the Ryukyuan. There are also a number of smaller ethnic communities in Japan with a much shorter history.
According to the United Nations' 2008 Diène report, communities most affected by racism and xenophobia in Japan include:
- the national minorities of Buraku people, Ainu and people of Okinawa,
- people and descendants of people from former Japanese colonies (Koreans and Chinese),
- and the new immigrants from other Asian, African, South American and Middle Eastern countries.
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