Filipino-Japanese Surnames
Some Filipinos bear Japanese surnames. They most likely indicate Japanese ancestry either from the many Japanese who settled during pre-colonial Philippines when it was separated among different nations(Kingdoms, Rajahnates, Sultanates, Tribes, etc.) or more recently from WWII. During Macapagal and Marcos administrations, only few Japanese Filipinos have entered military services and this was very limited. These people in military service during that time are descendants of World War II Japanese soldiers who were captured, pardoned and settled in the Philippines and married Filipino women. Today, some Japanese immigrants living in the Philippines are Nisei, Sansei, Yonsei, and/or Gosei; however, these generations are not categorized (unlike in U.S. and Brazil, and other countries where generations of Japanese immigrants are categorized).
- Abe
- Arai
- Fujimori
- Hakamada
- Harata
- Ide
- Iwatani
- Inoue
- Ishii
- Kato
- Kaneko
- Kimura
- Kimimoto
- Kishimoto
- Kobayashi
- Koizumi
- Matsuda
- Matsunaga
- Miyaki
- Mori
- Muraoka
- Nakamura
- Nato
- Sato
- Shiochi
- Suzuki
- Tanaka
- Tsukada
- Yamada
- Yamamoto
- Yamato
- Yamazaki
- Yoshida
- Yoshikawa
- Yoshizaki
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