Japanese people in Pakistan
Japanese people in Pakistan (Urdu: جاپانی) form a small expatriate community, as well with people born in Pakistan with Japanese ancestry. As of 2013, 917 Japanese lived in the country, according to the statistics of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] Additionally, statistics from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs show that roughly 20,000 Japanese tourists entered the country during 2007-08, primarily to visit Buddhist sites.[2]
Total population | |
---|---|
917 (2013) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Islamabad, Karachi | |
Languages | |
Urdu, English, Japanese | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Japanese people, Japanese diaspora |
During the 1980s and 1990s, the population of Japanese living in Karachi alone exceeded over 2,000. Now, the community has shrunk.[3]
Education
There are expatriate Japanese schools in Karachi and Islamabad for the native speakers of Japanese and children of Japanese citizens: Islamabad Japanese School and Karachi Japanese School. These schools are accredited by Japan's Ministry of Education and Science and receive funding from the Japanese government.
Notable people
- Hiroji Kataoka, professor of Urdu, studied at the University of Karachi in the early 1970s and remains a frequent visitor to Pakistan, recipient of the Sitara-i-Imtiaz award[4][5]
- Takeshi Suzuki, professor of Urdu, studied at the University of Karachi from 1960 to 1962, recipient of the Sitara-i-Imtiaz award[6][7]
- Akira Yamamura, general manager of Mitsubishi Pakistan, recipient of the Sitara-e-Pakistan award[8]
- Hameeda Waheeduddin
References
- "パキスタン・イスラム共和国基礎データ", 各国・地域情勢, Tokyo, Japan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 2009, retrieved 2010-05-28
- "13 places to explore in 2018 - Pakistan - The Tourist". The Tourist. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- Karachi: Enclave for Japanese investors at Port Qasim
- Parekh, Rauf (2008-08-26), "A Japanese scholar of Urdu", Dawn, retrieved 2010-05-28
- "片岡弘次教授がパキスタン政府から表彰される", Daito Bunka University News, 2010-04-28, archived from the original on 2010-05-21, retrieved 2010-05-28
- Administration, University of Karachi, retrieved 2010-05-28
- "Japanese scholar of Urdu passes away", Dawn, 2005-01-16, retrieved 2010-05-28
- Mr. Akira Yamamura decorated with Sitara-e-Pakistan, Pak Japan Business Forum, 2001-12-17, archived from the original on 2008-08-03, retrieved 2010-05-28