Japanese in the Philippines
日系 / 日系人 / 日系フィリピン人 にっけい / にっけいじん Hapon / Hapones / Haponesa Pilipinong Hapones Nikkei / Nikkeijin / Japino / Japinoy | |
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Takayama Ukon was a Japanese Catholic daimyō who migrated to the Philippines together with 300 Kirishitan refugees in 1614. | |
| Total population | |
| Japanese nationals 15,728 (Dec. 2021) People of Japanese descent 120,000 (2006) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Metro Manila, Davao, the Visayas, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Baguio, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales | |
| Languages | |
| Japanese, Filipino, other languages of the Philippines, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Shinto, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese people, foreign-born Japanese, Japanese diaspora |
Japanese in the Philippines, or Japanese Filipino, refers to one of the largest branches of Japanese diaspora having historical contact with and having established themselves in what is now the Philippines. This also refers to Filipino citizens of either pure or mixed Japanese descent residing in the country, the latter a result of intermarriages between the Japanese and local populations.