Japanese in the United Kingdom

Japanese in the UK
	The Brighton Japan Festival in 2011
Total population
	Ethnic Japanese; 29,510 (England and Wales only, 2021); UK residents born in Japan; 43,000 (2015 ONS estimate); Japanese nationals residing in the UK; 67,258 (2014 MOFA estimate);
Regions with significant populations
	Greater London and South East England
Languages
	Japanese and British English
Religion
	Mahayana Buddhism, Shinto, Protestantism, Confucianism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Anglicanism

Japanese in the United Kingdom include British citizens of Japanese ancestry (Japanese: 日系イギリス人, Hepburn: Nikkei Igirisujin) or permanent residents of Japanese birth or citizenship, as well as expatriate business professionals and their dependents on limited-term employment visas, students, trainees and young people participating in the UK government-sponsored Youth Mobility Scheme.

^ "TS:002 Ethnic group (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "Japan-United Kingdom Foreign Relations". Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[1] "TS:002 Ethnic group (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[Japan_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs-2] "Japan-United Kingdom Foreign Relations". Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

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Total population
The Brighton Japan Festival in 2011
Ethnic Japanese 29,510 (England and Wales only, 2021)^[1] UK residents born in Japan 43,000 (2015 ONS estimate) Japanese nationals residing in the UK 67,258 (2014 MOFA estimate)^[2]
Regions with significant populations
Greater London and South East England
Languages
Japanese and British English
Religion
Mahayana Buddhism, Shinto, Protestantism, Confucianism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Anglicanism