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Indonesians in Japan (在日インドネシア人, Zainichi
Indoneshiajin
?, Indonesian: orang Indonesia di
Jepang) form Japan's
largest immigrant group from a Muslim-majority country. As of 2007, Japanese
government figures recorded 25,620 legal residents of Indonesian nationality and
estimated further 4,947 more were residing in the country
illegally.[2][3]
Demography and
distribution
Indonesians in Japan tend to be younger than other Muslim
migrants; 64.5% of legal residents are recorded to be between 20
and 30 years old, whereas the majority of the other large Muslim
migrant groups (Iranians, Bangladeshis, and Pakistanis) are between
30 and 40 years old.[4] 37% of
legal residents live in the Kantō region, a much smaller proportion
than for other Muslim migrants; that includes 2,175 people in Tokyo itself, 1,236 in Saitama,
1,204 in Ibaraki, 1,002 in Kanagawa, 845 in Chiba, 519 in
Gunma, and
244 in Tochigi. The Greater Ōsaka Area and the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area, each
have roughly 10% of Japan's Indonesian population; a further 6% can
be found in both Nagano Prefecture and Shizuoka
Prefecture. The remainder are scattered throughout the other prefectures, with between 30 and
500 in each one.[5]
See also
References
Notes
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Okushima 2006: 35
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Sakurai 2003: 33
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Sakurai 2003: 41
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Sakurai 2003: 43
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Sakurai 2003: 45
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