Japanese Venezuelans are Venezuelan citizens who have full or partial Japanese ancestry. The first wave of Japanese came to Venezuela in 1931.
Language Most Japanese Venezuelans only speak Spanish. Only a selected number can speak Japanese, while those with higher education speak English. There are even a number of Japanese Venezuelan schools that offer English language teaching to the recent Japanese residents.
Religion The majority of Japanese Venezuelans are Roman Catholic Christians, while the rest are Buddhists.
Notable individuals Kaori F. Yonekura, filmmaker Hanshi Gijin Hiramatsu, martial artist Alexander Cabrera Suzuki, baseball player Hana Kobayashi, singer Félix Nakamura, filmmaker Yoshikatsu Yoshida, mathematician Henry Zakka, actor
See also
Japan–Venezuela relations Japanese diaspora Immigration to Venezuela
References
Further reading Masterson, Daniel M. and Sayaka Funada-Classen. (2004), The Japanese in Latin America: The Asian American Experience. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ; La inmigración japónesa en Venezuela (1928–2008). (The Japanese immigration in Venezuela. 1928–2008)