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'{{Infobox ethnic group |group=Japanese people in India<br>在インド日本人<br>Zai Indo Nihonjin |image = |caption = |population= 9,197 (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/area/india/data.html|title=インド（India）|website=Mofa.go.jp|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> |regions= [[Chennai]]{{·}}[[Bangalore]]{{·}}[[Kolkata]]{{·}}[[Gurgaon]]{{·}}[[New Delhi]] |langs= [[Languages of India|Indian Languages]]{{·}}[[Indian English|English]]{{·}}[[Japanese language|Japanese]] |rels= [[Mahayana Buddhism]]{{·}}[[Shinto]]{{·}}[[Christianity]] |related= [[Japanese diaspora]] }} There is a small {{Nihongo|'''Japanese community in India'''|在インド日本人|Zai Indo Nihonjin}} which consists mainly of expatriates from [[Japan]] or [[India]]n-born people of Japanese ancestry. ==Settlement== ===Bangalore=== In [[Bangalore]], the Japanese community has increased by approximately 3000 in the last few years. The vast majority of the community works for [[Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited|Toyota Kirloskar]], [[Honda]], [[Fujitsu]], [[Komatsu Limited|Komatsu]], [[Hitachi]], Tsujikawa, Keihin, and 80 other Japanese corporates.<ref>{{cite news|title = More Japanese companies root for facilities in Bangalore|url = http://www.deccanherald.com/content/426667/more-japanese-companies-root-facilities.html|newspaper= [[Deccan Herald]]|access-date = 2015-05-25}}</ref> Bangalore attracts over 1800 Japanese business visitors every month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/12/27/bangalore-woos-japanese-visitors/|title=Bangalore Woos Japanese Visitors|date=Dec 27, 2012|website=Blogs.wsj.com|access-date=2015-05-25}}</ref> The [[Karnataka]] government has announced to set up an industrial township on 1,000 acres of land outside Bangalore for Japanese manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Karnataka plans 'walk to work' industrial townships|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/sme/karnataka-plans-walk-to-work-industrial-townships-110111600016_1.html|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 2010-11-16|access-date = 2015-05-25|first = Mahesh|last = Kulkarni}}</ref> The growing Japanese influence in Bangalore is exemplified by students learning Japanese at the Department of Foreign Languages at Bangalore University. Bangalore has a Japanese-influenced Sakra World Hospital, a Kenkos store for lifestyle products, and the Japanese-friendly [[Trio World Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Karnataka beckons Japanese companies|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-beckons-japanese-companies/article5926361.ece|newspaper = [[The Hindu]]|date = April 19, 2014|access-date = 2015-05-25|issn = 0971-751X|language = en|first = Madhumathi D.|last = S}}</ref> [[Japan Habba]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/feb/02/bring-out-your-kimonos-for-japan-habba-1933235.html|title=Bring out your kimonos for Japan habba|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> (Japan Festival) has been held in [[Bangalore]] since 2005 and about 1,000 Japanese people from various parts of India travel to Bangalore to join in the festival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://overseasindian.in/2009/june/news/20090106-103513.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305205324/http://overseasindian.in/2009/june/news/20090106-103513.shtml |archive-date=2012-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many Japanese restaurants exist in Bangalore, and some are owned by Japanese people.{{cn|date=May 2017}} ===Chennai=== [[Chennai]] is home to the largest Japanese community in India around 6500 members. [[Chennai]] has traditionally respected and valued Japanese culture and discipline. As of 2015, around 577 Japanese companies are present in Chennai, which represents more than a third of the Japanese companies in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Japanese-Cos-Eye-Larger-TN-Footprint/2015/04/17/article2768362.ece|title=Japanese Cos Eye Larger TN Footprint|website=Newindianexpress.com|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> Japanese language centers have sprung up and [[American International School Chennai]] has opened a center that teaches the language; there are about 55 Japanese restaurants while hotels continue to add Japanese cuisine to their menus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/land-of-the-rising-yen/article4619446.ece|title=Land of the rising yen|date=15 April 2013|website=Thehindubusinessline.com|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> The Japanese influence in the city has resulted in a keen interest in the Japanese language among the people of Chennai, who learn it to better understand Japanese culture and the language's traditional linguistic similarity to Tamil, the official language of Tamil Nadu. Some also learn Japanese to explore new business opportunities. The Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IJCCI) aims to increase cultural competence between India and Japan. They regularly host Japanese cultural events to expose the Chennai community to an otherwise unknown culture. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.ijcci.com/about-us.php|title=IJCCI About Page| access-date = 12 September 2018}}</ref> Chennai has the largest number of JLPT test takers among the cities that offer the test in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jlpt.jp/statistics/pdf/2014_2_3.pdf|format=PDF|title=　Number of Applicants and Examinees by Test Site |website=Jlpt.jp|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jlpt.jp/statistics/pdf/2014_1_3.pdf|format=PDF|title=　Number of Applicants and Examinees by Test Site|website=Jlpt.jp|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> The number of Japanese expatriates is expected to rise with the development of a 1500-acre Japanese township on the outskirts of [[Chennai]]. ===Haldia=== The Japanese community of [[Haldia]] is mostly engineers and top executives at [[Mitsubishi]] Chemicals Corporation’s (MCC) PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) plant in the city. The community have been living in the mini Japanese township called '''Sataku''' ([[Japantown]]) for many years. Sataku has many Japanese restaurants and a local Japanese news station. Japanese movies are also shown in local theaters. Haldia is the only Indian city to have a [[Japantown]]. The only problem for tourists to this [[Japantown]] is that it is not open to public. You need to be invited as a guest of one of the residents to gain entry to the complex. Also, the exact location is not available on [[Google Maps]] and not known to most locals or local traffic police. The commissioning of the PTA plant and subsequent expansions have seen the arrival of many Japanese executives. While a few have returned, many stayed back in this quaint township, thousands of miles away from their home land. The next phase of expansion promises to bring in more Japanese expatriates to this new industrial hub in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4327|title=Business News - Latest Stock Market and Economy News India|website=Businesstoday.intoday.in|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> ===Gujarat=== There were 321 Japanese establishments and 347 Japanese citizens residing in Gujarat as of March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bullet Train Project: December deadline for land acquisition missed, says Japan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bullet-train-project-december-deadline-for-land-acquisition-missed-says-japan-5621792/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=15 March 2019 |language=en-IN |date=12 March 2019}}</ref> ==Education== {{Location map+|India|width=200|float=right|caption=Locations of Japanese international schools, day and supplementary, in India recognized by [[MEXT]] (gray dots represent closed schools)|places= {{Location map~|India|lat=28.514167|long=77.169444|marksize=5|link=Japanese School New Delhi|label=<small>[[Japanese School New Delhi|Delhi]]</small>|position=top}} {{Location map~|India|lat=19.1202428 |long=72.91588060000004|marksize=5|link=Japanese School of Mumbai|label=<small>[[Japanese School of Mumbai|Mumbai]]</small>|position=top}} {{Location map~|India|lat=13.0826802|long=80.27071840000008|mark = green pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Chennai</small>|position=right}} {{Location map~|India|lat=12.9715987|long=77.59456269999998|mark = green pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Bangalore</small>|position=left}} {{Location map~|India|lat=22.572646|long=88.36389499|mark = black pog.svg|marksize=5|label=<small>Kolkata (day and weekend)</small>|position=top}} }} List of [[nihonjin gakko|Japanese international schools]] in India: * [[Mumbai Japanese School]] * [[Japanese School New Delhi]] [[hoshuko|Supplementary programme]]s (hoshu jugyo ko or hoshuko):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/002/001.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330214851/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/002/001.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2014|title=アジアの補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）：文部科学省|date=30 March 2014|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> * Japanese School of [[Bangalore]] (バンガロール日本人補習授業校 ''Bangarōru Nihonjin Hoshū Jugyō Kō'') * Japanese School Educational Trust of [[Chennai]] (チェンナイ補習授業校 Chennai Hoshū Jugyō Kō)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jschool2013.jimdo.com/%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E6%A1%88%E5%86%85/|title=■学校案内|website=Jschool2013.jimdo.com|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> - located at [[American International School Chennai]], [[Taramani]].<ref name=Asianschools>"[https://www.webcitation.org/6WKFovaFL?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140330214851/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/002/001.htm アジアの補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）]" (). [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]]. Retrieved on February 13, 2015. "チェンナイ Japanese School Educational Trust of Chennai Inside American International School Chennai, 100 Feet Road, Taramani, Chennai, 600113, INDIA"</ref> Established by the Japanese Association in Chennai (チェンナイ日本人会 ''Chennai Nihonjin Kai''), it opened in June 1975 as the Japanese Class of Madras (マドラス日本語補習教室 ''Madorasu Nihongo Hoshū Kyōshitsu''). In 1998 the school adopted the name Japanese Language School of Chennai (チェンナイ日本語補習校 ''Chennai Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō'') since Madras took the name Chennai. The school moved to AIS Chennai in 2003. It adopted its current name in 2005 so it could register as a trust, as per the [[Trust Act]].<ref>"[https://jschool2013.jimdo.com/handbook-学校案内英字版/ ＨＡＮＤＢＯＯＫ（学校案内英字版）]." Japanese School Educational Trust of Chennai. Retrieved on February 13, 2015. Japanese names from: "[https://jschool2013.jimdo.com/学校沿革史/ 学校沿革史]": " 4月補習校設立の気運。６月マドラス日本語補習教室設立。 [...] ＜ 平成１０年(1998)度＞〔児童・生徒16名〕４月チェンナイ日本語補習校に校名変更。[...] ＜平成１６年(2004)度＞[...]３月教育信託団体証書登録「チェンナイ補習授業校（Japanese School Educational Trust of Chennai）」名に変更 " - "[https://jschool2013.jimdo.com/%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E6%A1%88%E5%86%85/ 学校案内] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053500/https://jschool2013.jimdo.com/%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E6%A1%88%E5%86%85/ |date=2017-12-22 }}": "チェンナイには「チェンナイ日本人会」"</ref> The [[Calcutta]] Japanese School (カルカタ日本人学校 ''Karukata Nihonjin Gakkō''), a day school was established but not longer exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/1338806.htm|title=過去に指定・認定していた在外教育施設：文部科学省|website=Mext.go.jp|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> The hoshuko in Kolkata also closed.<ref name=MEXT20030102Asia>"[https://www.webcitation.org/6XbDdSK5u?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030102204401/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/hasia.html アジアの補習授業校一覧]" (). [[MEXT]]. January 2, 2003. Retrieved on April 7, 2015. "カルカタ 休 校 中"</ref> ==Notable people== * [[Arata Izumi]] (和泉新) - Football player * [[Ashok Sukumaran]] - Japanese-born Indian contemporary artist * [[Surai Sasai]] (佐々井秀嶺) - Japanese-born Indian Buddhist [[bhikkhu]] (monk) * [[Katsumi Yusa]] (遊佐 克美) - Football player * [[Masako Ono]] (小野 雅子) - Japanese Odissi dancer * [[Ryuji Sueoka]] (末岡 龍二) - Football player * [[Takayuki Omi]] (近江 孝行) - Football player * [[Priyanka Yoshikawa]] (吉川 プリアンカ) - Beauty queen * [[User:AryaSubscriber]] (アーヤ シャー) - Student ==See also== * [[India-Japan relations]] * [[Indians in Japan]] * [[Japanese language education in India]] * [[Japan-India Association]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Immigration to India}} {{Japanese diaspora}} [[Category:Japanese diaspora by country|India]] [[Category:India–Japan relations]] [[Category:Indian people of Japanese descent| ]] [[Category:Japanese expatriates in India| ]] [[Category:Immigration to India|Japanese]] [[Category:Japanese diaspora in Asia]]'