Japanese people
Residents of Japan
Japanese people are the ethnic group native to Japan, or more broadly, citizens of Japan regardless of ethnicity.
The term encompasses both the dominant Yamato majority and indigenous minorities like the Ainu and Ryukyuan peoples.
Japanese people have one of the longest life expectancies in the world.
In casual use, Japanese alone often serves as the noun: The Japanese invented the bullet train.
Historic Japanese cultural core
- AinuEthnic group from Hokkaido
- NikkeiJapanese stock average
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · indigenous · minority · mixed-race
Wraparound Japanese garment
- sushiVinegared rice with toppings
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- geishaJapanese arts entertainer
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
manga · shinto · zen · bonsai · haiku · kabuki · ikebana · origami
Chain of scattered islands
- TokyoJapan's capital city
- KyotoJapan's former imperial seat
- OsakaJapanese port metropolis
- HokkaidoJapan's northernmost main island
Honshu · Kyushu · Mount Fuji · Sapporo · Fukuoka · Nagoya · Hiroshima · Kobe
Japanese modernization era
- shogunJapan's military supreme commander
- daimyoJapanese feudal landowner
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- emperorMale ruler of empire
restoration · occupation · postwar · feudal · imperial
Yamato
Historic Japanese cultural core
- AinuEthnic group from Hokkaido
- NikkeiJapanese stock average
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
heritage · ancestry · indigenous · minority · mixed-race
kimono
Wraparound Japanese garment
- sushiVinegared rice with toppings
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- geishaJapanese arts entertainer
anime · manga · shinto · zen · bonsai · haiku · kabuki · ikebana · origami · ramen
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
Hokkaido · Honshu · Kyushu · Mount Fuji · Sapporo · Fukuoka · Nagoya · Hiroshima · Kobe · Okinawa
Meiji
Japanese modernization era
emperor · restoration · occupation · postwar · feudal · imperial
Japanese peoplenon-Japanese
Lacking connection to Nippon
foreigners · gaijin · Westerners · Americans · Europeans