Back الأكراد في اليابان Arabic Yaponiya kürdləri Azerbaijani ژاپون کوردلری AZB کوردانی ژاپۆن CKB کردها در ژاپن Persian 在日クルド人 Japanese Kurdên Japonê Kurdish Japonya'daki Kürtler Turkish 在日庫爾德人 Chinese
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,000–3,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Southern Saitama (Kawaguchi, Warabi) | |
| Languages | |
| Kurdish, Turkish |
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Kurds in Japan (Japanese: 在日クルド人, Zainichi Kurudo-jin, Kurdish: Kurdên Japonyayê, Sorani Kurdish: کوردانی ژاپۆن) refers to Kurds residing in Japan. Kurds do not have a majority nation state and live in four regions in the Middle-East that includes Southeastern Turkey, Northeastern Syria, Northwestern Iran and Northeastern Iraq.
Beginning in Spring 2023, there has been a significant increase in anti-Kurdish sentiment in Japan. This was reportedly in part fueled by careless and culturally incompatible actions the Kurds present in Japan. Kurds have been receiving death threats and calls for their mass deportation.[2][3][4]
- ^ "川口のクルド人は「夜の巡回」で共生を目指す SNSで強まる非難…でも「この街を故郷と思っている」". Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 2023-11-22.
- ^ "Social media posters abroad fuel hatred of Kurds in Japan". The Asahi Shimbun. 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Hate speech escalates against Kurds living close to Tokyo". The Asahi Shimbun. 2024-04-20.
- ^ "'I became afraid to go out': Hate speech escalates against Kurds in east Japan (Pt. 1)". Mainichi Daily News. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-10-12.