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Japanese People In South Africa
There is a small community of Japanese expatriate people living in or people who were born in South Africa with Japanese ancestry. Most of them live in Johannesburg and other major cities. According to the 2011 census, Asians account for 2.5% of South Africa's total population. While the Indian, Chinese, and Vietnamese South African populations are relatively large, the number of Japanese is small and largely focused in Johannesburg and Cape Town. History Japanese immigration to South Africa began when Japan emerged as the country's largest trading partner when it was under apartheid. Pre-Apartheid The 1913 "Admission of Persons to the Union Regulation Act no. 22" presented an early obstacle to trade relations between South Africa and Japan. This immigration act banned all Asians, including Japanese, as "prohibited immigrants." Daniel François Malan argued that Japan was vitally important to South Africa as a long-term ally to combat the influence of communism. In 1930 he suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan External Trade Organization
is an Independent Administrative Institution established by Japan Export Trade Research Organization as a nonprofit corporation in Osaka in February 1952, reorganized under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1958 (later the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or METI), and became an Independent Administrative Institution in 2003 to consolidate Japan's efforts in export promotion. The government has provided more than half of JETRO's annual operating budget. As of January 2020, JETRO maintained seventy-four offices in fifty-four countries, as well as forty-eight regional offices in Japan, with a total staff of 1,730 (998 domestic, 732 overseas). Its main office is located in the Ark Mori Building in Akasaka, Tokyo. Initially, JETRO's activities focused mainly on promoting exports to other countries. As exporters established themselves in world markets and the balance of trade turned from deficit to surplus, however, JETRO's role shifted to encompass more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honorary Whites
Honorary whites is a term that was used by the apartheid regime of South Africa to grant some of rights and privileges of White South Africans, whites to those who would otherwise have been treated as Coloureds, non-whites under the Population Registration Act, 1950, Population Registration Act. This was made on a case by case basis to select individuals but also certain racial groups, notably East Asian people, East Asians who were ascribed as honorary whites. Such examples include the Japanese people in South Africa, Japanese, Koreans in South Africa, Koreans and Taiwanese people, Taiwanese who were granted this "honorary white" status, and later the Chinese South Africans, local Chinese community and individually designated figures of various other races were added as well. Japanese The designation was ascribed to the entire Yamato people, Japanese populace (who also once were ascribed as Honorary Aryans by Nazi Germany) in the 1960s. At the time, Japan was going through a pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan–South Africa Relations
Japan–South Africa relations are the current and historical bilateral relations between Japan and South Africa. History The genesis of trade relations between Japan and the future South Africa date to 1643 when Jan van Riebeeck first arrived at Dejima in Nagasaki harbor. Reebeck accompanied Jan van Elseracq, who was the representative of the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) in Japan. Seven years later in 1650, Riebeck proposed selling hides of South African wild animals to Japan. In 1898, Furuya Komahei was the first Japanese businessman to open a shop in South Africa. The Cape Town store was called ''Mikado Shōten'' (Emperor Shop). It stayed open until 1942, when it was closed and confiscated by the government. In 1904, Iwasaki Kanzō's small businesses in Durban were assisted by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. Japan opened a consulate in Cape Town in 1918. The Japanese government in 1932 erected a stone lantern in the Company's Gardens of Cape Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Club (Johannesburg)
The Nippon Club of South Africa (Nan A Nihonjihkai) was founded in 1961 as a social club for Japanese nationals in the Johannesburg area.Morikawa, Jun. (1997) ''Japan and Africa: big business and diplomacy,'' p. 147./ref> The Nippon Club is the only Japanese social club in South Africa. The club's dual purpose is to help enhance the unity of the Japanese South African community and to help develop evolving relationships with the South African people The population of South Africa is about 58.8 million people of diverse origins, cultures, Languages of South Africa, languages, and Religion in South Africa, religions. The South African National Census of 2022 was the most recent census held; .... The Nippon Club has fostered ongoing business and cultural relationships through various events. Notes References * Morikawa Jun. (1997). ''Japan and Africa: big business and diplomacy.''Africa World Press. {{Greater Johannesburg, culture Organisations based in Johannesburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shona People
The Shona people () are part of the Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily living in Zimbabwe where they form the majority of the population, as well as Mozambique, South Africa, and a worldwide diaspora including global celebrities such as Thandiwe Newton. There are five major Shona language/dialect clusters : Karanga, Zezuru, Korekore, Manyika and Ndau. Regional classification The Shona people are grouped according to the dialect of the language they speak. Their estimated population is 16.6 million: * Karanga or Southern Shona (about 8.5 million people) * Zezuru or Central Shona (5.2 million people) * Korekore or Northern Shona (1.7 million people) * Manyika tribe or Eastern Shona (1.2 million) in Zimbabwe (861,000) and Mozambique (173,000). * Ndau in Mozambique (1,580,000) and Zimbabwe (800,000). History During the 11th century, the Karanga people formed kingdoms on the Zimbabwe plateau. Construction, then, began on Great Zimbabwe; the capital of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains. It has a reputation as an academic city and center of research, being home to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of South Africa (UNISA), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Human Sciences Research Council. It also hosts the National Research Foundation and the South African Bureau of Standards. Pretoria was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Pretoria is the central part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality which was formed by the amalgamation of several former local authorities, including Bronkhorstspruit, Centurion, Cullinan, Hammanskraal and Soshanguve. Some have proposed changing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotaro Matsushima
Kotaro Matsushima (Japanese: 松島 幸太朗; born ) is a Japanese international rugby union player, currently playing for Top 14 side ASM Clermont Auvergne and for the Japan national team. Born to a Japanese mother and a Zimbabwean Shona father, he grew up playing rugby in South Africa and Japan. He is a utility back who can play as a winger, fullback or outside centre. Early life Matsushima was born in Pretoria, South Africa, to a Japanese mother and a Zimbabwean Shona father. He acquired Japanese nationality at the age of 5 and moved to Japan the following year with his family. After graduating from the local elementary school in Tokyo (where he played soccer), he lived for one year in South Africa and started playing rugby. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsushima, Kotaro Japanese rugby union players South African rugby union players Living people 1993 births Rugby union players from Pretoria Rugby union wings Sharks (Currie Cup) players Tokyo Sungoliath play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
260px, Hiratsuka City Hall is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 257,316 and a population density of 3800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Hiratsuka is located in the Shōnan area on the right bank (west side) of the Sagami River, almost in the center of Kanagawa Prefecture, and faces Sagami Bay to the south. The area from the Sagami River to the Kaname River is a plain to the northern end of the city area, and the urban area extends to the south. The west side of the Kaname River is a hilly area that is part of the Oiso Hills, and there is a lot of greenery. It is approximately midway between Tokyo and Mount Fuji. Surrounding municipalities Kanagawa Prefecture *Chigasaki *Hadano *Atsugi * Isehara *Samukawa * Nakai * Oiso * Ninomiya Climate Hiratsuka has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual tempe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalla Hirayama
Lalla Hirayama (born February 10, 1988) is a Japanese—South African television host, actress, dancer and model. Best known for her current work as one of 5 hosts of the live celebrity news show ''V Entertainment'' on DStv channel Vuzu as their longest serving host, a judge on '' South Africa's Got Talent'' and host of her show ''Lalla Land'' on M-net Movies channel. Early life Lalla Hirayama was born in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is the only child born to a Japanese mother and a white South African father of Jewish descent. In one interview she said she was brought up in the old school typical Japanese way “think Samurais and Zen”. Her father, although a white Jewish man, is a sangoma (shaman). Hirayama has previously stated that she comes from a diverse background; Buddhism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity and other belief systems and cultures. She spent her early years in Japan, then moved to Australia, and finally, at the age of about six to South Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese School Of Johannesburg
The is a Japanese school in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. History The Nippon Club of South Africa (日本人会 ''Nihonjin-kai''), a Johannesburg-based organisation, sponsors the school to encourage Japanese businesspeople to bring their families to Johannesburg. The club had been established in 1961 to assist Japanese companies operating in Johannesburg. It was responsible for the early development and promotion of the Japanese School of Johannesburg. The Government of Japan financially subsidises the school, while the land used for the school was provided by the Government of South Africa. It opened in 1966. In its early days, up until around 1980, the school faced harassment and opposition from community residents.Osada, p157 "The Japanese School, which was established in 1966, experienced constant harassment until around 1980 ... The school later moved to another suburb. There too, windows and equipment were often smashed and "Jap" was repeatedly scribbled on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihonjin Gakko
The are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago."人類学上は，旧石器時代あるいは縄文時代以来，現在の北海道〜沖縄諸島（南西諸島）に住んだ集団を祖先にもつ人々。" () Japanese people constitute 97.9% of the population of the country of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 129 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 122.5 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live outside Japan are referred to as , the Japanese diaspora. Depending on the context, the term may be limited or not to mainland Japanese people, specifically the Yamato (as opposed to Ryukyuan and Ainu people). Japanese people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world. In recent decades, there has also been an increase in the number of multiracial people with both Japanese and non-Japanese roots, including half Japanese people. History Theories of origins Archaeological evidence indicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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