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Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ...
citizens and residents who claim
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
ancestry. Japanese people first arrived in the 1870s (despite a ban on emigration in place until 1886). During the late 19th and early 20th centuries Japanese migrants played a prominent role in the pearl industry of north-western Australia. By 1911, the Japanese population while small groups had grown to approximately 3,500 people. With the outbreak of war in the Pacific in 1941, most Japanese in Australia were interned and then deported when the war ended. At the end of the war only 74 Japanese citizens and their children were permitted to remain in Australia. Not until the 1970s did the Japanese population recover to the levels at the start of the 20th century. As of 2011, of Australia's 35,378 Japan-born residents, more than 65% had arrived from the mid-1990s onwards. According to a global survey conducted at the end of 2013, Australia was the most popular country for Japanese people to live in.


History

The first person from Japan to settle in Australia was recorded in 1871. Japanese only began to emigrate en masse in the 1880s following the lifting of restrictions. In Australia, the ''Immigration Restriction Act 1901'' temporarily prevented more Japanese from migrating, but subsequent exemptions to the dictation test were applied to Japanese people mitigating restrictions. In Australia from the late 19th and early 20th Century many worked as pearlers in Northern Australia or in the sugar cane industry in Queensland. They were particularly prominent in the Western Australian Kimberley town of Broome, where until the Second World War they were the largest ethnic group. Several streets of Broome have Japanese names, the town has one of the largest Japanese cemeteries outside Japan and the creole language Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin contained many Japanese words. Between December 1941 and September 1945, Australia and Japan were at war. On July 28, 1941, Australian military intelligence indicated that there were 1139 Japanese living in Australia and 36 in Australian-controlled territories. Under the guise of national security, 1141 Japanese civilians (almost the entire population) living in Australia were interned for up to six years throughout WWII. An additional 3160 Japanese civilians arrested in allied countries across the Asia-Pacific Region were also interned in Australia on a user-pay basis; this included 600 Formosans (Taiwanese). An unknown number of Koreans were arrested as Japanese and carried Japanese names. The internment of Japanese in Australia was more racial than political, with Japanese being "evacuated" from their hometowns "for their own good" (ie, to prevent racist attacks against them by non-Japanese). Several months after the cessation of hostilities, all ethnic-Japanese internees who did not possess Australian nationality were repatriated to Occupied Japan, regardless of the locations of their previous abodes, whilst all ethnic-Formosans were repatriated to Occupied Formosa. The Japanese population in Australia was later replenished in the 1950s by the arrival of 500 Japanese war brides, who had married AIF soldiers stationed in occupied Japan. Ethnic Japanese settlers from Peru settled Australia following the dictatorship of Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru in 1968. The lifting of barriers in Australia to non-European immigration in the 1960s coincided with the Japanese post-war economic miracle which dissuaded Japanese from emigrating. Japan's increasing economic importance to Australia from the 1960s, and rising prosperity and linkages between the two countries, led to an increase in the number of Japanese choosing to live in Australia.


Demography

The 2011 census recorded 35,378 Japanese-born residents in Australia, with 50,761 people reporting Japanese ancestry (including those who claimed other ancestries). Of this number 29,211 reporting speaking Japanese at home. New South Wales had the largest population of Japanese born (12,108), followed by Queensland (10,317),
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(6,820) and Western Australia (3,564). Only 4,643 Japanese-born residents have since acquired
Australian citizenship Australian nationality law details the conditions in which a person holds Australian legal nationality. The primary law governing nationality regulations is the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, which came into force on 1 July 2007 and is applic ...
. In 2011, women represented 68% (24,146) of the Japanese-born in Australia. Over half of all Japanese-born residents profess no religious affiliation (52.6%), with Buddhism (26.3%) and Catholicism (4.1%) the most commonly identified religions.


Education

Japanese international day schools in Australia include the
Sydney Japanese International School The Sydney Japanese International School (abbreviated as SJIS, ja, シドニー日本人学校, Shidonī Nihonjin Gakkō), formerly known in English as the Sydney Japanese School, is an independent co-educational Nihonjin gakkō (Japanese inte ...
(SJIS), the Japanese School of Melbourne (JSM), and the Japanese School in Perth (JSP). There are also weekend supplementary programmes in
Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the Sou ...
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Cairns Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
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Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ...
, Melbourne,
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
approved by the
Japanese Ministry of Education The , also known as MEXT or Monka-shō, is one of the eleven Ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the Government of Japan. Its goal is to improve the development of Japan in relation with the international community. ...
.大洋州の補習授業校一覧(平成25年4月15日現在)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology The , also known as MEXT or Monka-shō, is one of the eleven Ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the Government of Japan. Its goal is to improve the development of Japan in relation with the international community. ...
. Retrieved on February 13, 2015.
* The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland * Adelaide Japanese Community School (ACJS; アデレード日本語補習授業校 ''Aderēdo Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō) * Cairns Japanese Language Tutorial Centre Inc. (ケアンズ日本語補習授業校 ''Keanzu Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō'') *
Canberra Japanese Supplementary School A Japanese supplementary school provides supplementary Japanese education to Japanese residents living abroad. There are three major Japanese supplementary schools in Australia, all designated by MEXT as a Hoshū jugyō kō, providing Japanese e ...
学校概要


. Canberra Japanese Supplementary School Inc. Retrieved on 7 April 2015.
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Melbourne International School of Japanese A Japanese supplementary school provides supplementary Japanese education to Japanese residents living abroad. There are three major Japanese supplementary schools in Australia, all designated by MEXT as a Hoshū jugyō kō, providing Japanese e ...
* The Weekend Japanese School in Perth


Notable figures

* Akira Isogawa: Fashion designer * Tando Velaphi: Football (soccer) player *
Tetsuya Wakuda (born 18 June 1959) is a Japanese-born Australian chef based in Sydney. He appeared as the leading judge in the final episode of the second season of '' Junior MasterChef Australia''. Background Early life Tetsuya Wakuda was born on June 18, ...
: Chef *
Emma Anzai Sick Puppies is an Australian alternative metal band formed in Sydney, New South Wales in 1997. After releasing their debut album '' Welcome to the Real World'' in 2001, the band rose to prominence in 2006 when their song "All the Same" was upl ...
: Bassist for the band
Sick Puppies Sick Puppies is an Australian alternative metal band formed in Sydney, New South Wales in 1997. After releasing their debut album '' Welcome to the Real World'' in 2001, the band rose to prominence in 2006 when their song " All the Same" was u ...
* Erika Yamasaki: Weightlifter * Eddie Jones: Former Australian rugby union coach * Gehamat Shibasaki: Rugby league player *
Yumi Stynes Yumi Tasma Stynes (born 2 June 1975) is a feminist television and radio presenter, podcaster and author. She is the co-host of KIIS FM's 3PM Pick-Up radio show and presenter of the ABC Radio podcast ''Ladies, We Need to Talk'' about female hea ...
: Television personality *
Jimmy Chi James Ronald Chi (1948 – 26 June 2017) was an Australian composer, musician and playwright. His best known work is the 1990 musical '' Bran Nue Dae'' which was adapted for film in 2009. Early life Chi was born in Broome, Western Australia in ...
: Composer, musician and playwright * Sean Wroe: Runner * Yasukichi Murakami: Inventor *
Last Dinosaurs Last Dinosaurs are an Australian indie rock band from Brisbane, Queensland., Australia who formed in 2007. They band consists of Sean Caskey (Lead/Backup Vocals, Rhythm/Lead guitar), Lachlan Caskey (Lead/Backup vocals, Lead/Rhythm guitar), Da ...
: Band members Sean Caskey, Lachlan Caskey, and Dan Koyama *
Yūko Miyamura is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and sound director. Her nickname is . She played Kazuha Toyama in ''Detective Conan'', Casca in Berserk and Asuka Langley Soryu in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''. Personal life Miyamura was born in K ...
: Voice actress, best known for voicing
Asuka Langley Soryu is a fictional character from the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise created by Gainax. She first appears in the original anime series, and also appears in the franchise's animated feature films and related media, including video games, t ...
in
Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese Mecha anime and manga, mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko Production, Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo fr ...
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Sarah Emi Bridcutt is a Japanese voice actress from Iwaki, Fukushima. She is affiliated with Production Ace. Biography Bridcutt was born to a Japanese mother and Australian father. In the first grade of elementary school, she saw ''Detective Conan'' and admired M ...
: Voice actress * Jason Davidson: Australian football (soccer) player * Alan Davidson: Former Australian football (soccer) player *
Masa Yamaguchi Masa Yamaguchi (born 1974) is a professional actor who appeared in the movie ''The Condemned''. Yamaguchi was born in London. He studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2001. He later appeared in the film ...
: Actor, stunt performer * George Miller: Internet celebrity and musician * Sarah Àlainn: Vocalist, violinist * Kumi Taguchi: Journalist and newsreader for the
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Shiori Kutsuna is an Australian-born Japanese actress, known for her role as Ran Mori in ''Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge!'', Minami Maho in ''Beck,'' Haru/Harumi in ''125 Years Memory,'' and Yukio in ''Deadpool 2''. She plays Mitsuki in the Apple TV+ ...
: Actress, model * Shu Uchida: Voice Actress * Sen Mitsuji: Actor * Tai Hara: Actor, model and presenter *
Takaya Honda Takaya Honda (born 6 September 1987) is an actor and television presenter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Josh in the children's television series '' A gURLs wURLd'', Klaus Thomson in the comedy series '' The Family Law'' and David Ta ...
: Actor and television presenter *
Rob Lucas Robert Ivan Lucas (born 7 June 1953) is a former Australian politician and a former member of the South Australian Legislative Council between the 1982 election and the 2022 election, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal ...
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Treasurer of South Australia The Treasurer of South Australia is the Cabinet minister in the Government of South Australia who is responsible for the financial management of that state's budget sector. The Urban Renewal Authority, trading as Renewal SA, lies within the ...
(1997-2002, 2018-2022) * Joey Bizinger:
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based in Japan * Alex Davies: Australian rules footballer * Michito Owens: Australian rules footballer


Gallery

File:Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre in Perth, 2016.JPG, Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre in Perth


See also

*
Asian Australians Asian Australians refers to Australians of Asian ancestry, whether full or partial, including naturalised Australians who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants. At the 2021 census, the number of ancest ...
* Australia–Japan relations * Japanese community of Melbourne * Nichigo Press, Australia's longest established Japanese language newspaper


References


Further reading

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External links


Australian Bureau of StatisticsImmigration Museum
{{Japanese diaspora Asian Australian Australia–Japan relations