Japanese expatriates in Jamaica

Japanese Jamaicans

Total population
158 (as of Oct. 2009) Japanese nationals; unknown number naturalised as citizens of Jamaica
Languages
English, Japanese
Related ethnic groups
Japanese diaspora, Japanese Caribbeans, Japanese Cubans, Japanese Dominicans

There is a small community of Japanese expatriates in Jamaica and their descendants (known as Japanese Jamaicans), consisting mostly of corporate employees and their families, along with immigrants and Jamaican-born citizens of Japanese ancestry. As of 2009, 158 Japanese lived in the country, according to the statistics of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

History

According to the Jamaican Embassy in Tokyo website, more than 100,000 Japanese tourists have visited Jamaica in the last 15 years.

Culture

Mighty Crown was inspired by the legendary sound systems like Killamanjaro and Saxon. They were the first non-Jamaican sound system to win the Irish and Chin world clash in 1999.

Notable people

• Musashi Suzuki - Jamaican-born Japanese footballer
• Asuka Cambridge - Japanese sprinter

External links

• Jamaipanese