Japanese People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Japanese What is a People Cluster?

Population

122,124,000

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

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Cluster Progress

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Amami-Oshima, Northern	9,500	1	1	100.0 %	9,500	100.0 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Amami-Oshima, Southern	1,700	1	1	100.0 %	1,700	102.1 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Burakumin	864,000	1	1	100.0 %	864,000	100.0 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	17
	Japanese	119,694,000	49	45	91.8 %	118,403,000	98.9 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2,400
	Japanese, Brazilian	212,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Judeo-Japanese	49,000	1	1	100.0 %	49,000	100.1 %	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Kikai	12,000	1	1	100.0 %	12,000	103.9 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Kunigami	4,800	1	1	100.0 %	4,800	100.0 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Miyako, Ryukyuan	64,000	1	1	100.0 %	64,000	100.4 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Oki-No-Erabu	3,100	1	1	100.0 %	3,100	99.1 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	1,158,000	3	3	100.0 %	1,158,000	100.0 %	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	25
	Toku-No-Shima	4,900	1	1	100.0 %	4,900	99.9 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Yaeyama	45,000	1	1	100.0 %	45,000	100.2 %	Buddhism	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Yonaguni	800	1	1	100.0 %	800	99.4 %	Buddhism	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Yoron	900	1	1	100.0 %	900	99.2 %	Buddhism	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	15 Peoples Across Countries	122,124,000	65	60	92.3 %	120,620,000	98.8 %	Buddhism	14 ◼︎ (0 ✸︎)	0.5% ●	1.8% ●	2,453

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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