The Japanese have a small community in Russia. A Japanese fisherman called Dembei got stranded in a part of Russia at the beginning of the eighteenth century and was told by the Russian Tsar Peter the Great to remain and teach people the Japanese language. In the nineteenth century, the Japanese began to emigrate to the Russian city of Vladivostok.
A number of Japanese came to live in south Sakhalin which became Japanese after the Russian and Japanese War in the early twentieth century. After World War Two, many Japanese returned to Japan from Sakhalin as it then all became Russian again. Japanese prisoners of war captured by the Russians were sent to camps in Siberia. Later, after relations resumed between the two countries, Japanese people went to Russia for political, business and education reasons. Many went to Moscow. There is the Japanese school in Moscow which is an international school. There is also a part-time Japanese school in the city of Saint Petersburg.
The Japanese in Russia live mainly in Moscow and Vladivostok. They speak Japanese and Russian. They follow Buddhism and Shintoism. Many of them are secular now.
Pray that God will employ several ways of getting the Japanese wanting to give their lives to Jesus Christ.
Pray that Russian Christians will befriend them and lead them to salvation too.
Scripture Prayers for the Japanese in Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_people_in_Russia
Profile Source: Anonymous |
Global Prayer Digest: 2013-03-06 |
People Name General | Japanese |
People Name in Country | Japanese |
Pronunciation |
jae-puh-NEEZ
|
Population this Country | 900 |
Population all Countries | 121,973,000 |
Total Countries | 44 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Ko; Nihonjin; Nikkei; जपानीस |
People ID | 12322 |
ROP3 Code | 104189 |
Country | Russia | ||
Region | Europe, Eastern and Eurasia | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Russia |
Region | Europe, Eastern and Eurasia |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Language | Japanese (900 speakers) |
Language Code | jpn Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Japanese (900 speakers) |
Language Code | jpn Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Japanese |
Primary Language: Japanese
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1837-1992) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1879-1993) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1883-2018) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Christ for the Nations |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Japanese |
Film / Video | Love letter to you from scripture |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
Film / Video | The Hope Video |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Gospel resources links |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible Gateway scripture |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Japanese |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
69.50 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.50 %) |
1.50 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
5.00 %
|
Other / Small |
24.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
3.0 %
|
Independent |
16.0 %
|
Orthodox |
2.0 %
|
Other Christian |
23.0 %
|
Protestant |
30.0 %
|
Roman Catholic |
26.0 %
|
Photo Source | Trung Nguyễn Xuân - Pixabay Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |