Japan

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Japan
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Japan: World Factbook, 2009[1]

Area

377,915 sq km

Population

127,078,679 (July 2009)

Languages

Japanese

Religions

Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8% (2005)

Ethnicity

Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6% (2004)[2]

Groups Associated with MWC

5 (2006)

Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches

2,898 (2006)

Japan is an island country in east Asia with a population of 127,078,679 (July 2009 estimate).[3] In 2006 there were five organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 2,898.[4]

Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in Asia.

Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there were five Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Japan:

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Citations

  1. "Japan," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html (accessed 5 August 2009).
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. "2006 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 5 August 2009).