Japanese expatriates in Jamaica explained

Group:Japanese Jamaicans
Population:158 (as of Oct. 2009) Japanese nationals;[1] unknown number naturalised as citizens of Jamaica
Langs:English, Japanese
Related-C: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., 158 Japanese lived in the country, according to the statistics of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] [3]

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.[3]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan-Jamaica Relations . 2012-01-29 . 2012-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131053320/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/latin/jamaica/index.html . live .
  2. Web site: Japan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 2012-01-29 . 2012-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131053320/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/latin/jamaica/index.html . live .
  3. Web site: Japanese 'Dub' Jamaica . 2012-01-29 . 2011-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111021194849/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090330/ent/ent1.html . live .