Japanese people in Egypt
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,051 (2009)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Cairo | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic · Japanese · English | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism · Shinto | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese diaspora |
There is a small community of Japanese people in Egypt, mainly of expatriates from Japan.[2] According to Japan's Ministry of Foreign affairs, there were about 1,051 Japanese residents in Egypt as of 2009.
Overview
[edit]Japanese Rail engineers and experts dispatched by the Japan International Cooperation Agency have been coming to Cairo[when?] to provide technical guidance on inspection and repair work at Cairo Metro.[citation needed]
Japanese firms Kinki Sharyo Co. and the Toshiba Corporation were contracted to produce the majority of the rolling stock for the project.[3][4] There is also a team of Japanese archaeologists working in Egypt for over 40 years. One of their major projects was radar scanning inside and outside the Great Pyramid. The team has also conducted work at Dashur and Abusir.[5]
Following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, many Japanese nationals in Egypt left the country. About 470 Japanese nationals fled the growing unrest in Cairo on three Japanese government-charted airplanes arranged by the Japanese Foreign Ministry's emergency task force in February 2011.[6][7] The Japanese government was also working to check on the welfare of Japanese nationals living in Egypt in the wake of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.[8]
Education
[edit]Japanese schools in Egypt:
The Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology is located in Alexandria.
See also
[edit]
- Egypt–Japan relations
- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
- Japanese diaspora
- Immigration to Egypt
References
[edit]- ^ : Ministry of Foreign affairs of Japan Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hopes rise for peace in Egypt." () The Daily Yomiuri. February 13, 2011. Retrieved on January 2, 2014.
- ^ "Japanese Rail Engineers in Cairo". www.jrtr.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ : GTR Trade financial news - Japanese group to build Cairo metro
- ^ : Celebrating Forty Years of Japanese Excavations in Egypt
- ^ : Japan Today - About 470 Japanese flee Cairo unrest on chartered planes[permanent dead link]
- ^ : Japan to employ chartered planes to rescue Japanese stranded in Egypt
- ^ : Japan Today - Gov't scrambles to check safety of Japanese in Egypt
External links
[edit]- Cairo Japanese Club (カイロ日本人会) (in Japanese)
- Japan Foundation Cairo Office (国際交流基金カイロ日本文化センター)
- Japan Foundation Cairo Office (in Arabic)
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Cairo
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Cairo (Archive)
