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The Long and Quiet History
The history of the Jewish presence in Japan is marked by distinct waves of migration rather than continuous, #ancient settlement. The first significant communities formed in the mid-19th century in the port cities of #Yokohama and #Kobe , drawn by the new trade routes following Japan’s opening to the world. These early communities were diverse, including #Baghdadi Jews from #Iraq and #Iran, and later, #Ashkenazi Jews fleeing persecution in #Russia. A second, profound wave arrived in the late 1930s and early 1940s, when thousands of Jewish refugees, fleeing the #Holocaust in Europe, were granted transit visas by Japanese consul Chiune #Sugihara in #Lithuania—the famous “Visas for Life.” Japan, specifically the port of Kobe, served as a crucial, temporary haven for these refugees before they could move on to other destinations like #Shanghai or the Americas, cementing a unique and often quiet history of Japanese benevolence during a dark global period.

Today, the Jewish community in Japan is small, numbering around 2,000 people, and is heavily concentrated in Tokyo and Kobe. The vast majority are expatriates, including business professionals, diplomats, and their families, with a smaller number of long-term residents and Japanese #converts . The heart of the community is often considered the Jewish Community of Japan (JCJ) in Tokyo, which operates a synagogue, a day school, and organizes religious services and cultural events. While resources like Kosher food are extremely limited outside of these two major metropolitan areas, the communities maintain a strong, close-knit presence, providing vital spiritual and social support. Unlike in many Western nations, the Jewish presence here is not centuries old, but rather a resilient modern tapestry woven by international trade, wartime diplomacy, and the commitment of #ExpatLife / #駐在員生活 .

English Hashtags (20) Japanese Hashtags (20)
#JewishJapan #日本のユダヤ人 (Nihon no Yudaya-jin)
#KobeSynagogue #神戸シナゴーグ (Kōbe Shinagōgu)
#TokyoJCJ #東京JCJ (Tōkyō JCJ)
#ChiuneSugihara #杉原千畝 (Sugihara Chiune)
#VisasForLife #命のビザ (Inochi no Biza)
#JewishHistory #ユダヤ人の歴史 (Yudaya-jin no Rekishi)
#KobeCommunity #神戸コミュニティ (Kōbe Komiunitei)
#ExpatLife #駐在員生活 (Chūzaiin Seikatsu)
#HolocaustRefugees #ホロコースト難民 (Horokōsuto Nanmin)
#YokohamaPort #横浜港 (Yokohama Kō)
#BaghdadiJews #バグダディ系ユダヤ人 (Bagudadi-kei Yudaya-jin)
#Ashkenazi #アシュケナージ (Ashukenāji)
#KosherFood #コーシャフード (Kōsha Fūdo)
#CommunitySupport #コミュニティサポート (Komiunitei Sapōto)
#JapaneseDiplomacy #日本の外交 (Nihon no Gaikō)
#SynagogueLife #シナゴーグ生活 (Shinagōgu Seikatsu)
#ReligiousMinority #宗教的少数派 (Shūkyōteki Shōsūha)
#ModernJapan #現代の日本 (Gendai no Nihon)
#CulturalDiversity #文化的多様性 (Bunka-teki Tayōsei)
#ResilientCommunity #レジリエントなコミュニティ (Rejirianto na Komiunitei)

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