Kurds in Japan

Kurds in Japan
Kurdên Japonyayê
在日クルド人 (Zainichi Kurudo-jin)
Total population
2,000–3,000
Regions with significant populations
Southern Saitama (Kawaguchi, Warabi)
Languages
Kurdish, Turkish

Kurds in Japan (Japanese: 在日クルド人, Zainichi Kurudo-jin, Kurdish: Kurdên Japonyayê, Sorani Kurdish: کوردانی ژاپۆن) refers to Kurds residing in Japan. Kurds do not have a majority nation state and live in Kurdistan, a region that includes Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq in the Middle East and South Caucasus.

Since 2023, anti-Kurdish sentiment has risen significantly in Japan. The immediate catalyst was a large-scale brawl involving over 100 Kurdish individuals. Tensions are especially high in Kawaguchi City, where a large number of Kurds live in close proximity with Japanese residents. Some local residents feel that members of the Kurdish community do not follow local rules or social norms.

In addition, anti-Kurdish sentiment in Japan is believed to have been further fueled by some Turkish individuals who spread anti-Kurdish messages in Japanese on the social media platform X. Kurds have been receiving death threats and calls for their mass deportation.

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