French people in Japan

There is a small community of French people in Japan, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from France and their families.

Overview
The French community in Japan has been steadily increasing, rising by more than 35% in the last decade. French expatriates who are working in Japan with leading foreign companies came from many different industries such as chemicals and crystal-ware. As far as inbound tourism from France is concerned, France ranked at 15th place in 2018, with 304,900 French tourists visiting Japan.

There are four bilingual schools, 60 cultural associations, and over 700 companies in Japan.

Notable Japanese people of French descent

 * Claude Ciari - Composer, musician and tarento
 * Minami Hinase - Model and actress
 * Masayoshi "Mabo" Kabe - Guitarist and a bass player
 * Hikari Mitsushima - Actress
 * Michel Miyazawa - Football player
 * Mitomi Tokoto - A DJ of Cyberjapan
 * Anna Ohura - AV (adult video) performer and model
 * Maria Ozawa - AV (adult video) performer and model
 * Marc Panther - Rapper
 * Erika Sawajiri - Actress, model and musician
 * Erika Sema - Tennis player
 * Yurika Sema - Tennis player
 * Christel Takigawa - TV announcer and TV News presenter
 * Nozomi de Lencquesaing - Actor

Fictional people

 * Arsène Lupin III, main protagonist of Lupin III manga
 * Charlotte Dunois from Infinite Stratos
 * Jean Pierre Polnareff from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
 * Frederica Miyamoto from Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls