Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Japanese

Language: Yaeyama - (rys)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shinbutso-shugo

Country: Japan

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Population: 46,500

Global Population: 46,500

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Yaeyama of Japan, numbering 46,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Japanese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Japan. Their primary language is Yaeyama. The primary religion practiced by the Yaeyama is Shinbutsu-shugo, a syncretized mixture of Shinto and Buddhism that forms a unique Japanese Folk Religion practiced by Japanese worldwide.

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