Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Japanese

Language: Yonaguni - (yoi)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shinbutso-shugo

Country: Japan

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Population: 2,200

Global Population: 2,200

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Yonaguni of Japan, numbering 2,200, 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 Yonaguni. The primary religion practiced by the Yonaguni 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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