An increasing number of Japanese nationals live in Kazakhstan these years. According to the surveys by the Japanese Embassy, the number of long-term Japanese residents in recent years is as follos:
Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
The number of long-term Japanese residents (as of October each year) | 88 | 65 | 94 | 143 | 168 |
Japan Club in Kazakhstan gathers almost all the Japanese residents. It organizes a series of amusing events for themselves and sponsors several events relating to Japanese language teaching in Kazakhstan.
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