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Jewish names in Japan

by Dododo

12/23/2022, 2:57 PM

Many Jewish people immigrated to Japan in the late 19th century. Japanese government demanded to Jewish people to use Japanese names. So Jewish people Japanized their Hebrew names.
Hiroshi - Harel
Toru - Tomer
Akihito, Akihiko - Yaakov
Ryūki - Baruch
Naoki- Noam

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Jewish names in Japan · Dododo · 12/23/2022, 2:57 PM

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