The Japanese people are an ethnic group native to Japan.

Japanese make up 98.5% of the total population.

Worldwide, approximately one hundred and thirty million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately one hundred and twenty-seven million are residents of Japan.

People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries are referred to as nikkeijin.

The term ethnic Japanese may also be used in some contexts to refer to a locus of ethnic groups including the Yamato, Ainu, and Ryukyuan people.