Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato City

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French-speaking doctors in Japan

94 doctors in Japan who work in French, in 20 cities. Tokyo (35), Kyoto (14) and Osaka (12) hold 65% of them.

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Showing all 20 cities.

Japan94 in 20 cities

Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato CityTokyoJapan35FrenchOf all doctors here35 of 21132% Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond on a sunny day, Kyoto, JapanKyotoJapan14FrenchOf all doctors here14 of 3854% Osaka Castle outer moat with stone walls and turret reflected in water, modern Business Park skyscrapers in the backgroundOsakaJapan12FrenchOf all doctors here12 of 10151% Fukuoka Tower and Seaside Momochi beach skylineFukuokaJapan8FrenchOf all doctors here8 of 7451% The harbour and Meriken Park of Kobe, JapanKobeJapan4FrenchOf all doctors here4 of 4531% The Aomori Bay Bridge, with the mountains across the waterAomoriJapan2FrenchOf all doctors here2 of 514% The Great Buddha of Kamakura, JapanKamakuraJapan2FrenchOf all doctors here2 of 583% The keep of Kumamoto Castle on its stone baseKumamotoJapan2FrenchOf all doctors here2 of 2121% Nagasaki in its valley above the harbourNagasakiJapan2FrenchOf all doctors here2 of 1411% Nagoya Castle keep with golden shachihoko, Nagoya, JapanNagoyaJapan2FrenchOf all doctors here2 of 7700% The Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji temple in Nara, JapanNaraJapan2FrenchOf all doctors here2 of 1361% Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyasu River with Hiroshima skylineHiroshimaJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 3150% Sakurajima volcano across the bay from KagoshimaKagoshimaJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 1021% Yukitsuri rope-supported pine trees over the pond at Kenroku-en garden, KanazawaKanazawaJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 941% The original wooden keep of Matsue Castle, Shimane, JapanMatsueJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 652% The black keep of Matsumoto Castle, JapanMatsumotoJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 951% Matsuyama Castle, one of twelve original keeps left in JapanMatsuyamaJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 2130% The river and Korakuen garden at Okayama with the city behindOkayamaJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 1951% Sapporo TV Tower rising above Odori Park on a sunny daySapporoJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 4700% Downtown Sendai cityscape seen from the rooftop of Sendai Station on a sunny daySendaiJapan1FrenchOf all doctors here1 of 1891%

Where these came from

These French-speaking doctors come from 2 sources, led by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (93) and the UK Foreign Office's travel advice (1).

Every one of these sits on an official list, published by a body with nothing to sell.

Questions

How many French-speaking doctors are there in Japan?
We list 94, in 20 cities. That is the number whose working language we can trace to a published source, not the number that exists.
Which city has the most?
Tokyo, with 35 of the 94.
Is French unusual for doctors in Japan?
1% of the 8136 doctors we hold in Japan are recorded as working in French. Most of them come from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a register that records the languages each provider offers, so the figure reflects who that register covers, not only who speaks what.