Osaka Castle outer moat with stone walls and turret reflected in water, modern Business Park skyscrapers in the background

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Vietnamese-speaking doctors in Japan

98 doctors in Japan who work in Vietnamese, in 15 cities. Osaka (34), Tokyo (22) and Kobe (7) hold 64% of them.

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Photo: Martin Falbisoner (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Showing all 15 cities.

Japan98 in 15 cities

Osaka Castle outer moat with stone walls and turret reflected in water, modern Business Park skyscrapers in the backgroundOsakaJapan34VietnameseOf all doctors here34 of 10153% Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato CityTokyoJapan22VietnameseOf all doctors here22 of 21131% The harbour and Meriken Park of Kobe, JapanKobeJapan7VietnameseOf all doctors here7 of 4532% Nagoya Castle keep with golden shachihoko, Nagoya, JapanNagoyaJapan7VietnameseOf all doctors here7 of 7701% The willow-lined Bikan canal with white storehouses and boats, Kurashiki, JapanKurashikiJapan4VietnameseOf all doctors here4 of 894% Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyasu River with Hiroshima skylineHiroshimaJapan3VietnameseOf all doctors here3 of 3151% The keep of Kumamoto Castle on its stone baseKumamotoJapan3VietnameseOf all doctors here3 of 2121% Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond on a sunny day, Kyoto, JapanKyotoJapan3VietnameseOf all doctors here3 of 3851% Downtown Sendai cityscape seen from the rooftop of Sendai Station on a sunny daySendaiJapan3VietnameseOf all doctors here3 of 1892% The pond and arched bridge of Ritsurin Garden at TakamatsuTakamatsuJapan3VietnameseOf all doctors here3 of 1222% Fukuoka Tower and Seaside Momochi beach skylineFukuokaJapan2VietnameseOf all doctors here2 of 7450% Yukitsuri rope-supported pine trees over the pond at Kenroku-en garden, KanazawaKanazawaJapan2VietnameseOf all doctors here2 of 942% The original wooden keep of Matsue Castle, Shimane, JapanMatsueJapan2VietnameseOf all doctors here2 of 653% The river and Korakuen garden at Okayama with the city behindOkayamaJapan2VietnameseOf all doctors here2 of 1951% Matsuyama Castle, one of twelve original keeps left in JapanMatsuyamaJapan1VietnameseOf all doctors here1 of 2130%

Where these came from

These Vietnamese-speaking doctors come from 2 sources, led by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (97) 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 Vietnamese-speaking doctors are there in Japan?
We list 98, in 15 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?
Osaka, with 34 of the 98.
Is Vietnamese unusual for doctors in Japan?
1% of the 8136 doctors we hold in Japan are recorded as working in Vietnamese. 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.