There are many Jehovah's Witnesses in Japan, but probably far fewer on Yahoo Answers.
http://www.watchtower.org/statistics/worldwide_report.htm
218,262 active JWs in Japan during 2005
2006-07-10 19:59:32
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answered by achtung_heiss 7
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As of mid-2004, they have about 6.5 million publishers and pioneers in over 97,000 congregations in more than 200 countries. In excess of 16 million people (pioneers, publishers, adherents and potential members) attended the "Lord's Evening Meal" service at the time of Passover in 2004. There are slightly over 1 million witnesses in the U.S., about 111,000 in Canada. 1
They have expanded widely throughout Europe and Russia. J.G. Melton, an authority on religious groups, has stated: "In every single country of Europe, with one exception, the second largest religious group in that country is the Jehovah's Witnesses....They are number two in all of Eastern Europe and they are heading that way in Russia." 2 We have been unable to verify the accuracy of these data. Jehovah's Witnesses' 2004 statistical report shows that they form:
3.5% of the population of St. Helena.
2.1% of Niue.
Between 1 and 2% of the population of Curaçao, Guadeloupe, and Martinique, and
Fewer than 1% of the population of the remaining countries in the world. For example, in countries with over 50 million population:
Country Percentage of Witnesses
Bangladesh .00007%
Brazil .34% *
Britain .22% *
Congo, Dem. Repl. .24% *
Ethiopia .01%
France .20%
Germany .20%
India .002%
Indonesia .009%
Italy .40%
Japan .18%
Mexico .55% *
Myanmar .006%
Nigeria .21%
Pakistan .0005% *
Philippines .18%
Russia .09% *
Thailand .003%
Turkey .003% *
USA .36%
* Significant increase since 1999.
2006-07-08 13:13:29
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answered by jenssequa 1
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