How many people speak Japanese as a first language in Japan ?
An incomplete list of possible cultural and or language minorities represented in Japanese schools include : other Asian , particularly Korean , Chinese , Filipino , Thai , Mongolian and Vietnamese Europeans North Americans Latin American , particularly Brazilian and Peruvian Returnee children bicultural children whose parents are from separate cultures and / or who speak separate languages Ryukyuan people Ainu people Okinawans and Ainu are considered to be speakers of Japanese , and as a result are not considered language minorities .