page_title: Japanese community of Paris
section_title: Commerce
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese community of Paris / Commerce
context_page_description: The Paris Metropolitan Area includes a Japanese community. In 2013 the official number of Japanese residents in Paris was 16,277.
context_section_description: Businesspeople and their families tend to purchase Japanese foodstuffs at Daimaru France and the Centre International de Paris at Porte Maillot. Residents on a budget and students tend to go to the Paris Chinatown to purchase Japanese foodstuffs. Daimaru France SA was established in September 1973. Paris includes over 70 Japanese restaurants with different price ranges and clienteles. A group of Japanese karaoke bars, department stores, offices, banks, shops, and department stores are located in the Avenue de l'Opera and Rue Sainte-Anne area.
  The Japanese bakery and patisserie chains Saint Germain of Tokyu Group, Toraya, and Yamazaki have operations of Paris. The Paris Saint Germain outlet opened in 1979.
  Japanese-operated businesses in Paris include architects, lawyer firms, hotels, golf clubs, travel agencies, real estate agencies, public relations firms, and newspaper offices. Businesses in Paris catering to Japanese residents include dress shops, bookshops, hairdressers, opticians, and department stores.
  In 1995 the Opéra area had over 20 duty-free shops catering to Japanese. In 1995 there were multiple Japanese restaurants on Rue Sainte Anne, some catering to French, and some catering to Japanese. Those that catered to French were mainly operated by non-Japanese such as Cambodians, Thais, and Vietnamese.
  The Paris Mitsukoshi opened in 1971. In 1996 it made ¥5.7 billion in sales. After the September 11 attacks business declined as consumers avoiding traveling by air. By 2010 business among Japanese visitors declined as many visited local shops instead of the Mitsukoshi. In 2009 the store made ¥1.7 billion in sales. It closed in 2010 due to a lack of Japanese visitors.
caption: Mitsukoshi Paris, which closed in 2010
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