Population

66 million people, as of 2019.

Japanese residents in Italy

14,146 Japanese live in Italy, as of October 2017.

Italian residents in Japan

4,019 Italian people live in Japan, as of June 2017.

How to recruit Japanese chefs

Since number of work permit for foreign chef is very limited and restaurant owner is required to pay high taxes if hired a foreign chef, majority of restaurants tend to hire skilled local / EU citizen chefs specializing in Japanese cuisine.

How many restaurants in Italy?

According to a report by Federazione Italiana Pubblici Esercizi in December 2013, there are about 160,000 restaurants in Italy.

How many JP restaurants in Italy?

According to “Survey on Japanese Restaurants and Japanese Food Ingredient Distribution in Italy” issued by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) in November 2014, there are 630 Japanese restaurants in Italy.

As of August 2019, there are about 1,000 Japanese restaurants are listed in Tripadvisor. Out of 1,000, 400 restaurants are listed in Milan area and 280 are in Roma area.

List of JP food/kitchen item suppliers

Foodex SRL

Gourmet Line (Nipponia)

Gourmet Line (Sushi Sushi)

Get Smart

Union Trade

JFC Europe

Kathay Milano