Tokyo", as it is also coupled with the high density of Japanese expats living around the area. Pakistan There is an active Japanese presence (including multinational companies and expatriates) in industrial areas of Karachi, such as Port Qasim. During the 1980s and 1990s, there were over 2,000 Japanese living in Karachi, making them one of the significant expatriate communities in the country. Now, the community has shrunk to a few hundred. There is also a Karachi Japanese School. Thailand In Bangkok a Japanese population lives in and around Sukhumvit Road, Thong Lo and Phrompong. Many of the apartment complexes are rented solely to Japanese people (although they are owned by Thais), and there are Japanese grocery shops, restaurants, bars, dry cleaning, clubs, etc. in and around Phrompong. In Si Racha a Japanese population lives in and around the city center as the second largest Japanese community outside Bangkok. In Chiangmai a Japanese population lives around the city center as the popular place for Japanese retirees with good weather and less crowded city. In Ayutthaya a growing number of Japanese population returns and lives in and around Rojana Road close to many Japanese companies, the city also well known place of the first Japanese quarter in Thailand dated back to 16th century, the Ban Yipun. Europe Germany Düsseldorf has one of the largest Japanese population in Germany. The Japanese community of Düsseldorf grew from an area nearby Düsseldorf Central Station nicknamed "Little Tokyo", where Japanese offices and stores are concentrated. United Kingdom London is home to the largest Japanese community in the United Kingdom, with Acton and Finchley having the higher concentrations of Japanese residents. North London is a popular area in London for Japanese residents to live. France Paris has a Japanese community. Its Japanese restaurants and shops are concentrated near the Opéra Garnier (especially on Rue Sainte-Anne) and the city's Japanese population is largely concentrated in 15th arrondissement and 16th arrondissement. Spain Since the late 1970s-early 1980s many Japanese companies chose Spain to set themselves. The Netherlands Amstelveen Buitenveldert Oceania Australia Little Tokyo, Adelaide Japantown, Darwin Artarmon, Sydney has a small Japantown by the railway station, containing Japanese restaurants, Japanese grocery stores and a Japanese bookshop. Nearby suburbs such as Northbridge and St Leonards also have a number of Japanese businesses. - this city also has a Chinatown Gold Coast, Queensland has a big Japanese population which is still