r/japan

Updated 2026-10-24

r/japan is an AI & Machine Learning community on Reddit with 1,795,110 members, ranking #22 of 3,604 in AI & Machine Learning. This subreddit serves as a general hub to discuss most things Japanese and exchange information, **as well as to guide users to subs specializing in things such as daily life, travel or language acquisition.** Users are strongly encouraged to check the sidebar and stickied general questions thread before posting.

1,795,110 membersAI & Machine Learning#22 in category
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How big is r/japan?

Created in 2008, r/japan has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within AI & Machine Learning it ranks #22 of 3,604 communities we track — the top 0.6% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 882× the median AI & Machine Learning subreddit, which has 2,036 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest AI & Machine Learning community we track is r/explainlikeimfive with 23,613,002 members — roughly 13 times the size of r/japan. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/japan on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members1,795,110
CategoryAI & Machine Learning
Rank in category#22 of 3,604
Created2008
Category median size2,036 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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