As of 2004 the majority of Brussels' Japanese expatriate population lives in Auderghem. In 2005 there were 641 Japanese persons in Auderghem, making them the second largest foreign nationality and 2.017% of the commune's population. The presence of The Japanese School of Brussels in the Auderghem area has attracted Japanese families with school-aged children to the area around the school. One street was named avenue Nippone to commemorate the community. As of 2013 Japanese live in Auderghem, Ixelles, Uccle, Watermael-Boitsfort, and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.