noun
Japanese expatriate businessperson in Asia
Refers specifically to Japanese nationals living and working abroad, especially in Asia, in a business capacity. The term is modeled on 華僑 (overseas Chinese).
彼はシンガポールで活躍する和僑の一人だ。
He is one of the Japanese expatriate businesspeople active in Singapore.
和僑のネットワークがアジア各地に広がっている。
Networks of Japanese expatriate businesspeople are spreading across Asia.
Coined in Japanese from 和 (wa, 'Japan') + 僑 (kyō, 'sojourn, live abroad'), modeled after 華僑 (kakyō, 'overseas Chinese').