Japanese citizens with a stay of longer than three months
Supplementary notes
Data prior to 2021 comes from previous reporting.
Figures are based on the information gathered by Japanese diplomatic government offices abroad and do not include descendants of Japanese emigrants (nikkeijin) who do not hold Japanese citizenship. People with multiple citizenships are counted.
Figures have been rounded.
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Number of Japanese residents in the United States 2016-2025
As of October 2025, approximately ** Japanese residents were living in the United States. The figure has shown a slight declining trend since 2018, when it reached the decade high of around **.
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