Japanese citizens with a stay of longer than three months
Supplementary notes
*Metropolitan area. **Greater London.
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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Global cities with the highest number of Japanese residents 2025
As of October 2025, Los Angeles had the highest number of Japanese residents among cities outside Japan, with approximately * residents. In the same year, the United States remained by far the country with the largest Japanese population outside Japan.
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