As of October 2023, Los Angeles was host to the highest number of Japanese residents among cities outside of Japan with about 64.46 thousand Japanese residents. In the same year, the United States was the country with by far the highest number of Japanese residents outside of Japan. The statistic, which is based on the information gathered by Japanese diplomatic missions abroad, does not include descendants of Japanese emigrants (nikkeijin) who do not hold Japanese citizenship. People with multiple citizenship are counted.
Cities outside of Japan with the highest number of Japanese residents in 2023
(in 1,000s)
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MOFA (Japan). (January 4, 2024). Cities outside of Japan with the highest number of Japanese residents in 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083767/japan-cities-outside-of-japan-with-highest-number-of-japanese-residents/
MOFA (Japan). "Cities outside of Japan with the highest number of Japanese residents in 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083767/japan-cities-outside-of-japan-with-highest-number-of-japanese-residents/
MOFA (Japan). (2024). Cities outside of Japan with the highest number of Japanese residents in 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083767/japan-cities-outside-of-japan-with-highest-number-of-japanese-residents/
MOFA (Japan). "Cities outside of Japan with The Highest Number of Japanese Residents in 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083767/japan-cities-outside-of-japan-with-highest-number-of-japanese-residents/
MOFA (Japan), Cities outside of Japan with the highest number of Japanese residents in 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083767/japan-cities-outside-of-japan-with-highest-number-of-japanese-residents/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Cities outside of Japan with the highest number of Japanese residents in 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MOFA (Japan), January 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083767/japan-cities-outside-of-japan-with-highest-number-of-japanese-residents/
