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Cities with the Largest Japanese Population Outside of Japan

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The following map shows the 50 cities with the most Japanese citizens (outside of Japan) as of 2019.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Areas with overlapping circles are places where there is a city with a large Japanese population, and a nearby city with many Japanese people. Examples:

Los Angeles has 10,000 more people than Bangkok, and Bangkok has over 15,000 more people than Shanghai.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The following is a table and the numbers:

CityCount
1Los Angeles68,595
2Bangkok57,486
3Shanghai41,756
4New York City40,496
5Singapore36,797
6Sydney34,679
7London34,125
8Vancouver27,962
9Hong Kong24,205
10Honolulu21,329
11Melbourne20,175
12San Francisco19,997
13San Jose16,008
14Seoul14,920
15Toronto14,160
16Kuala Lumpur13,502
17Paris13,152
18Taipei12,581
19Chicago12,147
20Ho Chi Minh City11,927
21Seattle11,355
22São Paulo11,295
23Gold Coast10,901
24Brisbane10,803
25Auckland10,598
26San Diego8,949
27Manila8,792
28Hanoi8,622
29Düsseldorf8,332
30Beijing8,151
31South Jakarta8,062
32Perth7,835
33Atlanta7,058
34Guangzhou6,960
35Si Racha6,043
36Portland5,743
37Suzhou5,635
38Dalian4,787
39Munich4,713
40Buenos Aires4,481
41Shenzhen4,441
42Houston4,295
43Novi4,241
44Cairns3,973
45Berlin3,876
46Calgary3,812
47Dallas3,698
48Milan3,578
49Mexico City3,577
50Brussels3,517