Number of American residents in Japan from the Ministry of Justice's statistics on foreign residents in Japan. According to the Ministry of Justice's statistics, there are 53,000 American residents living in Japan as of 2008.

In view of the trend from 1991 onwards, the number of American residents has hardly changed.

The greatest number of American residents in Japan per 100,000 population is 161 in Okinawa, followed by Tokyo (152), Kanagawa (60), Kyoto (48) and Hyogo (43).

Okinawa, where there are many U.S. military bases, is ranked #1, but because the number of U.S. military personnel and their families are not included in the Ministry of Justice's statistics, if such number is included in the statistics, the number of American residents in Okinawa should further increase.

In prefectures other than Okinawa, there are many American residents living in Tokyo where there are many global companies, and in Kanagawa and Hyogo, with the international cities Yokohama and Kobe respectively.

There are many American residents in Kyoto, which may be due to many Americans coming to Kyoto attracted by the traditional culture of Japan.