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Americans in Japan (在日アメリカ人/在日米国人 Zainichi Amerikajin / Zainichi Beikokujin) comprise people from the United States residing in Japan and their descendants. Larger numbers of Americans began going to Japan after the 1854 Convention of Kanagawa under which Commodore Matthew C. Perry forced Japan to open to international trade. As of 2011 Americans formed 2.4% of the total population of registered foreigners in Japan with 49815 U.S.
