在ざい外がい邦ほう人じん

noun

Japanese nationals living abroad; overseas Japanese

Formal term used in official contexts, such as government documents, news reports, and legal discussions, to refer to Japanese citizens residing outside Japan.

• 在ざい外がい邦ほう人じんの安あん全ぜん確かく保ほは政せい府ふの重じゅう要ような責せき務むだ。

  Ensuring the safety of Japanese nationals abroad is an important duty of the government.

• 選せん挙きょの際さい、在ざい外がい邦ほう人じんも投とう票ひょうできる制せい度どがある。

  There is a system that allows overseas Japanese to vote in elections.