Americans living in Japan have had three weeks to process what Donald Trump's shock victory in the presidential election means for them and their country. Many lived through the entire election campaign in Japan, far from their country but never far from media coverage of the spectacle.

While some feel that the thousands of miles between here and their homeland have allowed them the chance to see the country from a critical distance, for others it has fed feelings of loneliness, helplessness, pride or shame. A few U.S. citizens living in the Tokyo area, of different ages, backgrounds and political hues, told The Japan Times about their experiences.

Election night, Japanese workday