Statistical Handbook of Japan

The Statistical Handbook of Japan 2009 (SHJ) is designed to provide a clear and coherent overview of present-day Japan through statistics. It provides statistical tables, figures, maps, and photographs to portray conditions in modern-day Japan from a variety of perspectives, including demographics, economic and social trends, and culture. Most of the comments and statistical data for this purpose have been drawn from principal statistical publications available from government and other leading sources. The SHJ is published annually in August or September.

Edited by Statistical Research and
Training Institute, MIC

(To Japanese Site)

Contents

Notes for Users

Chapters

Chapter 1	Land and Climate
Chapter 2	Population
Chapter 3	Economy
Chapter 4	Finance
Chapter 5	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Chapter 6	Manufacturing and Construction
Chapter 7	Energy
Chapter 8	Science and Technology/Information and Communication
Chapter 9	Transport
Chapter 10	Commerce
Chapter 11	Trade, International Balance of Payments, and International Cooperation
Chapter 12	Labor
Chapter 13	Family Budgets and Prices
Chapter 14	Environment and Life
Chapter 15	Social Security, Health Care, and Public Hygiene
Chapter 16	Education and Culture
Chapter 17	Government System
Appendices

 List of Tables and Figures

For convenience, each of the statistical tables and figures contained in the "SHJ 2009" is formatted to fit on a printed page.

Maps

• Geographical Map of Japan
• Administrative Map of Japan

Usage Permissions

General use

Any part of the SHJ is available free for use in your study or presentation. However, we would like to request that you mention the credit as: courtesy of "Statistical Handbook of Japan 2009" by Statistics Bureau, Japan(www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/index.htm).

Commercial use

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Comments and Suggestions

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Links to Detailed Statistics

Japan Statistical Yearbook

Japan Monthly Statistics

Historical Statistics of Japan

To Purchase a Copy

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Japan Statistical Association

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	E-mail: jsa@jstat.or.jp

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Photo Credit

All of the photographs found in this website were given permission solely for use in the "Statistical Handbook of Japan 2009," for both its print and website versions. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the following persons and organizations.

Cover photo	aiz, Sasaki Studio Co., Ltd.
Chapter 1	Fujikawaguchikomachi
Chapter 2	MAKI Ryoichi; The Month of Photography, Tokyo 2009
Chapter 3	Nagasaki Prefecture Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chapter 4	Bank of Japan
Chapter 5	HOSHI Katsuji; Photo Contest, Intermediate and Mountainous Area in Miyagi
Chapter 6	ARAI Tsutomu; The Month of Photography, Tokyo 2009
Chapter 7	Nishino Purification Plant, Mihara City Waterworks Department, Hiroshima Prefecture
Chapter 8	IRT Research Initiative, The University of Tokyo
Chapter 9	Toyama City Office
Chapter 10	Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau
Chapter 11	SUGIMARU Katsuo / JICA
Chapter 12	MOCHIZUKI Masako; The CAWW Photo Contest 2008, The Center for the Advancement of Working Women (CAWW)
Chapter 13	OKUYAMA Sakuko; The Month of Photography, Tokyo 2008
Chapter 14	NII Akiyoshi ; Photo Contest, Kanto Branch of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
Chapter 15	KOJIMA Rokuro; Scenes of Nursing Care Photo Contest
Chapter 16	KAMIMURA Kunio; The Month of Photography, Tokyo 2009
Chapter 17	Supreme Court of Japan

 

Cover photo: Distant view of Kiyomizudera Temple

Kiyomizudera Temple was founded over 1,200 years ago, i.e., in 778, by a high-ranking monk named Enchin. Situated against a backdrop of Mt. Otowa in the heart of Kyoto's Higashiyama district, it boasts sweeping views of a large majority of the city. Kiyomizudera Temple was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1994 as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto," together with other temples and shrines located in Kyoto.