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The Report on Internal Migration in Japan Derived from the Basic Resident Registers aims at providing data on internal migration of the Japanese people based on the records of the Basic Resident Registers which the mayor of each municipality (shi, ku of ku-area of Tokyo, machi and mura) is responsible for preparing in accordance with the Law of the Basic Resident Registers.
This report started as the "Report on Internal Migration in Japan Derived from the Resident Registers". Resident Registration Law (Law No.218 of 1951) was renewed to the Law of the Basic Resident Registers (Law No.81 of 1967). Therefore this report also changed its name to the "Report on Internal Migration in Japan Derived from the Basic Resident Registers".
This report is compiled from the following monthly data which is reported to each municipality and provided to the Statistics Bureau, based on Article 37 of the Law of the Basic Resident Registers.
(1) Address (municipality code), sex, age (the birth data) and information on changes (reason and date of in-migration) of the in-migrants who reported their in-migration to the head of each municipality in accordance with Article 22 of the Law.
(2) Address (municipality code), sex, age (the birth data) and information on changes (reason and date of in-migration) of the in-migrants registered ex officio in the Basic Resident Resisters by the authority in accordance with Article 8 of the Law.
The data given by prefectural governments are tabulated and compiled in statistical tables by the Statistics Bureau. The results are released in the "Monthly Report" which contains monthly internal migration statistics and the "Annual Report" which contains annual internal migration statistics.
Articles of the Law of the Basic Resident Registers which are related to this report are as follows:
(Article 1) The Purpose of this law is to provide the basis for management of the formal authentication of residential matters, voters' registration and other related matters, to simplify the procedures involved in residents' registration, and to establish the basic resident registers system in order to maintain accurate and uniform records of residents, thus promoting the convenience of residents as well as contributing to the rationalization of the administration of the national and local governments.
(Article 8) As prescribed in the article 30 of this law and the government ordinance, entry, deletion and correction in the resident form are made by residents' reporting or by the authority in accordance with the provisions of the Law.
(Article 22) In-migrants into the municipality (those settling a new residence within the jurisdiction of the municipality excluding those newly born) are obliged to notify of the following items ((1) to (5) and (7) for those who have not yet registered in any municipality ever) to the head of the municipality within 14 days after the in-migration:(1) name, (2) address, (3) date of in-migration, (4) previous residence, (5) whether household head or not, and if not, name of the head and relationship to the head, (6) residential card code before migration, and (7) for migrants from foreign countries or any others prescribed in the government ordinance, aforementioned items and others prescribed in the government ordinance.
(Article 37) The head of each administrative organ of the central government or the governor of each prefecture may ask the head of each municipality to submit information concerning the items recorded in the Basic Resident Registers, if they deem it necessary in connection with their respective administration.
2 The head of each administrative organization of the central government may ask the governor of prefectural governments to offer identification information about the saving period if needed.
(Article 39) This Act shall not apply to a person having no Japanese nationality who is a person other than any of the persons listed in the upper [left-hand] column of the Table under Article 30-45 or a person who is provided for by a Cabinet Order.
