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--- News on statistical activities such as summaries of statistics lately released, conferences, technical cooperation projects. ---

January 28, 2019

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) published the Japan Statistical Yearbook 2019

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December 26, 2018

The 4th Statistical Delegation from Vietnam visited the Statistics Bureau of Japan

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November 30, 2018

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) co-hosted the Seventh Global Forum on Gender Statistics together with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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October 29, 2018

The 3rd Country-Focused Training in Japan for Project for Developing Statistical Quality System at CAPMAS

PDF version (PDF:108KB)

September 25, 2018

Participants in the “Mr. Nobuo ISHIBASHI Memorial International Exchange Program” by SINFONICA visited the Statistics Bureau of Japan

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August 29, 2018

The 31st Chinese Statistical Mission to Japan

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July 31, 2018

The complete result from the 2016 Economic Census for Business Activity released

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June 25, 2018

Participants of the Training Course Programme by UNSIAP visited Statistics Bureau of Japan

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May 24, 2018

Overseas promotion of Statistics ICT System

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April 27, 2018

Establishment of the Statistical Data Utilization Center

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March 30, 2018

The 29th Korean Statistical Mission to Japan

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February 27, 2018

The 2nd Statistical Delegation from Mongolia visited the Statistics Bureau of Japan

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January 30, 2018

The Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP), and the Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) and the Statistical Research and Training Institute of Japan (SRTI) hosted the Seminar on Statistical Capacity Building for New Data Sources

PDF version (PDF:116KB)

December 26, 2017

The 30th Japanese Statistical Mission to China

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November 27, 2017

The 3rd Statistical Delegation from Vietnam visited the Statistics Bureau of Japan

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October 31, 2017

2016 Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities (Results on time use) released

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September 28, 2017

2017 Employment Status Survey

PDF version (PDF:113KB)

August 24, 2017

2016 Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities (Results on leisure activities) released

PDF version (PDF:164KB)

July 24, 2017

New Director-General of the Statistics Bureau
The International Student from Samoa for Pacific Leaders' Educational Assistance for Development of State (Pacific-LEADS) Program visited the SBJ

PDF version (PDF:162KB)

June 23, 2017

The preliminary result from the 2016 Economic Census for Business Activity released

PDF version (PDF:85KB)

May 29, 2017

Basic Complete Tabulation on Labour Force of the 2015 Population Census of Japan released

PDF version (PDF:61.4KB)

April 20, 2017

The 1st Japanese Statistical Delegation to Vietnam

PDF version (PDF:65KB)

March 21, 2017

The 27th Japanese Statistical Mission to Korea
Training Course for Beginners on Statistics Being Opened on YouTube

PDF version (PDF:117KB)

February 21, 2017

Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Statistics Bureau of Japan and the National Statistics Office of Mongolia

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January 27, 2017

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) published the 66th Japan Statistical Yearbook 2017

PDF version (PDF:106KB)

December 27, 2016

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) hosted the 25th Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers

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November 28, 2016

The 30th Chinese Statistical Mission to Japan

PDF version (PDF:159KB)

Octorber 31, 2016

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) hosts the 25th Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers

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September 26, 2016

2016 Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities

PDF version (PDF:112KB)

August 25, 2016

International Cooperation in Statistics

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July 21, 2016

Preliminary Sample Tabulation of the 2015 Population Census of Japan released

PDF version (PDF:119KB)

June 23, 2016

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) conducted the 2016 Economic Census for Business Activity

PDF version (PDF:216KB)

May 24, 2016

Project for Developing Statistical Quality System at CAPMAS (Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics)

PDF version (PDF:115KB)

April 20, 2016

Preliminary Counts of the 2015 Population Census of Japan released

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March 23, 2016

The 28th Korean Statistical Mission to Japan

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February 17, 2016

Project on Capacity Development for the Implementation of Economic Census 2018 in Nepal to be started

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January 18, 2016

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) published the 65th Japan Statistical Yearbook 2016

PDF version (PDF:120KB)

December 15, 2015

The 29th Japanese Statistical Mission to China

PDF version (PDF:137KB)

November 13, 2015

The delegation from Vietnam visited the Statistics Bureau of Japan

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October 19, 2015

Almost 20 million households responded online in the 2015 Population Census of Japan

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September 14, 2015

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) is to conduct the population census 2015

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August 24, 2015

New Director-General of the Statistics Bureau

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July 27, 2015

Preliminary Results of the 2014 Economic Census for Business Frame Released

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June 25, 2015

The Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ) hosted the 14th meeting of the Ottawa Group on Price Indices

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May 26, 2015

A model project on Linked Open Data (LOD) in statistics - Local development and Business vitalization

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April 20, 2015

SBJ hosts the 2015 meeting of the Ottawa Group on Price Indices

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March 25, 2015

The public online program "The Introductory Course of Data Science for Businessperson" started

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February 24, 2015

Improvement of Statistics GIS

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January 28, 2015

Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Statistics Bureau of Japan and the General Statistics Office of Vietnam

PDF version (PDF:175KB)

December 18, 2014

The 29th Chinese Statistical Mission to Japan

PDF version (PDF:220KB)

November 27, 2014

The SBJ hosted the 27th Population Census Conference in Tokyo

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October 22, 2014

The Headquarters for Implementation of the 2015 Population Census has started up

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September 17, 2014

The National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure 2014

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August 18, 2014

New Director-General of the Statistics Bureau

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July 1, 2014

Reformation of the News Bulletin

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May 26, 2014

2013 Unemployment rate decreased by 0.3 points

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2013 Family Income and Expenditure Survey shows increase in consumption expenditure in real terms

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April 4, 2014

2013 Consumer Price Index Increased

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January 30, 2014

Highlights from the Results of the 2012 Economic Census for Business Activity

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28th Meeting of Voorburg Group held in Tokyo

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January 14, 2014

The number of persons engaged in work decreased, and the ratio of "non-regular employees" reached record levels in 2012 - The result of the 2012 Employment Status Survey -

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October 31, 2013

Outline of the Housing and Land Survey 2013

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September 30, 2013

Mr. Shigeru Kawasaki became new President of the IAOS

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July 30, 2013

Projects of Open Data for Official Statistics

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June 28, 2013

The 27th Korean Statistical Mission to Japan

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May 31, 2013

Fiscal 2013 Budget for the Statistics Bureau and the Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards) Approved

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April 10, 2013

2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey shows increase in consumption expenditure in real terms

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March 18, 2013

2012 Consumer Price Index Decreased

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March 1, 2013

First Results from the 2012 Economic Census for Business Activity Released

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2012 Unemployment rate decreased by 0.3 points

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February 18, 2013

Results of the 2011 Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities - Time Use from Questionnaire A -

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Japan's R&D expenditure increased for the first time in four years

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December 7, 2012

13th East Asian Statistical Conference held in Tokyo

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October 23, 2012

Results of the 2011 Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities

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August 17, 2012

2012 Employment Status Survey

PDF version (PDF:130KB)

July 23, 2012

SBJ Reviews the Labour Force Survey

PDF version (PDF:127KB)

July 2, 2012

Business Register to be launched in 2013

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June 13, 2012

The 25th Japanese Statistical Mission to Korea

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April 26, 2012

Fiscal 2012 Budget for the Statistics Bureau and the Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards) Approved

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April 4, 2012

2011 Family Income and Expenditure Survey shows decrease in consumption expenditure in real terms

PDF version (PDF:99KB)

2012 Economic Census for Business Activity

PDF version (PDF:57KB)

March 26, 2012

2011 Consumer Price Index Decreased

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2011 Unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 points

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March 9, 2012

The 28th Chinese Statistical Mission to Japan

PDF version (PDF:113KB)

February 29, 2012

Japan's R&D expenditure decreased for the third consecutive year

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Jarunary 13, 2012

The 27th Japanese Statistical Mission to China

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December 28, 2011

The 26th Korean Statistical Mission to Japan

PDF version (PDF:189KB)

September 15, 2011

Preliminary Sample Tabulation of the 2010 Population Census of Japan

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2011 Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities

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July 25, 2011

The Total Sales of Service Industries in 2010 Decreased by 2.2%

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June 21, 2011

Household assets decreased between 2004 and 2009 - The 2009 National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure -

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May 11, 2011

Preliminary Counts of the 2010 Population Census of Japan released

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Results of the 2009 Economic Census for Business Frame released

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April 20, 2011

Fiscal 2011 Budget for the Statistics Bureau and the Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards) Approved

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April 7, 2011

Supporting the Cambodian 2011 Economic Census

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April 4, 2011

2010 Yearly Averages of the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Total Households) released

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March 16, 2011

2010 Consumer Price Index decreases

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March 7, 2011

Japanese unemployment rate remains unchanged

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March 2, 2011

Living expenditures, savings and liabilities decreased in 2009 - The 2009 National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure -

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February 9, 2011

Japan's R&D expenditure dropped by 8.3% over year

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January 6, 2011

Annual Results of the 2009 Monthly Survey on Service Industries

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December 24, 2010

The 24th Japanese Statistical Mission to Korea

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November 22, 2010

World Statistics Day - Events in Japan -

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October 21, 2010

The Project on Improving Official Statistics in Cambodia Entered into Phase III

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October 8, 2010

40th Anniversary Celebration of United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP)

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September 27, 2010

The 2010 Population Census Questionnaires are Now being Distributed

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September 17, 2010

Release of the Results of Major Durable Goods Owned by Households - The 2009 National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure -

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July 14, 2010

2009 Results of Family Savings and Liabilities Released - From the Family Income and Expenditure Survey -

PDF version (PDF:89KB)

June 24, 2010

Towards implementation of the 2010 Population Census -Announcement of the Implementation Plan-

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June 1, 2010

Japan's Population Estimates Released

PDF version (PDF:102KB)

May 18, 2010

Fiscal 2010 Budget for the Statistics Bureau and Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards) Approved

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Results of 2008 Housing and Land Survey Released

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April 22, 2010

2009 results of Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Total Households) Released

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March 31, 2010

2009 yearly average results of Consumer Price Index Released

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March 26, 2010

2009 yearly average results of Labour Force Survey Released

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March 1, 2010

Results of the 2009 Survey of Research and Development Released

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Results of October 2009 Monthly Survey on Service Industries Released

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January 28, 2010

The Twenty-Sixth Japanese Statistical Mission to China

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Aged population and households in Japan -In celebration of "Senior Citizens Day"-

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January 6, 2010

The Twenty-Fifth Korean Statistical Mission to Japan

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December 18, 2009

The 2009 National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure was conducted

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December 11, 2009

The Twenty-Seventh Chinese Statistical Mission to Japan

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2008 Yearly Averages of Family Savings and Liabilities Released - From the Results of Family Income and Expenditure Survey -

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November 11, 2009

The Headquarters for Implementation of the 2010 Population Census has started up

PDF version (PDF:30KB)

October 1, 2009

The 2009 Economic Census for Business Frame was conducted

PDF version (PDF:59KB)

September 8, 2009

Support of Cambodia's 2008 Population Census

PDF version (PDF:35KB)

August 24, 2009

Towards the 2010 Population Census - Implementation of the third pilot survey -

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Japan's Population Estimates released

PDF version (PDF:127KB)

May 26, 2009

Results of the 2007 National Survey of Prices-Outlet Prices-

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Full enforcement of the New Statistics Act

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April 30, 2009

Employment situation of young females - The result of the Employment Status Survey -

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April 6, 2009

Japan's Consumer Price Index in 2008

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Labour Force Survey Results in 2008

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Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Total Households) Results in 2008

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Fiscal 2009 Budget for the Statistics Bureau and Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards)

PDF version (PDF:17KB)

February 23, 2009

Results of the 2007 National Survey of Prices - Regional Price Difference Index of Prices -

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January 30, 2009

12th East Asian Statistical Conference held in Tokyo

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The result of the 2008 Survey of Reserch and Development

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