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POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS OF JAPAN
This final report POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS OF JAPAN consists two volumes : "Summary Report of the 2010 Population Census" including descriptive analyses of the census results and related documents, and "Statistical Tables of the 2010 Population Census" presenting the main statistical tables selected from the regular reports above and some results of earlier censuses linked to 2010 definition.
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Summary Report
Cover, Preface and Contents (PDF:111KB)
Part1 Summary of the Results
Part2 Outline of Population Census of Japan
Chapter1. Outline of the 2010 Population Census of Japan (PDF:432KB)
Chapter2. Explanation of Terms (PDF:540KB)
Chapter3. Method of the Sample Tabulation and Reliability of Estimates (PDF:251KB)
Reference
1. The Reports of the 2010 Population Census of Japan (PDF:37KB)
2. Questionary Items of Each Population Census (1920 to 2010) (in Japanese only) (PDF:216KB)
3. Number of Shi, Ku, Machi and Mura - Japan and Prefectures (1920 to 2010) (PDF:309KB)
6. Particulars about Changes of Names and Boundaries (PDF:759KB)
7. Names of Shi, Ku, Machi and Mura of Major Metropolitan Areas, Metropolitan Areas and Range of Distance
(1) Major Metropolitan Areas and Metropolitan Areas
8. Industrial Classification_Used in the 2010 Population Census of Japan (PDF:411KB)
9. Occupational Classification_Used in the 2010 Population Census of Japan (PDF:392KB)
10. Usage Example of Results of Population Census (in Japanese only) (PDF:342KB)
11. Laws Related to the 2010 Population Census of Japan (in Japanese only) (PDF:418KB)
12. Enumeration Documents
(1) The English translation of the Japanese questionnaire form (PDF:414KB)
(2) The English translation of the instruction for filling out the questionnaire (PDF:1,065KB)
Dissemination of the Results (PDF:160KB)
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