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Note for Users

1. The major statistical tables revised in the present edition are as shown in "Major Changes in Statistical Tables".
2. The present edition contains statistics which became available by 30 June 2025.
3. At the beginning of each chapter, general description is presented on contents of the chapter and purpose and objects of surveys.
4. General remarks on each table and on items are stated in the footnotes and Glossary for Terms. Specific notes on selected items or cells are shown in footnotes with reference codes.
5. Unless otherwise indicated, "year" refers to the calendar year, and "fiscal year" refers to the 12 months beginning 1 April of the year stated.
6. Metric units are used in all tables and figures in which the data are measured in weight, volume, length or area.
7. Detail figures in the tables may not add up to the totals because of rounding.
8. Figures for Japan in Chapter 30 "Comparative International Statistics" may differ from figures in other chapters of the Yearbook due to difference in sources. No adjustment is made between them.
9. The following symbols are used in the tables:

   	Below unit
   	Null or not applicable
   	Figures not available
   	Figures kept undisclosed
   	Designates "of which", related to major headings shown to the left.
   	Provisional or estimate figures.

10. The source of statistics of each table is shown in the footnote.
11. Country names are generally based on the "Countries & Regions" in the homepage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but shorter names are used where there is no possibility of misunderstanding.
12. Statistics for China do not cover Hong Kong (returned to China in July 1997), Macau (returned to China December 1999) and Taiwan.
13. When any contents of this Yearbook are to be quoted or copied in other publication, it is requested to refer to the title of this Yearbook as follows.
    Source: Japan Statistical Yearbook 2026, Statistics Bureau,
    Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan.

Major Changes in Statistical Tables

Tables newly added

•  9- 7 Production Quantity and Value of Fabricated Metals
•  9-12 Production Value of Pharmaceuticals
• 10- 1 Construction Investment (Nominalcost)
• 13- 6 Newly Registered Motor Vehicles by Vehicle Type
• 19-18 Number of Annual Holidays and Acquisition of Annual Paid Leave by Size of Enterprise and Industry
• 27- 3 Local Public Employees
  1. A Local Public Employees
  2. B National Public Employees by Prefecture

Omitted tables for the present issue (Figure before the title indicates the table number of the previous issue; with the reason of omission in the parentheses.)

•  9- 5 Supply and Demand of Iron and Steel Products (Revision via consolidation of items duplicated in other tables)
•  9-12 Supply and Demand of Salt (Table 9-12 was abolished due to the addition of salt as an item to Table 9-15 "Production of Food and Beverages.")
• 19-16 Ratio of Enterprises and Employees Covered by the System, by Scheduled Daily Working Hours of Enterprise, Size of Enterprise and Industry
  1. B Employees Covered by the System (Termination of investigation of the listed item)
• 27- 2 Public Employees
  1. C Local Public Employees (The source material was changed.)
• 27- 3 Local Public Employees by Prefecture (The source material was changed.)

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