News Bulletin October 30, 2025

October 30, 2025

No.372

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Conducting of the 2025 Census

  The SBJ conducted the 2025 Census as of 12:00 a.m., October 1, 2025, starting to collect responses from September 20. The Census aims to provide a clear picture of the population and demographics of Japan, and has been conducted every five years since 1920. The 2025 Census is the twenty-second of its kind.
  There were three ways to respond to the census: online, by mail, or by submitting the questionnaire to the enumerator. The SBJ encouraged households to respond online, which allows for responding with a smartphone or similar device at any time.
  The SBJ will release the preliminary results by May 2026 and the final ones by September 2026.

[Release Schedule]
- By May 2026
  Preliminary tabulation: Preliminary counts of the population and households
- By September 2026
  Basic complete tabulation on population and households: The detailed results, including housing conditions, counts for households of foreigners and elderly persons, and the final counts of population and households.
  After releasing the above results, the SBJ will release the results of the labour force status of population, industry and occupation of employed persons, place of work or schooling, internal migration, and so on one by one.

New release of the Statistical Handbook of Japan 2025

The Statistical Handbook of Japan 2025 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. This Handbook is published annually in September and the latest version is accessible at the following website.

Website: https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/index.html

Activities by Japan (MIC) for World Statistics Day

  October 20, 2025, marks World Statistics Day (WSD) designated by the United Nations. WSD is celebrated every five years on October 20 to deepen understanding of official statistics. WSD 2025 will be the fourth WSD since its establishment in 2010.
  To raise awareness of this day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of the Government of Japan, led by the Office of the Director-General for Policy Planning on Statistical Policy, is conducting a variety of lectures nationwide, mainly for students. Also, a meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) established under the United Nations Statistical Commission will be held in Kitakyushu, Japan, in November.
  Of particular note, the World Statistics Day Forum 2025 is to be held in December 2025 for domestic and international stakeholders in official statistics, featuring a keynote speech from the United Nations Statistical Division and presentations on various initiatives related to statistical and data utilization by Japan's national and local governments. The forum is to be broadcast online.
  For further details on the activities for WSD including live streaming of the forum, please refer to the following website.
https://www.soumu.go.jp/english/dgpp_ss/world_statics_day/index.htm


World Statistics Day 2025 Poster	Lecture for students

Date: December 4, 2025, 13:30-17:10 (JST)
Keynote speech and discussion
Keynote speech from the United Nations Statistics Division
(Coordinator) The MIC
Presentations
-Tokyo Metropolitan Government:
  Efforts for Data Utilization under the Tokyo 2050 Strategy, including the Tokyo Data Platform
-Kobe City Government:
  Evidence-Based Policymaking in Kobe City: Leveraging Big Data for Local Governance in Japan
-Ama Town Hall:
  Visualization for Shared Understanding: Leveraging Local Data for Effective Decision-Making
-Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
  Support for Statistical Data Analysis in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Boosting the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Industry with the Power of Data
*Updated information including live streaming of the forum will be posted on the website linked above as necessary.

MAJOR INDICATORS

See the links below for the latest results.

1. Labour Force Survey
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/database?page=1&toukei=00200531&kikan=00200&tstat=000000110001
2. Consumer Price Index
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200573&kikan=00200&tstat=000001150147
3. Family Income and Expenditure Survey
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200561&kikan=00200&tstat=000000330001
4. Monthly Business Survey of Services
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200546&tstat=000001217540
5. Population Estimates
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200524&kikan=00200&tstat=000000090001
6. Report on Internal Migration in Japan
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200523&kikan=00200&tstat=000000070001

is "Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan" (external site) where you can browse statistics tables and database.

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