Japanese Studies Research Guide: Government Documents & Statistics
Government Websites
- The Government of Japan - JapanGovA portal site which provides a wide range of information from policy matters to daily information. Specifically, it provides collective information from the publicity materials of ministries and agencies.
- e-Gov portal (in English)A portal site of overall administrative information managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. I provides the content of laws (the Constitution, Laws, Cabinet Orders, Imperial Ordinances, Cabinet Office Ordinances, Ministerial Ordinances, etc.).
- Government Ministries And Agencies Web links to the Official information from Japan's Government Ministries and Agencies via e-Gov"Web links to the Official information from Japan's Government Ministries and Agencies"
Updated:6/14/2024 - 政府機関関連情報 via e-Gov in Japanese"国の行政機関、独立行政法人、地方公共団体、立法機関、司法機関等に関するリンク集を提供しています。"
Updated: 6/14/2024 - Kanpō (官報) via the National Diet Library Digital CollectionFrom the first issue of Japanese official gazettes published on July 2, 1883 to the issue of April 30, 1952.
Link to 全号まとめ entries
Updated: 6/14/2024 - Kanpō. English edition (英文官報) via the National Diet Library Digital CollectionOFFICIAL GAZETTE; ENGLISH EDITION, which was published only during the occupation period by the GHQ (1946-1952) is also available online, but under the category of "Periodicals".
- Kanpō. Internet edition (インターネット版官報)平成15年7月15日以降の法律・政令等、平成28年4月1日以降の政府調達
- Legislative Information (国会関連情報) from the National Diet LibraryIncludes access to legislative and the Diet record databases:
日本法令索引
国会会議録検索システム
帝国議会会議録検索システム - J-LIS Japan Agency for Local Authority (地方公共団体情報システム機構)A web page containing links to prefectural and municipal government homepages throughout Japan.
- Video Retrieval System for Diet Deliberation (国会審議映像検索システム)Updated: 6/14/2024
Updated: 6/14/2024
Statistics
- Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center（総務省統計局）Statistics compiled by government offices, including population information and the national census.
- DATA.GO.JP (in English) (in Japanese)Various datasets of ministries and agencies as open data are registered and are free to download.
- e-Stat : Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan (in English)A portal site of various government statistics including the fundamental statistics produced by government ministries and agencies.
- e-Stat (in Japanese)A portal site of various government statistics including the fundamental statistics produced by government ministries and agencies.
- JapanKnowledgeJapanKnowledge includes the following statistical titles:
・日本統計年鑑 第六十八回 平成31年 - 第七十四回 令和7年
・日本長期統計総覧：第1巻 昭和62年10月、第2巻・第3巻 昭和63年1月、第4巻・第5巻 昭和63年5月
・新版 日本長期統計総覧：第1巻・第2巻 平成18年3月、第3巻 平成18年9月、第4巻・第5巻 平成18年12月
・日本国勢図会 2019/20 - 2024/25 - Todōfuken tōkeisho dēta bēsu = Prefectural statistics online 都道府県統計書データーベース via J-DAC"The most exhaustive statistical resource on the history of Japan between Meiji and post-war Showa"
