Overview of the Organization

■Date of Establishment

April 1, 2003

■Legal Basis for Establishment

Incorporated Administrative Agency General Law
National Statistics Center Law

■Objectives

Perform the tabulation of various statistical surveys, pursue collective research of statistics technology, maintain the reliability of statistics.

■Minister in charge

Minster of Internal Affairs and Communications

■Employees

About890(as of 03/31/2008)

■Scope of our Work

1. To tabulate census and survey returns concerning the fundamental matters of the nation, including the Population Census.
2. To tabulate census and survey returns upon entrustment by the administrative bodies of the national and local governments.
3. To accumulate and process necessary data connecting compilation and use of statistics.
4. To do research on statistical techniques and other affairs concerning 1 - 3 above.
5. To conduct activities concerning each affairs mentioned above.

■Timeline

1871

Main Office of the Meiji government establishes Statistics Division.

1885

Meiji Cabinet establishes the Statistics Bureau.

1920

First nationwide population census (October 1).

1949

Bureau is transferred to the Prime Minister's Office, becoming the data processing department, the Statistics Bureau of the Prime Minister’s Office.

1984

Statistics Center established as part of the new Management and Coordination Agency.

2001

With the restructuring of the central government, the Statistics Center become part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

2003

The National Statistics Center begins operations as an incorporated administrative agency.

■Public Address

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Bldg. 2 19-1 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8668
TEL: +81-3-5273-1200
E-mail：nstac-info@nstac.go.jp
Website：http://www.nstac.go.jp