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e-Stat (Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan)

Cross-search government statistics. The first stop for "numerical evidence" in your inquiry report.

①Search → ②table → ③definition/method → ④cite the source (table no., year)
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversityResearcher
Statistics
Open DataAPI Available

Statistics Bureau (MIC)

An entry to the background and disclosures of base statistics such as the National Census.

Read the survey purpose/definition → identify the necessary table → cite with source (table name, year)
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversityResearcher
OverviewStatistics
Open Data

RESAS (Regional Economy & Society Analyzing System)

Visualizes population, industry, tourism, and more by prefecture / municipality with maps and graphs. Strong for forming "why?" questions about regional differences.

Trends seen = hypothesis → confirm the same indicator on e-Stat etc. → look for reasons in maps/primary sources
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsMapOverview
GISOpen Data

data.e-gov (Open Data)

A catalog to find ministerial open data at the "dataset level".

Dataset → confirm provider/update frequency → land on charts that can be reproduced with the same procedure
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversityResearcher
Statistics
Open DataAPI Available

MLIT Data Platform

Cross-search and visualize MLIT-related data.

Catch the trend with visualization → confirm indicator definitions/units → align conditions for regional comparison
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
Statistics
Open DataGIS

Bank of Japan | Statistics

Money, prices, foreign exchange, and flow of funds — core numbers for the Japanese economy, published officially by Japan's central bank with time-series search and an API. Sound evidence for tracing long-run change.

Pick an indicator (prices / FX / financial) → fix the period and series → align definitions with another central bank (FRED) or the IMF for comparison
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
Statistics
Open DataAPI Available

MAFF | Agricultural Statistics

A primary information source from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, covering the official statistics on food, agriculture, and fisheries. Crop-by-crop output, shipments, and self-sufficiency are available as maps, tables, and CSV — directly supporting local-industry inquiry.

Narrow down by crop / region / year → always read the definition (harvest vs. shipped volume etc.) → put it next to FAOSTAT's figures for the same commodity to explain "where Japan stands"
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity
StatisticsOverview
Open Data

Agency for Natural Resources and Energy | Comprehensive Energy Statistics

Japan's official figures on energy supply and demand, published as primary information. Covers renewables, fossil fuels, electricity, and consumption — indispensable evidence for climate and energy-policy inquiry.

Pick an indicator (power mix / final consumption / CO2) → align units and years → place it against the same indicator in IEA to put Japan in perspective
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
Statistics
Open DataEarth Science

NIES | Environmental Numerical Database

Official numerical readings on Japan's environment — air, water, greenhouse gases, and chemical substances — published as a primary source. Operated by the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) for research and education use.

Pick an environmental indicator (air / water / GHG) → fix the station and period → compare with JMA climatological data or international bodies (WHO / IPCC) to explain "how the environment is changing"
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsResearch
Earth ScienceOpen Data

ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office)

The Cabinet Office think tank that officially publishes Japan's quarterly GDP, leading indicators, and the Annual Report on the Japanese Economy. Lets you verify the primary source behind policy discussions and serves as a starting point for policy-economy inquiry.

Open the quarterly GDP or leading indicators → confirm the quarter and base year → align definitions with BOJ and MIC stats to check consistency of the business-cycle picture
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsResearch
Open Data

Forestry Agency | Forest and Forestry Statistics

Official Forestry Agency statistics covering national / private forest area, forest resources, and mountain-village areas. Combined with MAFF statistics, gives a full picture of forests, timber, and mountain-village economy.

Pick a region (prefecture / municipality) → look at forest resource volume → check species and age-class distribution → relate to forestry output and timber supply to describe mountain-village economy
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity
Statistics
Open Data

GBIF Japan Node (JBIF)

Japan's window for GBIF, the international framework for sharing biodiversity information. Publishes distribution and specimen data from Japanese museums and research institutions globally. Connects local nature observation to the same-species data worldwide.

Search the observed species' scientific name → view distribution points in Japan → trace from JBIF to GBIF global and compare the worldwide distribution
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsResearch
Natural ScienceOpen DataAPI Available

NIID (National Institute of Infectious Diseases)

The national institute that officially publishes surveillance of infectious diseases, pathogen information, and outbreak predictions. A primary source for treating infectious diseases as "a social phenomenon checkable with data" rather than emotion.

Pick the disease of interest and view weekly surveillance → check trends by age and region → cross-reference MHLW statistics and WHO GHO to explain Japan's position
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsResearch
Open Data

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS)

The Japanese national research institute that publishes the official projections of future population, household structure, and social security. A primary reference when discussing aging, low fertility, or regional demographic change.

Open the latest population projection → read the assumptions (fertility / mortality / migration) → compare with other countries (e.g. UNDP) and put into words "which assumption differs and why"
High SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsResearch
Open Data

OpenStreetMap Japan

Japan's node of the global open geographic database — editable maps built by community contributors.

Load the layers you need → read the spatial pattern → explain 'why' with related data
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity
Map
GISOpen DataAPI Available

Wikimedia Commons

Free media repository — images, audio, video, and documents with verified licenses for reuse.

Open pages that interest you → note 3 words you understood → discuss and decide the next term to research
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity
Overview
Open DataMultilingualEnglish

Japan Dashboard (Economy, Finance, Population, and Everyday Life)

An official dashboard jointly built by the Cabinet Office, the Digital Agency, and the Cabinet Secretariat that exposes about 1,000 indicators at the prefecture and municipality level. Indicators span population, economy, social security, education, living, social infrastructure, and local public finance — and can be viewed on a map, compared across regions, plotted as two-indicator relationships, or trended against four indicators side by side. Functions as a single entry point to Japan's regional differences that pairs well with e-Stat and RESAS.

Pick one indicator inside a theme that matters to you (population, healthcare, education…) → read regional differences on the map or the peer-comparison view → re-pull the same indicator on e-Stat or RESAS with matched definition and year, and cite it as the source of record
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversityResearcher
StatisticsMapResearch
Open DataGIS