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STATISTICAL HANDBOOK OF JAPAN 2009 Statistics Bureau Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications JAPAN © 2009 by Statistics Bureau Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Japan All rights reserved. Edited by Statistical Research and Training Institute Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Japan Published by Statistics Bureau Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications 19-1 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8668 Japan Printed in Japan ISSN 0081-4792 On the Internet Statistical Handbook of Japan 2009 is also available at the following address: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/index.htm Preface This handbook 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. Most of the comments and statistical data for this purpose have been drawn from principal statistical publications available from government and other leading sources. For more in-depth statistical information on Japan, readers are invited to peruse the Japan Statistical Yearbook and the Japan Monthly Statistics. We hope that this booklet will serve as a guide in your search for knowledge about Japan. We are always happy to receive opinions or requests from readers. You can also view the contents of this booklet on the website of the Statistics Bureau. August 2009 Shigeru KAWASAKI Director-General Statistics Bureau Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Japan Notes for Users 1. The present issue contains statistics that became available by June 30, 2009. 2. Unless otherwise indicated, "year" refers to the calendar year and "fiscal year" refers to the 12 months beginning April 1 of the year stated. 3. Metric units are used in all tables and figures in which the data are measured in weight, volume, length or area. 4. Statistical figures may not add up to the totals due to rounding. 5. "Billion" means a thousand million; "trillion" means a thousand billion. 6. The following symbols are used in the tables: ･･･ Data not available － Magnitude zero or figures not applicable 0 Less than half of unit employed 0.0 ＃ Marked break in series ＊ Provisional or estimate 7. Data relating to "China" generally exclude those for Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province. 8. All contents of the present issue, including tables, figures, and maps, are also available on the website of the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan. (http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/index.htm) 9. When any contents of the present issue are to be quoted or copied in other media (print or electronic), the title is to be referred to as follows: Source: Statistical Handbook of Japan 2009, published by the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan. i Contents Page Chapter 1. Land and Climate ...................................................................... 1 1. Land .............................................................................................................. 2 2. Climate .......................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2. Population ................................................................................... 7 1. Total Population ........................................................................................... 8 2. Declining Birth Rate and Aging Population ............................................. 10 3. Births and Deaths ....................................................................................... 13 4. Marriages and Divorces ............................................................................. 16 5. Households ................................................................................................. 17 (1) Household Size and Household Composition .................................... 17 (2) Elderly Households .............................................................................. 18 6. Population Density and Regional Distribution ......................................... 19 (1) Population Density ............................................................................... 19 (2) Population Distribution ........................................................................ 21 Chapter 3. Economy .................................................................................... 22 1. Economic Development ............................................................................ 23 2. Recent Economic Trends ........................................................................... 27 3. Industrial Structure ..................................................................................... 29 Chapter 4. Finance ...................................................................................... 35 1. National and Local Government Finance ................................................. 36 (1) National and Local Government Finance ........................................... 36 (2) National Government Finance ............................................................ 39 (3) Local Government Finance ................................................................. 44 (4) Tax ......................................................................................................... 45 2. Bank of Japan and Money Stock .............................................................. 46 3. Financial Institutions .................................................................................. 48 4. Financial Assets .......................................................................................... 50 5. Stock Market .............................................................................................. 51 ii Page Chapter 5. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ...................................... 54 1. Overview of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ..................................... 55 2. Agriculture .................................................................................................. 55 (1) Agricultural Production ........................................................................ 55 (2) Farmers and Farmland ......................................................................... 57 3. Forestry ....................................................................................................... 58 4. Fisheries ...................................................................................................... 60 (1) Fishery Production ............................................................................... 60 (2) Fishery Workers ................................................................................... 61 5. Self-Sufficiency of Food ............................................................................ 62 Chapter 6. Manufacturing and Construction ......................................... 65 1. Overview of the Manufacturing Sector .................................................... 66 2. Principal Industries in the Manufacturing Sector ..................................... 71 (1) Machinery Industry .............................................................................. 71 (2) Chemical Industry ................................................................................ 74 (3) Iron and Steel Industry ......................................................................... 75 (4) Fabricated Metal Products Industry .................................................... 76 3. Construction ............................................................................................... 76 Chapter 7. Energy ....................................................................................... 79 1. Supply and Demand .................................................................................. 80 2. Electric Power ............................................................................................ 84 3. Gas .............................................................................................................. 85 Chapter 8. Science and Technology/Information and Communication ............................................................................................. 86 1. Science and Technology ............................................................................ 87 (1) Researchers and R&D Expenditures .................................................. 87 (2) Technology Trade ................................................................................. 89 2. Patents ......................................................................................................... 92 3. Information and Communication .............................................................. 94 (1) Diffusion of the Internet ....................................................................... 94 (2) Progress of Communication Technologies ......................................... 95 (3) Telephone and Postal Service .............................................................. 95 iii Page Chapter 9. Transport .................................................................................. 98 1. Domestic Transport .................................................................................... 99 (1) Domestic Passenger Transport .......................................................... 100 (2) Domestic Freight Transport ..............................................................
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