2025 Census

The Japanese government is doing a census this year. A census is when the government does a survey to count how many people live in Japan. Japanese law requires everyone to complete the survey, including foreign residents, so please cooperate.

Distribution date

The survey paper will be delivered to all households from Saturday, September 20th. If nobody is home, the survey will be placed in the mailbox instead. Keep an eye out for the envelope pictured below.

Completion period

The completed census paper can be submitted either online or by post. The deadlines vary depending on the method of submission.

• Online: Saturday, September 20th - Thursday, October 8th
• By post: Wednesday, October 1st to Wednesday, October 8th

Those who wish to submit online should open the multilingual PDF here [PDFファイル／1.2MB]. There is a QR code on the second page which leads to the official website, and is available in 28 languages.

Inquiries

Census Call Center

• Telephone interpreting provided
• Tel: 0570-02-5901
• When: from Tuesday, September 16th to Friday, November 7th
• Hours: 9am to 9pm

Takasaki Census Call Center

• Tel: 027-321-1312
• When: from Wednesday, September 3rd to Monday, October 27th
• Hours: 9am to 6pm