Its two predecessors were issued 695 and 750 times in the Pre-War period. Contains articles on statistical theory and data, playing a role of a statistical forum for statisticians, demographers and economists. Most authoritative and comprehensive statistical yearbook in Japan. Its contents are the same as the printed publication, and retrievable through index and key-words. Major statistics are provided in time series.
Topics cover political, economic, social and cultural fields.
Most of the statistical data are based on principal statistical publications available from government and private sources. Title Price Vol.1 Land and Population 440pp. Contents correspond to the printed publication. Handy description about Japan's society and economy using statistics. Includes time series data.