* The 2020 national census has ended!
The national census (Kokusei Chousa – 国 勢 調査) is carried out every 5 years and everyone who lives in Japan for more than 3 months has a duty to answer it. The result of the census is important for public agencies and companies to build a better society. The answers will only be used to create statistics and will not be shared for other purposes such as investigations by the police and customs control. The authorities ask for your understanding and collaboration.
Due to preventive measures for the coronavirus, it is recommended to complete the online census if possible. Through the Internet, the census can be answered in Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese and Spanish.
If it is not possible to answer it online, deliver the form directly to the examiners (Chosain – 調査 員) or send it by mail. The printed form is available in 27 languages. For more details on languages, visit the census desk in the city where you live or ask the examiners.
- For people who will respond online
Period: September 14 to October 7, 2020
URL: https://www.e-kokusei.go.jp/html/portal/ja/top.html
How to respond:
- In mid-September, examiners will visit your home to deliver the form. When the census documents arrive, go to the website to fill in the answers.
- Input the “Login ID” and “Access Key” (password) written in the “Guide to Using Online Answers” (Internet Kaito Riyo Guide – イ ン タ ー ネ ッ ト 回答 利用 ガ イ ド) provided at the census documents.
- Answer the census according to the website’s guidelines. At the end, choose a password and send the answers.
- For people who will answer by the form (paper)
Period: October 1 to October 7, 2020
How to respond:
- In mid-September, examiners will visit your home to deliver the form. After filling out the census documents, deliver them to the examiners who visit your home or mail them in the same envelope.
* If you prefer to deliver directly to the examiner, call the census service desk in the city where you live.
Beware of fraud and suspicious inquiries
- Examiners will always carry their “Examiner’s Certificate” (Chosain-sho 調査 員 証). When the examiners visit your home, check the examiner’s certificate.
You will never be asked to pay any amount of money to answer the census. Also, those responsible will never ask for your bank account information or credit card number.
For more details, see the URL below (official website of the national census).
