Please respond to the Population Census（国勢調査にご回答ください）
As of October 1, 2025, the Population Census will be conducted.
The Population Census is an important statistical survey that is conducted on all people and households living in Japan (including foreign nationals). According to the law, everyone is obliged to respond.
In order to answer the Population Census, first please read the website below.
Your answers will not be used for anything other than the Population Census.
Survey documents will be distributed to each household by a member of the census staff, beginning from late September. Please cooperate in answering the survey.
Population Census 2025 (English version)
How to respond（回答方法）
Survey documents will be distributed to each household by a member of the census staff, beginning from late September. Please cooperate in answering the survey.
Please answer in one of the following ways:
How to respond online（インターネットによる回答）
- A member of the census staff will distribute documents such as the ‘Internet Response Request Form’ to each household.
- Either read the QR code written on the request form with a smartphone, etc., or access the URL and enter the login ID and access key.
- Follow the guidance on the screen, reply to the required items, and when you send the survey, your response is complete.
※During the survey period, you can respond by Internet 24 hours a day. It is easy to respond from a smartphone or computer, and filling out the paper form is not necessary.
※If answering the survey online, you can choose not only Japanese, but also English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
How to respond by paper questionnaire (by post)（紙の調査票による回答）
If responding by paper questionnaire, fill in the Japanese questionnaire while looking at the translation table.
※If responding by Internet or post is difficult, please hand the questionnaire to a member of the census staff.
Deadline for responses（回答期限）
Tuesday October 8th
Image of ‘Internet Response Request Form’（「インターネット回答依頼書」見本）
‘Internet Response Request Form’ Front
‘Internet Response Request Form’ Back
Beware of fraud（「かたり調査」にご注意）
Please be careful about suspicious visits, phone calls, or emails pretending to be from the Population Census.
Members of the census staff always carry an ‘Census Staff ID Card’ with a photo.
They will never ask for money, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, or other personal information.
Inquiries
Population Census Contact Center (Kokusei Chosa Contact Center, 国勢調査コンタクトセンター), tel.: 0570-02-5901 (calls to this number are not free)
(From IP phones and prepaid mobile phones: 03-6628-2258)
Reception Hours: 9:00 – 21:00 (until November 7th)
Available Languages (22 languages): English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Spanish, Indonesian, Filipino, Myanmar, Nepali, Thai, Sinhala, Bengali, Khmer, French, Hindi, Mongolian, Russian, Malay, German, Italian, Urdu
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Caution:
Please note that we will not respond to the contents entered in this questionnaire.
Please click here for inquiries.
更新日：2025年08月28日