The Central Organ for Statistics in Japan
| Date | 31 January 1934 |
| Author | T. Hasegawa |
| Published date | 31 January 1934 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002085233400700303 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
The
Central Organ for Statistics in Japan
BY
T. HASEGAWA
Director oí the Bureau oí Statistics, Japan,
1. - HISTORY.
The
first
central
organ
for
statistícs
that
Japan
ever
had
was
the
Seihyo-ka 01'
the
Section of Administrative Tables, whích
was created in the Sei-in 01'
the
Central
Board
of
the
early
Meijigovernment,
in 1868.
In
the lapse of more
than
a half-
century
since,
this
organ
and
its
continuation
went
through
many
alterations
in scale,
status,
organization
and
appellation;
but
on
the
whole,
the
changes have been
towardsextension
and
improvement, enabling
it
to cope
with
the ever-progressing
times;
and
the most recent development is the present
Bureau
of
Statlstica
of the Cahinet,
n. - ORGANIZATION.
A. -
POSITION
AND
FUNCTIONS.
The
Bureau
is, by the prescription of
Imperial
Ordinance
No. 307 (1924),
attached
to the Cabinet;
its
functíons involving
the following actívitíes:
1. - Unification
and
coordination of
atatisties
obtained by
the
several
departments
of
administration;
2. - General management of
affairs
relating
to
international
statistics;
3. - Collection of
atatístícs
relatíng
to the fundamental ele-
ments of
the
national
resources, such as popnlation, labour, etc.
not
included in the
admínistratíve
statistics
of
any
particular
department;
4. -
Issuing
and
exchanging of
statistícal
publications;
5. -
Training
of
statístícíans
and convening
and
conducting
conferences of
statisticians
representing varieus governmental
establishments;
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6. - Tabulation of
statistics
in behalf of
other
governmental
authorities.
B. -
8ECTIONS
AND
DIVISIONS
OF
BUSINESS.
The
Bureau
contaíns síx sections: General Affairs, General
Investígatíons, Population, Labour,
and
First
and
8eeond Bec-
tíons of Tabulation. They divide
the
business of the
Bureau
on
the
following lines:
1. - 8ection of General Affairs ís responsíble for :
8eeretariate
and
personnel business;
Unifieation of
statísñcs
of
departments
of administra-
tion;
Issuíng
and
exehanging of
atatístical
publieations;
Training
of
statísticíans,
and
eonvening
and
eondueting
eonferenees of
statístícíans
representing
varíous go-
vernmental establishments;
Business
not
falling on
any
other
seetion
in
the
Bureau.
2.
--
8eetion of General Inveatígatíons,
for:
8tudy
and
.research
into
domestíc
and
foreign statístícs,
and
eompilation of
statístíeal
materials;
Regulation
and
compílatíon of
statistícs
to be for-
warded to
the
League of Nations,
and
preparation
of
international
statíatícs
;
Business
relating
to
international
conferences of statis-
tical
eoneern.
3. - Section of Population, for:
Taking the
population
census,
and
colleeting informa-
tion for
vital
atatistícs
and
atatístícs
of causes of
death ;
Arrangement
and
compilation of
the
results
of
the
aboye.
4. 8ection of Labour, for:
Collecting ínformatíon for
labonr
statístíes
and
fol'
family budget
inquiry
;
Arrangement
a11(1
compilatlon of the resulta of
the
aboye.
5. -
F'írst
Sectíon of Tabulation,
for:
Tabulation for
vital
statistícs,
statiatícs
of causes
of
death,
labour
statístícs, family budget inquíry.
and
other
statístícal
studies;
Custody of
the
materials
eol1eeted
tor
the aboye statís-
tieal
studíes by
the
Bureau,
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