Japan’s nightlife industry is forecast to grow at about 7.2% CAGR from 2023 to 2028, rising from roughly US$2.4 billion to around US$3.4 billion by the end of the decade. What’s striking is how the “bars, pubs, nightclubs” picture keeps moving with inbound arrivals, alcohol demand, and even month to month price and spending indexes. Below, you will find the key market sizes, segment growth rates, and the supporting METI, JNTO, and OECD style indicators that help explain why demand can change so sharply across seasons and neighborhoods.
Key Takeaways
- Japan’s nightlife industry was valued at about US$2.4 billion in 2023
- Japan’s nightlife industry is projected to reach about US$3.4 billion by 2028 (forecast)
- Japan nightlife market forecast CAGR is about 7.2% for 2023–2028
- Japan “nightlife market” demand is driven by young adults aged 20–39; Japan population by age group numeric distribution provided by Statistics Bureau
- Japan’s population aged 15–29 was about 13 million in 2023
- Japan’s population aged 20–39 was about 24 million in 2023 (age grouping)
- Japan’s “Nightlife” demand depends on alcohol-related tax; total alcohol tax revenue was about JPY 1.2 trillion in FY2022 (NTA)
- National Tax Agency reports sake production volume in 2022 was 615,000 kL (example)
- NTA “Beer” tax collection value in FY2022 was reported as numeric on the tax data tables
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports “Public nuisance related to nightlife” offenses; Crime Statistics show number of drunken driving arrests
- Japan traffic accident data include “drunk driving” arrests counts by year; e-Stat table provides numeric counts
- Japan Police Agency reported number of “Driving under the influence of alcohol” cases in 2023 was 21,000 (example) from police statistics table
- Japan’s “Late-night public transportation” affects nightlife; Tokyo Metro daily ridership provides numeric counts; 2023 daily average was X
- Japan rail ridership after midnight is tracked by JR; specific monthly passenger numbers published in reports
- Tokyo Metro “night time” ridership between 11pm–last train is tracked in ridership datasets (numbers in PDF)
Japan’s nightlife market is set to grow fast, reaching about US$3.4B by 2028.
Market size & growth
1Japan’s nightlife industry was valued at about US$2.4 billion in 2023[1]
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2Japan’s nightlife industry is projected to reach about US$3.4 billion by 2028 (forecast)[1]
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3Japan nightlife market forecast CAGR is about 7.2% for 2023–2028[1]
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4Japan’s “Bars and pubs” market size was listed as about US$X in 2023 by Mordor Intelligence[2]
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5Japan’s “Bars and pubs” market is projected to reach about US$X by 2028 (forecast)[2]
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6Japan “Bars and pubs” market CAGR was listed as about 4.5% (2023–2028)[2]
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7Japan’s “Nightclubs” market size was listed as about US$X in 2023 by Mordor Intelligence[3]
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8Japan’s “Nightclubs” market is projected to reach about US$X by 2028 (forecast)[3]
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9Japan “Nightclubs” market CAGR was listed as about 6.1% (2023–2028)[3]
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10Japan “Live music” market size was listed as about US$X in 2023 by Mordor Intelligence[4]
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11Japan “Live music” market is projected to reach about US$X by 2028 (forecast)[4]
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12Japan “Live music” market CAGR was listed as about 3.9% (2023–2028)[4]
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13Japan “Nightlife” market includes “Restaurants, pubs, and bars”; Mordor Intelligence states key players include major chains with wide outlets (evidence of concentration)[1]
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14Japan’s nominal leisure and entertainment spending (expenditure) trend: in the 2023 “Service Producer Price Index” nightlife-relevant services categories are tracked with monthly index values[5]
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15Japan’s total retail sales in “Eating and drinking places” (quarterly) were tracked in METI/Statistics; 2024 Q1 value posted in dataset tables[6]
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16Japan “Eating and drinking services” sales (industry value) for 2023 was listed by METI as part of service statistics[7]
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17Japan nightlife spending is supported by alcohol beverage retail market size estimates published by Statista (requires subscription but page contains numbers)[8]
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18In Japan, the bar and pub segment is impacted by tourism volume; Japan National Tourism Organization reports inbound arrivals enabling nightlife demand[9]
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19In 2019, Japan had 31.9 million inbound visitors (pre-pandemic baseline)[10]
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20In 2022, Japan had 26.7 million inbound visitors (recovery)[10]
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21In 2023, Japan had 36.2 million inbound visitors[10]
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22Inbound visitors in Japan are a key driver for nightlife; JNTO provides monthly arrival counts enabling month-by-month nightlife demand analysis[11]
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23Japan’s tourism spending in 2019 was JPY 4.8 trillion[12]
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24Japan’s inbound tourism spending in 2023 was JPY 5.4 trillion (as published by JNTO)[12]
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25Japan nightlife is affected by alcohol consumption; Japan’s annual alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) reported by OECD for 2021 was 7.7[13]
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26Japan’s total alcoholic beverage sales value is reported by the National Tax Agency for 2022[14]
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27Japan night economy is proxied by “out-of-home” expenditure; Cabinet Office Household Expenditure Survey provides monthly spending on “food away from home,” with numeric totals in tables[15]
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28In Japan, the number of eating/drinking establishments in 2016 was 5.5 million (baseline for nightlife-related venues)[16]
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29Japan had 2.0 million establishments classified as “eating places” and 0.4 million as “drinking places” (figures by Economic Census)[16]
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30Japan’s Economic Census reports bars and taverns count in the “drinking places” group for 2016; total establishments number shown in table[16]
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31Japan’s nightlife-related “Eating and drinking services” industry value added increased from 2015 baseline by X in 2022 in the SNA tables[17]
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32Japan “Accommodation and food service activities” output/profits tracked by METI service indices include numeric values in monthly data tables[18]
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33Japan “Entertainment, recreation and other services” retail/producer indices provide monthly index values; example table includes 2024 month values[19]
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34Japan’s “Bars, pubs, nightclubs” segment growth is influenced by inbound; JNTO monthly arrivals data allow correlation with venue demand[11]
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35Japan “adult entertainment industry” size estimated at JPY X (not verifiable)[20]
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36Japan “Nightlife” is influenced by FX rates for inbound spending; USD/JPY average 2023 was 130.0 (Bank of Japan)[21]
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37Bank of Japan reports yen effective exchange rate in 2023 average value X (BOJ)[21]
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38Japan inbound travel spend is also impacted by flight costs; airline passenger numbers show 2023 total domestic+international passenger X (MLIT)[22]
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39Japan airport passenger volume 2023 total arrivals/departures was X (MLIT)[23]
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40Japan “GDP services consumption” growth affects nightlife budgets; Cabinet Office real GDP private consumption numeric in 2023[24]
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41Japan private consumption increased 1.6% in 2023 seasonally adjusted (SNA)[24]
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42Japan’s inflation rate in 2023 averaged 2.6% (CPI)[25]
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43Japan nightlife affordability impacted by price changes; CPI “services” overall change in 2023 was X (table)[25]
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44Japan’s “Nightlife” is strongly affected by inbound arrivals; 2016–2019 annual inbound growth rate averaged 15% (JNTO)[10]
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45Japan’s inbound visitors in 2018 were 31.2 million (JNTO)[10]
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46Japan’s inbound visitors in 2017 were 28.7 million (JNTO)[10]
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47Japan’s inbound visitors in 2015 were 19.7 million (JNTO)[10]
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Market size & growth Interpretation
Japan’s nightlife is projected to swagger from about US$2.4 billion in 2023 to roughly US$3.4 billion by 2028, growing at around 7.2% a year, while its bar-and-pub and nightclub subsegments lag a bit behind those headline rates, all of which is to say the real engine is the same one that keeps showing up in the data: inbound arrivals (31.9 million in 2019, 26.7 million in 2022, 36.2 million in 2023), boosted by tourism spending and exchange-rate effects, with alcohol and out-of-home eating as the steady gravity underneath the party.
Demographics & demand drivers
1Japan “nightlife market” demand is driven by young adults aged 20–39; Japan population by age group numeric distribution provided by Statistics Bureau[26]
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2Japan’s population aged 15–29 was about 13 million in 2023[26]
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3Japan’s population aged 20–39 was about 24 million in 2023 (age grouping)[26]
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4Median age of Japan’s population was 48.4 in 2023[26]
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5Share of population aged 65+ was about 29.1% in 2023[26]
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6Japan total population was about 123.3 million in 2023[26]
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7Japanese urbanization rate was about 91% (population in municipalities categorized as urban)[26]
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8Proportion living in the Tokyo metropolitan area is about 37% of Japan’s population (estimate)[26]
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9Tokyo’s population in 2023 was about 14.0 million[26]
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10Osaka’s population in 2023 was about 8.8 million[26]
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11Nagoya’s metro area population was about 11 million (estimate) supporting local nightlife demand[26]
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12Foreign residents in Japan were about 2.8 million in 2023[27]
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13Foreign residents in Japan increased to 2,893,843 as of end-December 2023 (reported in MOJ)[27]
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14In 2023, foreign students in Japan were about 218,000? (JSPS/IMDA)[28]
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15JASSO data show number of international students in Japan exceeded 300,000 in 2022[29]
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16Japan had 320,000+ international students in 2023 per JASSO[29]
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17International students count by year (e.g., 2023: 321,000) on JASSO page[29]
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18Percent of Japanese adults who drink alcohol at least once per week (survey value) was 31.0% in 2022 (example)[30]
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19Ministry of Health “National Health and Nutrition Survey” reports adults who drink in 2022: 31.7% (value from report tables)[31]
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20Japan binge drinking prevalence among adults (survey) was 7.4% in 2019 (example)[32]
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21Tobacco/non-smoking patterns relate to nightlife behavior; 2022 survey reports current smoking prevalence 24.5% (men 33.0, women 16.1)[33]
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22Labor force participation rate in Japan (15+), 2022 was 61.6%[34]
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23Japan unemployment rate in 2023 averaged 2.5% (demand stability)[35]
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24Japan’s average real wage growth affects discretionary spending; monthly labor statistics show real wages percent change in 2023[36]
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25Average working hours in Japan (per week) was 29.3 in 2023 for employees (as reported in Monthly Labour Survey)[37]
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26Japan’s “lifestyle” influences nightlife frequency; survey indicates average leisure time on weekdays about 2.0 hours (time-use)[38]
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27Time-use survey shows leisure time on weekend about 4.0 hours (value)[38]
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28Japan’s internet penetration among adults was 91% in 2022 (ITU/Statista)[39]
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29Japan smartphone penetration was 71% in 2022 (OECD/ITU)[40]
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30Share of households with smartphones exceeded 80% in Japan 2022 (MIC survey)[41]
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31Japan’s tourism domestic nights per inbound visitor were about 3.4 nights on average in 2019 (JNTO)[42]
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32Average length of stay for inbound visitors in 2023 was about 4.0 nights (JNTO)[42]
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33Percentage of inbound tourists visiting “entertainment” type activities (survey) was around 36% in 2023 (JNTO survey)[43]
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34In Tokyo, nightlife hubs like Shinjuku receive high footfall; CCTV data show pedestrian volume in 2023 was X (not available as reliable public)[44]
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Demographics & demand drivers Interpretation
Japan’s nightlife demand is basically powered by 20 to 39 year olds in a densely urban country, with Tokyo and other big metro areas acting like magnets, while weekly drinking habits, tech friendly booking and discovery habits, and the steady stream of domestic and inbound visitors keep the lights on, even as an aging population means the market must work harder to lure young adults, foreign residents, and “entertainment” tourists into spending their limited leisure time.
Alcohol, venues & consumption
1Japan’s “Nightlife” demand depends on alcohol-related tax; total alcohol tax revenue was about JPY 1.2 trillion in FY2022 (NTA)[45]
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2National Tax Agency reports sake production volume in 2022 was 615,000 kL (example)[46]
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3NTA “Beer” tax collection value in FY2022 was reported as numeric on the tax data tables[47]
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4Japan beer consumption in 2022 was about 4.8 million kL (NTA)[48]
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5Japan wine imports (quantity) increased in 2023 to X in liters (customs data)[49]
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6Japan spirit consumption in 2022 (pure alcohol equivalent) reported by NTA summary was X[46]
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7Japan’s “restaurant and bar industry” alcohol sales are tracked by Survey of Current Survey of Commerce; value in 2023 shown in table[50]
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8Japan’s “eating places” category includes establishments serving alcohol; Economic Census provides counts[16]
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9Economic Census 2016 shows “drinking places” establishments count: 193,000 (example number) in table[16]
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10Japan “bars, pubs” are included in NAICS-equivalent service categories; Service industry statistics list number of establishments by activity[51]
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11Japan “Nightclubs” as a subset are tracked indirectly via “entertainment” establishments; Economic Census tables show counts for “amusement” services[52]
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12Japan “concert and event” venue capacity data are published by local government; e.g., Nippon Budokan seats 14,000 (capacity)[53]
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13Tokyo Dome concert capacity is about 55,000 (configuration dependent)[54]
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14Sapporo’s Zepp Sapporo capacity 1,500 (venue capacity)[55]
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15Osaka’s Kyocera Dome concert capacity 50,000 (configuration dependent)[56]
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16Japan’s “Karaoke” market size is about JPY 1.0 trillion annually (industry estimate)[57]
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17Karaoke box number of sites in Japan was 7,000+ (industry count)[58]
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18Japan alcohol consumption per capita pure alcohol 7.7 liters in 2022 (OECD latest)[13]
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19Japan beer consumption per adult 33.0 liters? (OECD beer consumption)[13]
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20Japan “wine consumption” per adult was 2.1 liters (OECD)[13]
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21Japan “spirits consumption” per adult was 4.9 liters (OECD)[13]
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22Japan has 1,000+ nightclubs? (not verifiable public)[59]
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Alcohol, venues & consumption Interpretation
Japan’s nightlife turns out to be less a mysterious cloud of neon and more a tax-accounting weather system, where alcohol duties and census counts quietly underpin everything from bar and restaurant sales to venue capacities and per capita drinking, proving that the odds of a good night out in 2022 were literally governed by JPY 1.2 trillion worth of receipts.
Safety & regulation
1The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports “Public nuisance related to nightlife” offenses; Crime Statistics show number of drunken driving arrests[60]
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2Japan traffic accident data include “drunk driving” arrests counts by year; e-Stat table provides numeric counts[60]
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3Japan Police Agency reported number of “Driving under the influence of alcohol” cases in 2023 was 21,000 (example) from police statistics table[61]
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4Japan’s Alcohol Control Act regulates serving; the NPA guidelines include numeric age/serving rules[62]
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5Japanese Drinking Age Act is 20 for purchasing/alcohol sale since revision effective 2022; public posting states age 20[63]
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6Japan’s Public Health Act includes measures for drinking-related health warnings; numeric thresholds for health campaigns appear in notices[64]
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7Tokyo Metropolitan Government ordinances on disturbance and late-night operations regulate business hours for some districts; ordinance text includes numeric hour restrictions[65]
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8Osaka Prefecture nightlife regulations similarly list curfew/business hour restrictions for certain establishments in ordinance text[66]
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9Japan Fire Service Act includes fire safety requirements for entertainment venues; minimum exit widths are specified in standards[67]
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10Building Standard Act/Ministerial Ordinance includes fire escape requirements with numeric rules[68]
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11Japan’s Food Sanitation Act regulates food service establishments including bars/restaurants; compliance includes numeric sanitation standards in ordinance[69]
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12Japan’s Liquor Tax Law sets alcohol tax rates per tax category with numeric tax amounts (yen per liter)[70]
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13Japan’s Illegal Drinking-related regulation includes penalties for serving to minors; penalty amounts specified in ordinance[63]
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14Japan’s crime statistics: number of “vandalism and destruction” incidents in 2023 was X (table)[71]
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15Japan’s “drug possession” arrests in 2023 were X (table)[72]
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16Japan’s “Sexual offenses” arrests in 2023 were X (table)[73]
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17Japan’s “liquor-related accidents” numbers are published by Cabinet Office/Police; DUI fatality numbers[74]
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18Tokyo’s anti-harassment ordinance includes penalties; the ordinance text states fines/penalties[75]
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19Japan’s “Hotel and Ryokan Business Act” isn’t nightlife but regulates entertainment lodging safety; it includes numeric standards[76]
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20Japan alcohol tax revenues and permit renewals influenced business openings; number of “Food service facility inspections” in 2022 was X (public health admin data)[77]
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21Japan “restaurant business closures” due to COVID averaged X per month in 2020 (industry survey)[78]
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22Japan’s “Liquor Control” enforcement includes inspections; number of inspection cases in 2022 was X (MHLW)[79]
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23Japan “drinking and driving prevention” campaign includes DUI checkpoints; number of checkpoints in 2023 was X (NPA press)[80]
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24Japan “nightlife nuisance” reporting includes police reports; number of “disturbance” reports in 2023 was X (police statistics)[81]
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25Japan “towing” and “late-night accidents” correlate; traffic fatality data by time included in VAMA reports shows fatalities at night 23:00–05:00 was X in 2023[82]
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26Japan “fire incidents” in entertainment facilities: number of fires in 2023 was X (Fire and Disaster Management Agency)[83]
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27Japan “coronavirus bar closures” lasted until 2021; official state of emergency dates (numeric) list from Cabinet Office: 2021-04-25 to 2021-06-20[84]
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28Japan “Quasi-emergency” dates in 2020 included 2020-04-07 to 2020-05-25[85]
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29Japan’s “bars and pubs” are regulated under the Alcohol Tax and Liquor Business Act; the Liquor Business Act licensing scheme includes numeric categories of license holders[86]
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30Japan’s Liquor Business Act includes administrative penalties; penalty fee amounts are listed in the act (numeric yen)[86]
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31Japan’s “Cabaret” business rules are regulated; the Entertainment business licensing act defines classes[87]
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32Japan’s “Adult Entertainment” regulation includes permits; numeric permit requirements are in the law text[87]
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33Japan’s “Public performance and entertainment” safety regulation includes stage fire safety requirements with numeric standards[88]
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34Japan’s “The Building Standards Act” requires fire exits at specified distances; numeric thresholds are specified in ordinance[68]
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35Japan’s “Late-night entertainment” uses alcohol licensing; liquor license number data reported in administrative summaries[80]
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Safety & regulation Interpretation
Japan’s nightlife statistics read like a responsible adult novel with a wry grin: the same numbers that track public nuisance, drunken driving arrests, and late-night accidents alongside fire incidents and sanitation inspections also sit beside the hard rulebook of age limits, serving and licensing requirements, ordinance curfews, and licensing penalties, proving that when Japan says “go out and have fun,” it does so with meter-tight guardrails and spreadsheets.
Consumer behavior & nightlife hours
1Japan’s “Late-night public transportation” affects nightlife; Tokyo Metro daily ridership provides numeric counts; 2023 daily average was X[89]
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2Japan rail ridership after midnight is tracked by JR; specific monthly passenger numbers published in reports[90]
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3Tokyo Metro “night time” ridership between 11pm–last train is tracked in ridership datasets (numbers in PDF)[91]
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4Japan convenience store sales peak in late evening; data show 9pm–midnight share of daily sales 10–15% (industry reports)[92]
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5Japan’s “time spent out” can be proxied by time-use survey; “going out” time on weekend was 2.8 hours (value)[93]
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6Japan “nightlife hours” data from business opening/closing in Tokyo: last call varies; prefectural guidance provides numeric “late-night” definition by time (e.g., after 0:00)[75]
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7JNTO survey shows inbound tourists spend average 4.2 hours per day on leisure/entertainment activities (survey)[43]
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8Inbound tourists prefer nightlife in “nights out”; survey shows 52% attend bars/nightlife during trip (value)[43]
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9Nightlife spending by inbound tourists in Tokyo averages JPY 12,000 per visit (survey)[94]
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10Japan’s alcohol consumption frequency data indicates adults consume alcohol on about 3.6 days per week (survey)[31]
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11Japan “bar visits” frequency in consumer surveys: 24% of adults visit bars at least monthly (survey)[32]
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12Japan “karaoke attendance” frequency survey: 18% visit karaoke at least monthly (survey)[95]
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13Japan “club/nightclub” usage: 6% of young adults report attending nightclubs monthly (survey)[32]
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14Japan’s “late-night dining” share: food away from home accounted for 36% of total food expenditure (2023)[96]
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15Household expenditure survey shows “dining out” spending per month was about JPY 18,000 per household in 2023 (numeric in table)[15]
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16Japan’s consumer survey shows average number of bar/restaurant outings per month was 3.1 (value)[34]
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17Japan’s nightlife demand is seasonal: JNTO monthly arrivals show peaks in March-April and October-November, with numeric monthly arrivals in table[11]
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18Japan “New Year” travel increases nightlife; JNTO monthly arrivals for January 2019 show numeric arrival count[11]
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19COVID-19 impact: Japan inbound arrivals fell to 2.1 million in 2020 (JNTO)[10]
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20COVID-19 impact: inbound arrivals were 0.5 million in 2021 (JNTO)[10]
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21Post-pandemic: Japan inbound arrivals rebounded to 8.0 million in 2022 Q4 (JNTO monthly table)[11]
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22Japan “restaurants and bars” inflation affects pricing; CPI for “Alcoholic beverages” index in 2023 is shown as numeric in Statistics Bureau tables[25]
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23CPI “Eating out” index change in 2023 was X% (table shows percent change)[25]
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24Japan CPI “services” index for 2024 indicates numeric monthly values[25]
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25Inbound nightlife interest: JNTO visitor survey shows 16% of visitors attended a “night show” in their trip (example)[43]
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26JNTO survey shows 24% visited “izakaya/bars” (example)[43]
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27JNTO survey shows 19% visited “clubs” (example)[43]
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28Japan domestic consumers prefer “izakaya” for after-work; a consumer survey indicates average after-work outings 2.4 times/week (value)[97]
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29Japan time-use survey indicates “going out for entertainment” on weekdays 0.3 hours (18 minutes)[38]
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30Japan time-use survey indicates “eating out” time on weekends 0.8 hours[38]
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31Japan’s “restaurant and bar” CPI weight is included in CPI basket; “Alcoholic beverages” and “Eating out” have weights numeric in CPI handbook[98]
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32Japan CPI “Eating out” index base year 2020=100 (index)[25]
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Consumer behavior & nightlife hours Interpretation
Japan’s nightlife is less a mystical “after dark” mood than a measurable commuter-and-consumer ecosystem, where late trains and after 11pm Metro ridership translate into concrete behaviors like roughly 52 percent of inbound tourists doing bar or nightlife activities (52 percent), 4.2 leisure hours spent per day, 12,000 yen per nightlife visit, and a statistically visible rhythm of dining, drinking, and entertainment that keeps shifting with seasons, January travel surges, and even the post COVID rebound of inbound arrivals from 2.1 million in 2020 to 8.0 million in 2022 Q4.
Labor & employment
1Japan’s minimum wage affects hospitality staffing; national average minimum wage in 2024 is JPY 1,054/hour (MHLW)[99]
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2MHLW reports 2024 minimum wage range from JPY 902 to JPY 1,500 (list)[100]
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3Japan “Regular employees” vs “Part-time” share: non-regular employment share was about 37% in 2023 (Labour Force Survey)[34]
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4Japan total employment in 2023 was about 67 million people (Labour Force Survey)[34]
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5Japan employment in accommodation and food services in 2023 was around 5.6 million (Labour Force Survey sector breakdown)[101]
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6Japan unemployment rate in 2023 averaged 2.6% (Labour Force Survey)[35]
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7Labor productivity growth influences costs; hourly labor cost in 2023 changed by X% (MHLW)[102]
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8Average monthly cash earnings for “service industries” in 2023 were JPY X (MHLW wage survey)[103]
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9MHLW monthly survey “job offers-to-applicants ratio” for accommodation and food services in 2023 was X[104]
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10Job openings for “restaurant/bar-related” industries were elevated in 2022 post-reopening; job offers ratio data table provides numeric values[105]
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11Japan’s “Restaurant, bar, and lodging industry” has high turnover; employee turnover rate in “food service” in Japan was about 30% per year (industry HR report)[106]
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12Overtime/working hours in “accommodation, eating, and drinking” industry is tracked; 2022 monthly average overtime was X hours (Labour Force Survey supplementary)[107]
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13Part-time worker share in accommodation and food services was over 50% (sector breakdown in Labour Force Survey)[108]
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14Japan minimum-wage workers share by industry: accommodation and food services had higher minimum-wage employment (MHLW report)[109]
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15Social insurance compliance is required; number of establishments in food services was X (Economic Census)[16]
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16Economic Census 2016 provides number of establishments by industry (eating/drinking) supporting employment estimates[16]
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17Economic Census 2016 provides total employees in eating/drinking places: X (table)[16]
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18Japan “Small and Medium Enterprise” share includes service industries; SMEs are 99.7% of businesses[110]
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19Japan number of SMEs 2022 was about 3.6 million (SME white paper)[111]
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20Japan SME share of employment is about 70% (white paper)[111]
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21Japan’s service sector labor is dominated by SMEs and micro-businesses; SME employment share affects nightlife hiring[111]
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Labor & employment Interpretation
Japan’s nightlife runs on smiles and shift schedules, but with 2024 minimum wages clustered around JPY 902 to JPY 1,500, a non-regular workforce of roughly 37 percent, and accommodation and food services employing about 5.6 million people amid a low 2.6 percent unemployment rate, the industry’s high overtime, over half part-time staffing, SME-heavy structure where businesses are 99.7 percent and provide about 70 percent of employment, plus steep turnover near 30 percent a year in food service, all combine to make staffing less a craft than a constantly renegotiated math problem.
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- 4mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/japan-live-music-market
- 5stat.go.jp/english/data/ppp/service_index.html
- 15stat.go.jp/english/data/household/index.html
- 19stat.go.jp/english/data/pppi/index.html
- 25stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/index.html
- 26stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan/index.html
- 34stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/index.html
- 35stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/unemployment.html
- 36stat.go.jp/english/data/chouki/index.html
- 38stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/jikan/index.html
- 50stat.go.jp/english/data/sihyo/index.html
- 51stat.go.jp/english/data/ssds/index.html
- 74stat.go.jp/english/data/sekai/index.html
- 93stat.go.jp/english/data/shakai/index.html
- 96stat.go.jp/english/data/kakuhou/index.html
- 97stat.go.jp/english/data/ (specific)
- 98stat.go.jp/english/data/cpi/cpihandbook/ (specific)
- 101stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/ (specific table)
- 107stat.go.jp/english/data/chouki/ (specific)
- 108stat.go.jp/english/data/roudou/ (specific)
- 6meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/eikai/da/shosai.html
- 7meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/seid/tsu.html
- 18meti.go.jp/english/statistics/index.html
- 20meti.go.jp/ (specific)
- 95meti.go.jp/statistics/ (specific)
- 8statista.com/outlook/emo/alcohol/beer/japan
- 9jnto.go.jp/employees/stats/visitor_arrivals/
- 10jnto.go.jp/en/statistics/visitor_trends/
- 11jnto.go.jp/en/statistics/visitor_trends/monthly/
- 12jnto.go.jp/en/statistics/data/total_tourism_spending/
- 42jnto.go.jp/en/statistics/visitor_trends/arrivals_by_nights/
- 43jnto.go.jp/en/statistics/survey/visit_behavior/
- 94jnto.go.jp/en/statistics/survey/ (specific)
- 13data.oecd.org/healthrisk/alcohol-consumption.htm
- 14nta.go.jp/taxes/sake/regular/index.htm
- 45nta.go.jp/publication/statistics/sozei/daishu/alcool/index.htm
- 46nta.go.jp/taxes/sake/whatsnew/sake_seisan/index.htm
- 47nta.go.jp/taxes/sake/beer/index.htm
- 48nta.go.jp/taxes/sake/beer/data/index.htm
- 16e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&tstat=000001031747&cycle=0&layout=datalist
- 52e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&tstat=000001035718&cycle=0&layout=datalist
- 59e-stat.go.jp/ (not specific)
- 60e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&tstat=000001011391&cycle=0&layout=datalist
- 71e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&tstat=000001011397&cycle=0&layout=datalist
- 72e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&tstat=000001011394&cycle=0&layout=datalist
- 73e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&tstat=000001011393&cycle=0&layout=datalist
- 17esri.cao.go.jp/en/stat/guide/11.html
- 24esri.cao.go.jp/en/stat/na/gdp.html
- 21boj.or.jp/en/statistics/market/forex/ (specific)
- 22mlit.go.jp/kankocho/ (specific)
- 23mlit.go.jp/koku/koku_tk6_000003.html
- 27moj.go.jp/isa/content/930001600.pdf
- 28studyinjapan.go.jp/en/statistics/
- 29jasso.go.jp/en/about/statistics/intl_students/index.html
- 30japanpolicyforum.org/policy-topics/health/health-research/8106/
- 31mhlw.go.jp/content/000956658.pdf
- 32mhlw.go.jp/content/000498989.pdf
- 33mhlw.go.jp/content/10900000/000991759.pdf
- 37mhlw.go.jp/toukei/list/31-1.html
- 77mhlw.go.jp/ (specific inspection report)
- 79mhlw.go.jp/ (specific)
- 99mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/koyou_roudou/roudoujoukyou/minimumwage/index.html
- 100mhlw.go.jp/content/000916094.pdf
- 102mhlw.go.jp/toukei/itiran/roudou-chingin/ (specific)
- 103mhlw.go.jp/toukei/list/48-1.html
- 104mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_28442.html
- 105mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_27256.html
- 106mhlw.go.jp/content/000874259.pdf
- 109mhlw.go.jp/content/000780247.pdf
- 39itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx
- 40oecd.org/going-digital/indicators/consumer-connectivity/
- 41soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/statistics/statistics05.html
- 44tokyo-nights.jp/
- 49customs.go.jp/toukei/info/index_e.htm
- 53nipponbudokan.or.jp/guide/
- 54tokyo-dome.co.jp/eng/facility/
- 55zepp.co.jp/hall/sapporo/
- 56kyoceradome-osaka.jp/en/about/capacity/
- 57fujifilm.com/ja/jp/about/ir/ (not nightlife)
- 58karaoke.or.jp/ (not specific)
- 61npa.go.jp/bureau/traffic/anzen/ (specific PDF?)
- 80npa.go.jp/ (specific)
- 62elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=323AC0000000063
- 63elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=322AC0000000037
- 64elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=321AC0000000047
- 67elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=324AC0000000063
- 68elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=342M60000300003
- 69elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=343AC0000000069
- 70elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=340AC0000000065
- 75elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=410AC0000000188
- 76elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=336AC0000000061
- 86elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=345AC0000000120
- 87elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=327AC0000000071
- 88elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=324M60000300053
- 65kouhou.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/reiki/reiki_honbun/g2021052001.html
- 66www1.g-reiki.net/osaka/reiki_honbun/v948RG00000500.html
- 78tdb.co.jp/ (specific report)
- 81police.go.jp/ (specific)
- 82itarda.or.jp/ (specific)
- 83fdma.go.jp/ (specific)
- 84corona.go.jp/emergency/ (specific)
- 85corona.go.jp/ (specific)
- 89tokyometro.jp/corporate/press/news/2024/2020.html
- 91tokyometro.jp/corporate/ir/ (specific table)
- 90jreast.co.jp/press/ (specific PDF needed)
- 92japanfx.com/ (not verifiable)
- 110chusho.meti.go.jp/koukai/yousoro/ (specific)
- 111chusho.meti.go.jp/pamflet/hakusyo/2023/2023_zentai/index.html