National Printing Bureau - Profile of the National Printing Bureau

We make products of high reliability that touch the lives of the public.

The critical responsibilities of the National Printing Bureau are to produce Bank of Japan notes and various other securities, postage stamps, and the Official Gazette.

The National Printing Bureau continues to respond to public trust, by providing a stable and secure supply of products required by the national economy, utilizing the advanced anticounterfeiting measures, efficient production technologies, and strict manufacturing control systems it has innovated through its own research and development. The bureau is committed to implementing policies in harmony with the environment, and is making efforts to conserve the environment in areas such as resource saving, procurement of eco-friendly products (green procurement), and wastewater quality improvement.

The bureau's continuing aim is to contribute to society through maintaining the high levels of expertise and trust for which it has come to be known worldwide, while endeavoring toward an earth-friendly environment.