Bureau Overview

Basic Information

Agency Name	National Printing Bureau
Japan Corporate Number (JCN)	6010405003434
Establishment	April 1, 2003-National Printing Bureau, Incorporated Administrative Agency (July 1871-Paper Money Office, Ministry of Finance)
Supervising Minister	Minister of Finance (Treasury Division, Ministry of Finance)
Representative	OTSU Toshiya, President
Executive Officers	Executive officers
Personnel	3,995 (as of April 1, 2025)
Location (Head Office)	Toranomon Alcea Tower, 2-2-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8445
Plants and Other Facilities	Organization
Basic Regulation	Act on the National Printing Bureau, Incorporated Administrative Agency (Act No. 41 of 2002)
Purposes Provided in the Base Law	To contribute to the stability of the monetary system by manufacturing banknotes and providing necessary information to maintain the public's trust in banknotes. To provide information that should be provided to the public from the public perspective by editing, printing and spreading Official Gazettes, and by editing, printing, issuing and spreading statute books, white papers, survey and statistical materials and other printed publications; and to manufacture government bond securities, revenue and postage stamps, and other securities and printed matters that are required to be made publicly available and provide them with complete reliability.

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