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第1回国勢調査記念 << 1920年(大正9年) 9月25日 >> 2-2-5

First Census 1920 Issued on September 25, 1920

First Sensus 1920 Issued on October 3, 1919 Following the Western developed countries, Japan conducted the first census in October 1920. The survey results were announced in December of the same year. The inland population of Japan was 55,963 thousand, and the total population including the outside land excluding Korea was over 60 million. The design is a census cadence (AD.701-) viewed by officials.