List of Publications

Periodicals
Statistics and Reports
Reference Books
Pamphlets
Subscription

August 27, 2015
Bank of Japan
Public Relations Department

For subscription to any of the following publications, please contact the companies listed at the end of these tables. (The Bank is not directly involved in the sales or the subscriptions of the publications in this list.)

Periodicals²

Title and Details	Contents	Price¹
Nippon Ginko Seisaku Iinkai Geppo (Monthly Report of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan) * Monthly (middle of the month) * Japanese * A4, about 60 pages	Monthly reports including decisions on monetary policy and on other matters by the Policy Board, minutes of Monetary Policy Meetings, and Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments.	Free of charge
Kin'yu Kenkyu (Monetary and Economic Studies) * Ad hoc basis (about four times a year) * Japanese * B5, about 100 pages	Research papers on monetary and economic theories, as well as institutional and historical issues, written by staff of the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies or by visiting scholars from both Japan and overseas. Also includes minutes of conferences, symposiums and workshops.	990 yen
Monetary and Economic Studies * Ad hoc basis (about once a year) * English * B5, about 150 pages	Research papers written by staff of the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies or by visiting scholars, from both Japan and overseas, on monetary and economic issues, and selected works from the proceedings of conferences sponsored by the Institute. Papers included may not correspond to those that appear in the above Kin'yu Kenkyu.	Free of charge
Nichigin * Quarterly (issued in March, June, September, and December) * Japanese * A4, about 30 pages	The Bank's public relations magazine containing articles on the Bank's business operations and history, information gathered through the Bank's office network, and explanations concerning finance and economy.	Free of charge
Annual Review * Annual (issued in late August) * English * A4, about 100 pages	Review of the Bank's monetary and financial system policies and operations, the Bank's organization and financial statements, and other materials.	Free of charge

Statistics and Reports^2,4

Title and Details	Contents	Price¹
Financial and Economic Statistics Monthly * Monthly (late in the month) * Japanese/English * B5	A compact publication containing a wide range of detailed statistics including those compiled by the Bank of Japan as well as key domestic and overseas monetary and economic indicators.	667 yen
Bank of Japan Statistics * Annual (issued in April) * Japanese/English * A4	This publication provides long-term time series data for statistics compiled by the Bank of Japan.	1,500 yen
TANKAN--Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan * Quarterly (issued in April, July, October, and December) * Japanese/English * A4	Detailed results of the short-term economic surveys conducted in March, June, September, and December, by the Bank of Japan, useful in analyzing economic trends.	1,143 yen
Price Indexes Annual * Annual * Japanese/English * A4	Indexes released by the Bank of Japan, namely, "Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI)," "Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI)," and "Input-Output Price Index of the Manufacturing Industry by Sector (IOPI)."	1,333 yen

Reference Books³

Title and Details	Contents	Price¹
Functions and Operations of the Bank of Japan * Published in 2012 (second edition) * English/Japanese	This publication is the official translation of the revised Japanese edition published in March 2011. This is the second English edition.	English edition: Available on the Bank's web site Japanese edition: 2,400 yen

Pamphlets

Title and Details	Contents	Price¹
Bank of Japan: Its Functions and Organization	Distributed to participants in the Bank of Japan's in-house tours and to visitors to the Bank's offices in Japan. Provides a concise and easy-to-follow overview of the Bank's functions and operations, as well as its history and organizational structure.	Free of charge
The Bank of Japan Main Building: An Important Cultural Property	Distributed to participants in the Bank's in-house tours at the Bank's Head Office. Introduces the Bank's Main Building, a part of the Old Building of the Head Office, which was designated an important cultural property in 1974.	Free of charge
Currency Pamphlets	Distributed to visitors to the Information Room at the Bank's Head Office. A set of currency pamphlets (two titles) featuring the full-color pictures of legally enforceable banknotes and coins.	Free of charge
Currency Museum	Distributed to visitors to the Bank's Currency Museum and the Information Room at the Bank's Head Office. Briefly covers the exhibitions and general information of the Currency Museum.	Free of charge

Notes 1	Prices exclude tax, and delivery and handling fees.
2	Annual subscription available.
3	The Bank discontinued the release of "Economic and Financial Data on CD-ROM" after the fiscal 2003 issue, released in April 2003.
4	The Bank discontinued the publication of "Balance of Payments Quarterly" after the April 2013 issue.

Subscription

A free copy of the Annual Review can be obtained, subject to availability, by contacting Global Information Services, Public Relations Department, Bank of Japan: P.O. BOX 30, Nihonbashi, Tokyo 103-8660, Japan.
A free copy of Monetary and Economic Studies can be obtained, subject to availability, by contacting the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies (IMES), Bank of Japan: P.O. BOX 30, Nihonbashi, Tokyo 103-8660, Japan.

For other materials, please contact the following offices.

From outside Japan

Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd.
Book Export No. 2 Department,
P.O. Box 5030 Tokyo International,
Tokyo 100-3191, Japan
Tel : +81-3-3292-3753
Fax : +81-3-3292-0410

From inside Japan

Tokiwa Sohgoh Service Co., Ltd.
Sales and Marketing Department, Publication Section
Kyodo Building, 8th Floor, 4-1-5, Nihonbashi-Muromachi,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan
Tel : 03-3270-5713
Fax : 03-3270-5710

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