Economic Census for Business Activity, June 1, 2026

  • 総務省 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  • 経済産業省 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Japanese

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Beware of
Suspicious Surveys

Please beware of scams and suspicious surveys impersonating the
Economic Census for Business Activity. Please beware of scams and suspicious surveys impersonating the
Economic Census for
Business Activity.

  • The Economic Census for Business Activity will NEVER ask for money, bank account PINs, or credit card numbers.
  • Please beware of suspicious visitors, phone calls, emails, websites, etc. impersonating the Economic Census for Business Activity. Please also exercise extreme caution regarding crimes related to so-called “yami-baito” (shady part-time jobs).
  • * Reports have been confirmed of emails claiming to be from the Statistics Bureau (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) requesting responses to the Economic Census for Business Activity. If you suspect an email is fraudulent, please contact the Economic Census for Business Activity Contact Center.
  • * As detailed below, the national government (Implementation Secretariat) is currently sending confirmation emails regarding the submitted details of employee numbers. These emails do not contain any URLs within the body text, and NEVER request personal information or money.
  • Note: In certain complex commercial facilities, etc., enumerator duties are outsourced to the respective management companies or operating corporations. In such cases, personnel carry a 2026 Economic Census for Business Activity: Certificate of Business Entrustment.

Enumerators will carry the following items:

  • Enumerator
    Identification
    Card (sample)

  • Tote bag
    (sample)

  • Clipboard
    (sample)

Please beware of scams and
suspicious surveys
impersonating the
Economic Census for
Business Activity.

The national government (Implementation Secretariat)
may send you an email. The national government (Implementation Secretariat)
may send you an email.

To establishments that have registered their email address on the Portal Site of Official Statistics Online Survey when responding to the Economic Census for Business Activity: The national government (Implementation Secretariat) will send a confirmation email to verify whether there are any changes to the submitted details of your employee numbers.

  • Emails will be sent in phases from June 9 (Tue).
  • The emails will be sent from an address using the domain "@e-survey.go.jp".
  • Please note that these emails do not contain any URLs within the body text, and NEVER request personal information or money.
  • If you notice anything suspicious, please call the Contact Center listed below.

Economic Census for
Business Activity Contact Center
(Contractor: transcosmos inc.)
0120-319-502 (toll-free)
If you cannot connect to
the toll-free number
(e.g., calling from an IP phone):
03-6628-3663 (charges apply)