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e-Stat API (Japan)

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e-Stat API (Japan)

e-Stat, Japan’s government statistics portal operated by the National Statistics Center, publishes statistics tables, metadata and a data catalog through a REST API (XML, JSON). A free account and application ID are required: "The only Users who have done registration shall be able to use the Function."

Required Attribution:

Required credit (verbatim): "This service uses API functions from e-Stat, however its contents are not guaranteed by government."

Coverage

Japanese government statistics tables, metadata and data catalog via the e-Stat REST API.

Verdict

Japanese government statistics tables, metadata and data catalog via the e-Stat REST API (XML, JSON), with a free application ID. Licensed Custom (e-Stat Terms of Use): "Commercial use of Content is also permitted." "The Terms of Use are compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (hereinafter referred to as the CC License)." Required credit (verbatim): "This service uses API functions from e-Stat, however its contents are not guaranteed by government." Rate limits: Not stated (the API terms say "The Statistics Center may limit access depending on the load status of the Function."). Signal Lab links only.

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