Kanpō (Japanese government gazette)

Government gazette of Japan

Kanpō

The logo of the Kanpō, the Japanese government gazette

The former Government Publications Service Center at Kasumigaseki, Tokyo

Native name

| 官報
Type| Daily government gazette
Format|

* paper (until March 31, 2025)
* website (from April 1, 2025)

Owner(s)| Government of Japan
Founder(s)| Government of the Empire of Japan
Publisher|

* National Printing Bureau (until March 31, 2025)
* Cabinet Office (from April 1, 2025)

President| Shigeru Ishiba (Prime Minister of Japan)
Founded| July 2, 1883; 142 years ago (1883-07-02)
Language| Japanese
Headquarters| 1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8914, Japan
Country| Japan
Website| www.kanpo.go.jp

* Media of Japan
* List of newspapers

Kanpō (Japanese: 官報, literally "Official report") is the official gazette of the Japanese government. [1][2] Its official publication started in 1886, from the National Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance.

Japanese people historically relied on the kōsatsu, a wooden plaque placed at shukuba and other important places, to learn of proclamations made by either the shogun or the local daimyo.[3] As the literacy rate improved and the modern nation emerged under the Meiji government, the kōsatsu was abolished in 1873 and eventually replaced by the Kanpō, the Japanese government gazette, which is now available on the Internet.

Until March 31, 2025, Kanpō was published in accordance with a customary law, but from April 1, 2025, it's published in accordance with a statutory law.[4][5] From April 1, 2025, the original of Kanpō has changed from printed papers to the website.[4][5]

## See also

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* Public notice
* Kōsatsu

## References

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1. ^ "Official Gazette Overview". National Printing Bureau. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
2. ^ Jones, Colin (August 5, 2018). "The Kanpo: Where everything in Japan goes to happen (officially)". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
3. ^ "Kosatsu (SamuraiWiki)". Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
4. ^ a b "官報について". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
5. ^ a b "官報の発行に関する法律" [Act on the Issuance of Official Gazettes]. e-Gov 法令検索 (in Japanese). Digital Agency. April 1, 2025. Archived from the original on May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.

## External links

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* Kanpo (Cabinet Office) in Japanese
* Government Publications Service Centers of Kanpo Ltd. in Japanese

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