Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Taro Aso and celebrities publicize the national census in Tokyo on Sept. 30

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will form a panel by the end of this year to examine the possibility of conducting the census through the Internet or collecting census forms through the mail.

The number of people who refused to complete a form increased substantially in the latest survey conducted early in October, and there were about 100 reported cases of people masquerading as authorized census form collectors.

The Japan Times Weekly: Oct. 22, 2005
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