
富山市が2025年国勢調査で人口を2千人以上水増しした疑いについて、藤井裕久市長は16日の定例会見で市民から約180件の苦情や意見が寄せられたと明らかにした。総務省は不正に関与した市職員を統計法違反容疑で告発し、県警が市役所を家宅捜索した。
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富山市は2025年国勢調査の速報値では40万2133人だったが、確定値では2936人少ない39万9197人となった。総務省は調査票の不備を発見し、不正の疑いがあるとして捜査を進めている。
富山市が2025年国勢調査で人口を2千人以上水増しした疑いをめぐり、藤井裕久市長は16日の定例会見で、市民らから約180件の苦情や意見が寄せられたと明らかにした。
「非常に残念」「何をやっているんだ」といった内容で、市長に対する厳しい意見もあったという。
会見で藤井市長は「特定の部署の問題とすることなく、市役所全体の問題として受け止めている」と説明。市長名で「公正な職務執行の確保について」という通知を出し、法令順守の徹底と業務の総点検を指示したと述べた。
また、捜査機関の捜査が終結した後に市としても、今回の事案を調査する意向を表明した。
市の人口は、総務省が5月に公表した国勢調査の速報値で40万2133人だったが、9月29日発表の確定値では2936人少ない39万9197人だった。
総務省は、不正に関与した市職員を氏名不詳のまま統計法違反容疑で富山県警に告発。県警は10月3日、富山市役所を家宅捜索した。捜索後、藤井市長は文書で談話を発表したが、公的な場での説明をしていなかった。
総務省によると、富山市では「居住実態なし」の意味で世帯のリストに引かれた二重線を、市職員が根拠なく意図的に消し、世帯を復活させるなどしていたとみられる。世帯ごとに人数や氏名、出生の年月を記入する調査票も作成し、帳尻を合わせていたという。
氏名空欄の調査票も…
富山市の人口は、9月公表の確定値で速報値から2936人減少した。
総務省によると、確定値を出す際には「調査票」を確認する。世帯ごとの回答用紙にあたり、世帯の人数や氏名と性別、配偶者の有無などが記入されたものだ。
調査票を確認し、出生年では幼児なのに仕事をしていたり、生まれが「昭和2015年」となっていたりするものを検出するという。
富山市では、氏名が空欄のものがいくつも見つかった。総務省は、そうした調査票が偽造された可能性があるとみる。
調査票は、調査世帯一覧と呼…
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
富山県警による捜査が進み、統計法違反で起訴される職員が出る可能性がある
Possible · Within months
富山市が独自の調査を実施し、不正の全容を明らかにする方向で進む可能性がある
Possible · Within weeks

Prime Minister Takaichi dedicated a masakaki tree at the annual autumn festival at Yasukuni Shrine, and Nidek acknowledged that its founder had violated the law and announced that it would consider seeking damages. From October 15th to October 17th, there was a series of news stories from October 15th to 17th, covering a wide range of topics including politics, the economy, the judiciary, weather, and sports, including China's announcement to tighten export controls on AI and solar power, and the Supreme Court's reversal of guilty verdicts in the Lake Inawashiro pleasure boat accident.

At the House of Councilors Budget Committee, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan criticized the delay in replacing former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yan, and questioned Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's crisis management abilities and appointment responsibility. Although the prime minister objected to his decision-making ability, Kiyomi Tsujimoto showed that she would continue to question the prime minister's qualifications. They also sought clarification regarding the issue of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Yoshihiro Seki's holding of a political funding party at the Diet Building.

Prime Minister Takaichi dedicated a masakaki tree to Yasukuni Shrine in conjunction with its annual autumn festival. Nidek has admitted that founder Shigenobu Nagamori and others have violated laws and announced that it will consider seeking compensation. China's Ministry of Commerce has announced plans to tighten export controls on technologies such as AI and solar power generation. The Supreme Court has handed down a reverse conviction to a former company executive in the pleasure boat accident on Lake Inawashiro. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that it had not suffered a cyber attack and admitted that it had overestimated the magnitude of the earthquake early warning. The Kyoto District Court has acquitted Kudo-kai group executives of the shooting death of President Osho. The Dodgers failed to advance to the World Series. The centrist wing of the Liberal Democratic Party agreed to start deliberating the consumption tax reduction bill on the 20th. Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara announced that a consular report had been received regarding Russia's detention of a Japanese journalist. The International General Assembly of Weights and Measures officially decided to effectively abolish leap seconds. The Russian ambassador to Japan rejects Japan's claims regarding the detention of the Hokkaido Shimbun reporter. Panasonic has recalled a total of 640,000 drum-type washer/dryers in Japan and Taiwan. The Nikkei Stock Average fell by 3,318 yen, the third largest decline on record. According to a Jiji Press opinion poll in October, the Takauchi Cabinet's approval rating was 42.4%, down 1.7 points from the previous month. Prime Minister Takaichi stated that there is no evidence that the Japanese government is conducting espionage activities in Russia, and decided to appoint Arata Takebe as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Yokohama High School pitcher Shoki Oda has announced his intention to play in the American baseball world. Machinery orders increased by 5.2% in August, and the US consumer price index in September increased by 3.7% from a year ago. Prime Minister Takaichi told reporters that he takes the responsibility of appointing him seriously.

At the House of Councilors Budget Committee, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi apologized for the resignation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kazuo Yan, and stated that he took the responsibility of appointing him seriously. Opposition parties criticized the prime minister's indecision and explained that the prime minister had urged him to take accountability.

Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita announced at a press conference on the 16th that the number of foreign nationals residing in Japan (excluding short-term visitors) reached a record high of 4,281,026 as of the end of June. This is an increase of 3.8% from the end of the previous year, accounting for 3.5% of the total population. The number of new arrivals in the first half of 2026 was 19,706,953, down 0.1% from the same period last year. Due to the Chinese government's request to refrain from traveling, the number of Chinese short-term visitors decreased by 57.3%, and the number of business/managerial residence statuses decreased by 80.9%.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appointed Arata Takebe, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, to replace former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yan, who had been effectively dismissed in response to his remarks about ``budget cuts'' and hastened to rebuild his shaky cabinet. The selection of people shows his commitment to the ``Takaichi style,'' which is not bound by Nagatacho's logic, but the opposition parties are gaining momentum from his resignation less than a month after the cabinet reshuffle, and the prime minister's parliamentary strategy is starting to go awry. Mr. Takebe will face the House of Councilors Budget Committee meeting starting on the 16th with little time to prepare, and it cannot be ruled out that if he stalls on his answers, there is a possibility that the theory of responsibility will spread within the party.