
総務省は29日、富山市が2025年国勢調査で市の人口を少なくとも2000人以上水増しした疑いがあるとして、氏名不詳の市職員を統計法違反の疑いで富山県警に告発した。藤井裕久市長は陳謝し、40万人を下回らない目的での水増しを否定した。
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総務省は29日、富山市が2025年国勢調査で市の人口を水増しした疑いがあるとして、市職員を氏名不詳のまま統計法違反の疑いで富山県警に告発した。同省によると、水増しした人数は少なくとも2000人以上で、複数の職員が関わった可能性があるという。
総務省は29日、富山市が2025年国勢調査で市の人口を水増しした疑いがあるとして、市職員を氏名不詳のまま統計法違反の疑いで富山県警に告発した。同省によると、水増しした人数は少なくとも2000人以上で、複数の職員が関わった可能性があるという。
人口減、加速鮮明に 持続可能なまちづくり急務―国勢調査
藤井裕久市長は同日、記者団の取材に応じ、「多大なるご迷惑をおかけし、心よりおわびする」と陳謝した。
同省によると、市職員は、現地を訪問した国勢調査員が居住実態なしとして調査一覧から抹消した世帯を、根拠なく一覧に追加するなどし、人口を水増しした疑いがある。
同省が29日公表した確定値によると、市の人口は39万9197人。5月に公表した速報値では40万2133人だった。データを精査する過程で疑義が生じ、同省の統計局職員が今月上旬、市役所を訪問していた。
藤井氏は、40万人を下回らないようにする目的があったのではないかと記者団に問われ、「それはないと思う」と否定した。
国勢調査を巡り、同省が統計法違反の疑いで刑事告発するのは初めて。過去には10年の調査で、愛知県東浦町が市制移行に必要な人口5万人を満たすために水増ししたとして、当時の副町長の有罪判決が確定したケースがある。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
富山県警による市職員の捜査が進む
Likely · Within weeks
藤井裕久市長の説明責任が続く
Very likely · Within days

As AI companies hold safety standards meetings and introduce internal control systems, the US president signs AI-related documents and an executive order ordering the use of SI. In Japan, the total population will be 122,972,528 in the 2025 census, a decrease of 3.17 million people from the previous survey, and it was reported that former Foreign Minister Iwaya and China's vice prime minister had a meeting and made remarks on the North Korean issue.

Former Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited Beijing and met with Vice Premier He Lifeng and Communist Party Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Chinese side has indicated that improving relations is conditioned on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's response regarding the Taiwanese crisis to be corrected, and has signaled its desire to improve relations through dialogue with friendly groups. Mr. Takaichi's attendance at the APEC summit meeting in November is attracting attention.

Former Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with Vice Premier He Lifeng and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to Beijing. The Chinese side responded with generous treatment and indicated that a condition for improving relations would be a ``correction'' of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's response to the Taiwan crisis. In anticipation of Takaichi's attendance at the APEC summit in November, attention will be focused on the Xi Jinping administration's intentions toward dialogue with Japan.

On the 29th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced that an extraordinary Diet session would be convened on October 5th, and that the session would last for 69 days, ending on December 12th. This is expected to be the first full-scale debate since the cabinet reshuffle, with the ruling and opposition parties expected to engage in fierce battles over bills related to the consumption tax cut on food items and a bill to reduce the number of members of the House of Representatives. Opposition parties have demanded thorough deliberations, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has emphasized that results will be achieved through legislation that is more familiar to the people.

Former Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited China and met with Vice Premier He Lifeng and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China called on Japan to correct its statements on the Taiwan issue and emphasized its correct attitude toward historical issues. Mr. Iwaya appealed for improved relations and reaffirmed economic cooperation between the two countries.

According to the final figures for the 2025 census released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the disparity between votes in single-seat constituencies for the House of Representatives reached a maximum of 2.275 times. There are 40 constituencies with more than double the number of districts considered unconstitutional, and this is expected to be the focus of future district revisions.