Abroad in Japan · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Japanese authorities are investigating officials in the city of Toyama following allegations that they falsely added more than 2,000 people to the city's population in the most recent census. The inflated figures could have led to public money and government funding being wrongly allocated, potentially giving the city an extra £285,000 or $380,000.
“Japanese authorities are investigating officials in the city of Toyama after allegations they inflated population figures in the country's most recent census.”
“Police rented Toyama City Hall on Saturday after the central government filed criminal complaints accusing officials of falsely adding more than 2,000 people to the city's population.”