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Japan is ranked #19 in the 2014 Index
Japan's overall Index ranking is up from #32 in 2013

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1 Location datasets
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 http://www.post.japanpost.jp/z... n/a #11  70% 100%
1 Location datasets
URL: http://www.post.japanpost.jp/zipcode/download.html


JP Post does not claim copyright on zip code data.

Additionally, a data set linking postal addresses with geo-coordinates are separate, but publicly available online, free of charge, in bulk, without much usage restriction, in digital, machine-readable format, in a timely manner (updated yearly). http://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/isj/index.html
12 Legislation
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 http://law.e-gov.go.jp/cgi-bin... n/a #51  35% 75%
12 Legislation
URL: http://law.e-gov.go.jp/cgi-bin/idxsearch.cgi


Seems no restriction for its use but not clear, but unified big data seems not available (you have to download them one by one). English translation of those laws are also available (http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/) but not always up-to-date.
23 National Statistics
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 http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/es... n/a #54  40% 70%
23 National Statistics
URL: http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/eStatTopPortalE.do


This so-called "e-stat" is the one-stop government stat data site of Japan. Most of data are available in Excel, some even CSV (unfortunately some are still PDF). You may use them basically free of charge, but the terms for commercial use is still unclear.
20 National Map
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 http://www.gsi.go.jp/kiban/ind... GML #21  60% 70%
20 National Map
URL: http://www.gsi.go.jp/kiban/index.html?link_id=linkB01
Format: GML

Data that can be downloaded is an XML document file or JPGIS2.x format, encoded in JPGIS2.x (GML) format. Data is provided timely (last update: 31/07/2014). Users need to register to download data. No terms of use are provided and the FAQ (http://fgd.gsi.go.jp/download/faq_download.html) also do not mention terms of use.
13 Pollutant Emissions
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 http://www.nies.go.jp/igreen/i... TXT #8  70% 70%
13 Pollutant Emissions
URL: http://www.nies.go.jp/igreen/index.html
Format: TXT

As stated in http://www.nies.go.jp/igreen/index.html, re-distribution and modification are not allowed.
22 Election Results
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 http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/... Excel #35  45% 70%
22 Election Results
URL: http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/shugiin46/index.html
Format: Excel

Most of data is now available in Excel format. Some minor data is still in PDF, though.
22 Government Budget
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 http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/es... Excel #19  70% 70%
22 Government Budget
URL: http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/GL08020101.do?_toGL08020101_&tstatCode=000001013484&requestSender=dsearch
Format: Excel

The license of the e-Stat data is available at http://www.e-stat.go.jp/estat/html/spec_en.html. And MoF's license is here: http://www.mof.go.jp/english/notice.htm

"3) Prohibited use" makes the data non-open.
24 Transport Timetables
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 http://english.jr-central.co.j... PDF, HTML n/a 45%
24 Transport Timetables
URL: http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/timetable/
Format: PDF, HTML

Timetables are available at their webpage, but in most cases you should web-scrape them by yourself. JR-Central timetables are in PDF on http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/timetable/ JR-West timetables are in PDF on http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/travel-information/timetable/ JR-East timetables are in multi-page plain HTML http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/timetables/index.html Therefore Japan Timetables should get a 'no' to machine readable (see notes above on HTML) JR-Central T&Cs (http://english.jr-central.co.jp/policy/index.html) reserves all rights. JR-West T&Cs (http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/terms-of-use/) only allow personal use. JR-East T&Cs (http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/termsofuse/index.html) reserves all rights. Therefore Japan Timetables should get a "no" for Open Licence.
57 Company Register
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 http://www.touki.or.jp/ PDF #42  30% 30%
57 Company Register
URL: http://www.touki.or.jp/
Format: PDF

PDF, so not machine readable. No bulk data, no open license, charge to access data.
15 Government Spending
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 n/a n/a #36  5% 10%
15 Government Spending


Annual aggregated expenditure data on specific items (financial statistics) is available for bulk download: http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/GL08020101.do?_toGL08020101_&tstatCode=00000101348 4&requestSender=dsearch

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