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Japan is ranked #32 in the 2013 Index

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


Personal use only - that is not open ("does not allow you to copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, transfer, lease, license, reproduction and re-use")
8 Pollutant Emissions
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 http://www.nies.go.jp/igreen/i... TXT n/a 70%
8 Pollutant Emissions
URL: http://www.nies.go.jp/igreen/index.html
Format: TXT

Re-distribution and modification are not allowed.
19 Government Budget
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 http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/es... n/a n/a 70%
19 Government Budget
URL: http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/GL08020101.do?_toGL08020101_&tstatCode=000001013484&requestSender=dsearch


cannot see open licence on site
21 National Map
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 http://www.gsi.go.jp/kiban/ind... XML or JPG n/a 60%
21 National Map
URL: http://www.gsi.go.jp/kiban/index.html?link_id=linkB01
Format: XML or JPG

Data that can be downloaded is an XML document file or JPGIS2.x format, encoded in JPGIS2.x (GML) format
35 Election Results
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 http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/... PDF n/a 45%
35 Election Results
URL: http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/index.html
Format: PDF

PDF not machien readable
54 National Statistics
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 http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/es... n/a n/a 40%
54 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 unclear.
51 Legislation
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 http://law.e-gov.go.jp/cgi-bin... PDF n/a 35%
51 Legislation
URL: http://law.e-gov.go.jp/cgi-bin/idxsearch.cgi
Format: PDF

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.
42 Company Register
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 http://www.touki.or.jp/ PDF n/a 30%
42 Company Register
URL: http://www.touki.or.jp/
Format: PDF

PDF not machine readable. No bulk data, no open licence, charge to access data.
36 Government Spending
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 http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/es... n/a n/a 5%
36 Government Spending
URL: http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/GL08020101.do?_toGL08020101_&tstatCode=000001013484&requestSender=dsearch


Cannot find transactional level spending although aggregate spend is available for bulk download

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  • Masayuki Hatta
  • Georg Neumann
  • Daniela Mattern
  • Gil Zaretzer
  • Kamil Gregor
  • Mor Rubinstein
  • Zach Christensen
  • anonymous
  • Nisha Thompson
  • yar michl
  • Rebecca Sentance
  • Tryggvi Björgvinsson
  • Codrina Maria Ilie

Submitters

  • Masayuki Hatta
  • Satoshi IIDA
  • Daniela Mattern
  • Masahiko SHOJI
  • Tryggvi Björgvinsson
  • Mor Rubinstein
  • anonymous
  • Tomoaki Watanabe