GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
14 March 1946

AG 700 (14 Mar 46) PH
(SCAPIN-811)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
Subject	Plan for Collecting Current Vital Statistics.

1. It is directed that the Imperial Japanese Government prepare a plan for the collection and compilation of certain vital statistics data, and that the proposed plan be submitted in writing in English, for approval of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, not later than 5 April 1946.
2. The plan must provide for the compilation of the following data as a minimum:
a) For deaths: Total number, number of infant deaths (those dying under 1 full year of life), total number at all other ages, by sex.
b) For births: number by sex.
c) For stillbirths: number by sex.
d) For marriages: number
e) For divorces: number
Each of the above figures must be tabulated separately for eath prefecture and city. The basis of this tabulation by prefecture and city must be place of actual residence of the person involved and not place of legal domicile (honseki).
3. The specified data will be collected and compiled monthly and transmitted to GHQ - SCAP not later than two (2) months after the end of the month to which the data relates (i.e. May data by July 31st, June data by August 31st, etc.)
4. The plan will contain an outline of the changes in registration laws and procedures necessary to insure that births, deaths, stillbirths, marriages and divorces are reported at the place of actual residence (not “honseki”, as well as the steps to be taken to re-instruct local registration officials about the new procedures.
5. Upon approval by SCAP of the vital statistics plan, the Imperial Japanese Government will take immediate steps to establish the collection of current vital statistics by the methods given in the plan. Such collection will start with data for the month of May and continue.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

B.M.FICHI
Brigadiar General,AGD,
Adjutant General