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Number of libraries ---
April 2005 |
2008 |
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municipal |
government ordinance city |
special ward |
town |
village |
total |
prefecture |
number
of local governments |
766 |
17 |
23 |
812 |
193 |
1,811 |
47 |
number
of local governments that have library services |
751 |
17 |
23 |
483 |
43 |
1,317 |
47 |
Percentage |
98.0% |
100% |
100% |
59.5% |
22.3% |
72.7% |
100% |
number
of libraries * |
1,959 |
256 |
218 |
564 |
46 |
3,043 |
62 |
population
per each library |
41,100 |
93,900 |
38,300 |
15,400 |
7,300 |
40,100 |
2,049,200 |
municipal, government ordinance city, special ward:
791/806=98.1% |
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town and village: 526/1,005=52.3% |
*This number excludes one regional library |
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Budget for
materials (10,000 yen) |
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%:prefectures accounting for total budget |
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fiscal year |
number of libraries |
budget for materials |
per each library |
prefecture
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1993 |
2,091 |
3,381,606 |
1,617 |
451,446 |
13.3 |
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1994 |
2,180 |
3,393,226 |
1,557 |
447,334 |
13.2 |
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1995 |
2,270 |
3,497,602 |
1,541 |
452,333 |
12.9 |
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1996 |
2,336 |
3,594,158 |
1,539 |
434,937 |
12.1 |
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1997 |
2,423 |
3,625,861 |
1,496 |
450,150 |
12.4 |
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1998 |
2,499 |
3,648,930 |
1,460 |
428,179 |
11.7 |
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1999 |
2,560 |
3,676,344 |
1,436 |
406,936 |
11.1 |
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2000 |
2,613 |
3,615,654 |
1,384 |
385,097 |
10.6 |
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2001 |
2,655 |
3,535,152 |
1,332 |
372,270 |
10.5 |
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2002 |
2,686 |
3,491,479 |
1,300 |
365,532 |
10.5 |
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2003 |
2,735 |
3,348,285 |
1,224 |
359,702 |
10.7 |
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2004 |
2,803 |
3,327,680 |
1,187 |
336,713 |
10.1 |
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2005 |
2,931 |
3,211,166 |
1,096 |
325,487 |
10.1 |
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2006 |
3,062 |
3,135,476 |
1,024 |
324,877 |
10.4 |
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2007 |
3,091 |
3,151,650 |
1,020 |
310,567 |
9.9 |
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2008 |
3,106 |
3,126,922 |
1,006 |
291,992 |
9.3 |
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fiscal year |
number of libraries |
librarian |
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Staffing: Librarian |
staffs |
professional librarian |
rate % |
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1990 |
1,898 |
13,255 |
6,754 |
50.95 |
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1991 |
1,955 |
13,631 |
6,964 |
51.09 |
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1992 |
2,011 |
14,200 |
7,265 |
51.16 |
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1993 |
2,091 |
14,699 |
7,517 |
51.14 |
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1994 |
2,180 |
15,152 |
7,728 |
51.08 |
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1995 |
2,270 |
15,000 |
7,733 |
51.55 |
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1996 |
2,336 |
15,172 |
7,745 |
51.05 |
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1997 |
2,423 |
15,359 |
7,858 |
51.16 |
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1998 |
2,499 |
15,429 |
7,894 |
51.16 |
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1999 |
2,560 |
15,356 |
7,800 |
50.79 |
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2000 |
2,613 |
15,175 |
7,592 |
50.03 |
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2001 |
2,655 |
15,228 |
7,518 |
49.37 |
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2002 |
2,686 |
15,181 |
7,426 |
48.92 |
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2003 |
2,735 |
14,829 |
7,275 |
49.06 |
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2004 |
2,803 |
14,572 |
7,176 |
49.25 |
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2005 |
2,931 |
14,206 |
7,042 |
49.57 |
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2006 |
3,062 |
13,987 |
6,988 |
49.96 |
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2007 |
3,091 |
13,489 |
6,873 |
50.95 |
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2008 |
3,106 |
13,036 |
6,541 |
50.18 |
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