National Printing Bureau
National Printing Bureau (独立行政法人国立印刷局, Dokuritsu gyōsei hōjin Kokuritsu Insatsu-kyoku) (NPB) is a Japanese governmental agency in charge of the production of Japanese paper money, Japanese yen. It also produces various other products, such as postage stamps and the official governmental gazette.
Head office, in the Kyodo Tsushin Kaikan | |
| Formation | July 1871 as Paper Money Office April 1, 2003 as National Printing Bureau |
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| Type | Incorporated Administrative Agency |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | To contribute to the stability of the monetary system by manufacturing banknotes |
Region served | Japan |
Official language | Japanese English (secondary) |
President | Takehito Matsumura |
Staff | 4,196 (as of January 1, 2019) |
| Website | npb.go.jp |
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