National Printing Bureau

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National Printing Bureau

Head office, in the Kyodo Tsushin Kaikan
Formation	July 1871; 153 years ago (1871-07) as Paper Money Office April 1, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-01) as National Printing Bureau
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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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.