National Printing Bureau

National Printing Bureau
FormationJuly 1871; 153 years ago (1871-07) as Paper Money Office
April 1, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-01) as National Printing Bureau
TypeIncorporated Administrative Agency
Legal statusActive
PurposeTo 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)
Websitenpb.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.

  1. ^ "Bureau Overview". National Printing Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2019.