Rate of Deaths from Cancer by Prefecture in Japan, 2015
In Japan, 370,346 persons died by cancer in 2015. The following data show the rate of deaths from cancer by prefecture (The number of deaths by cancer per million).
Figure: Rate of Deaths from Cancer by Prefecture in 2015
The death rate is high in prefectures where the percentage of the elderly population is high.
| Prefecture | Deaths | Male | Female | Per million | Population |
| Total | 370346 | 219508 | 150838 | 2914 | 127,083,000 |
| Akita | 4165 | 2404 | 1761 | 4016 | 1,037,000 |
| Aomori | 5035 | 2923 | 2112 | 3812 | 1,321,000 |
| Kochi | 2681 | 1559 | 1122 | 3633 | 738,000 |
| Shimane | 2529 | 1536 | 993 | 3628 | 697,000 |
| Tottori | 2046 | 1187 | 859 | 3564 | 574,000 |
| Yamaguchi | 4999 | 2849 | 2150 | 3550 | 1,408,000 |
| Yamagata | 4006 | 2333 | 1673 | 3542 | 1,131,000 |
| Hokkaido | 19098 | 11072 | 8026 | 3537 | 5,400,000 |
| Wakayama | 3405 | 2017 | 1388 | 3507 | 971,000 |
| Nagasaki | 4808 | 2728 | 2080 | 3469 | 1,386,000 |
| Iwate | 4404 | 2580 | 1824 | 3430 | 1,284,000 |
| Niigata | 7783 | 4634 | 3149 | 3365 | 2,313,000 |
| Toyama | 3566 | 2100 | 1466 | 3333 | 1,070,000 |
| Ehime | 4600 | 2722 | 1878 | 3297 | 1,395,000 |
| Tokushima | 2491 | 1485 | 1006 | 3260 | 764,000 |
| Fukushima | 6302 | 3736 | 2566 | 3257 | 1,935,000 |
| Miyazaki | 3621 | 2081 | 1540 | 3250 | 1,114,000 |
| Saga | 2698 | 1550 | 1148 | 3231 | 835,000 |
| Kagoshima | 5379 | 3073 | 2306 | 3225 | 1,668,000 |
| Oita | 3652 | 2105 | 1547 | 3119 | 1,171,000 |
| Fukui | 2447 | 1385 | 1062 | 3097 | 790,000 |
| Kagawa | 3024 | 1812 | 1212 | 3083 | 981,000 |
| Kumamoto | 5481 | 3145 | 2336 | 3055 | 1,794,000 |
| Ibaraki | 8823 | 5372 | 3451 | 3023 | 2,919,000 |
| Fukuoka | 15380 | 8697 | 6683 | 3021 | 5,091,000 |
| Ishikawa | 3483 | 1996 | 1487 | 3013 | 1,156,000 |
| Yamanashi | 2526 | 1470 | 1056 | 3004 | 841,000 |
| Gunma | 5915 | 3570 | 2345 | 2993 | 1,976,000 |
| Gifu | 6069 | 3630 | 2439 | 2974 | 2,041,000 |
| Hyogo | 16421 | 9692 | 6729 | 2964 | 5,541,000 |
| Osaka | 26056 | 15732 | 10324 | 2949 | 8,836,000 |
| Nagano | 6219 | 3557 | 2662 | 2949 | 2,109,000 |
| Nara | 4049 | 2430 | 1619 | 2943 | 1,376,000 |
| Mie | 5321 | 3235 | 2086 | 2916 | 1,825,000 |
| Hiroshima | 8245 | 4858 | 3387 | 2910 | 2,833,000 |
| Okayama | 5595 | 3336 | 2259 | 2908 | 1,924,000 |
| Kyoto | 7574 | 4384 | 3190 | 2902 | 2,610,000 |
| Shizuoka | 10570 | 6479 | 4091 | 2853 | 3,705,000 |
| Miyagi | 6578 | 3898 | 2680 | 2826 | 2,328,000 |
| Tochigi | 5506 | 3354 | 2152 | 2781 | 1,980,000 |
| Chiba | 16443 | 10104 | 6339 | 2653 | 6,197,000 |
| Saitama | 18823 | 11685 | 7138 | 2600 | 7,239,000 |
| Kanagawa | 23200 | 13952 | 9248 | 2551 | 9,096,000 |
| Shiga | 3608 | 2084 | 1524 | 2548 | 1,416,000 |
| Aichi | 18911 | 11328 | 7583 | 2537 | 7,455,000 |
| Tokyo | 33530 | 19688 | 13842 | 2504 | 13,390,000 |
| Okinawa | 3122 | 1830 | 1292 | 2197 | 1,421,000 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 人口動態調査 人口動態統計 確定数 死亡 年次 2015年
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Murder Rate (Number of Actual Victims) by Prefecture in Japan, 2015
According to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 314 persons were murdered in 2015. The following table shows the numbers of murder victims by prefecture in 2015.
Figure: Murder Rate (Number of Actual Victims) by Prefecture in Japan, 2015
Strangely, the most dangerous prefecture Tottori and the safest prefecture Shimane (no victim) are next to each other.
Table: Murder Rate (Number of Actual Victims) by Prefecture in Japan, 2015
| Prefecture | Population | Victims | Male | Female | Rate, per million |
| Total | 127083000 | 314 | 138 | 176 | 2.5 |
| Tottori | 574000 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8.7 |
| Okinawa | 1421000 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7.7 |
| Oita | 1171000 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6.8 |
| Akita | 1037000 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6.8 |
| Ishikawa | 1156000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Kanagawa | 9096000 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 4.3 |
| Wakayama | 971000 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Kagawa | 981000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Mie | 1825000 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Osaka | 8836000 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 3.6 |
| Ehime | 1395000 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Yamanashi | 841000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Hiroshima | 2833000 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Saitama | 7239000 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 3.5 |
| Hyogo | 5541000 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3.2 |
| Iwate | 1284000 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Nara | 1376000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Chiba | 6197000 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2.9 |
| Shiga | 1416000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Yamagata | 1131000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Hokkaido | 5400000 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2.6 |
| Miyagi | 2328000 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Shizuoka | 3705000 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2.4 |
| Yamaguchi | 1408000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Aichi | 7455000 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Kumamoto | 1794000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Fukuoka | 5091000 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1.6 |
| Okayama | 1924000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Kyoto | 2610000 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Aomori | 1321000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Gifu | 2041000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Nagasaki | 1386000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Nagano | 2109000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Kochi | 738000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Tokushima | 764000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Fukui | 790000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Saga | 835000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Fukushima | 1935000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Tochigi | 1980000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Toyama | 1070000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Miyazaki | 1114000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Tokyo | 13390000 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Ibaraki | 2919000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kagoshima | 1668000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Gunma | 1976000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Niigata | 2313000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Shimane | 697000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 人口動態調査 人口動態統計 確定数 死亡 年次 2015年
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Ranking of Towns Where People Want to Live in (Greater Tokyo Area)
A real estate site SUUMO conducted a survey "Where do you want to live in, around Greater Tokyo?". According to it, the most popular town is Kichijoji.
Her is the list of the ranking.
| Rank | Station name | Point |
| 1 | Kichijoji (JR Chuo Line) | 586 |
| 2 | Ebisu (JR Yamanote Line) | 511 |
| 3 | Yokohama (JR Keihin Tohoku line) | 460 |
| 4 | Meguro (JR Yamanote Line) | 366 |
| 5 | Shinagawa (JR Yamanote Line) | 346 |
| 6 | Musashi Kosugi (Tokyu Toyoko Line) | 321 |
| 7 | Ikebukuro (JR Yamanote Line) | 319 |
| 8 | Nakameguro (Tokyu Toyoko Line) | 312 |
| 9 | Tokyo (JR Yamanote Line) | 299 |
| 10 | Shibuya (JR Yamanote Line) | 274 |
| 11 | Jiyugaoka (Tokyu Toyoko line) | 266 |
| 12 | Shinjuku (JR Yamanote line) | 253 |
| 13 | Futako-tamagawa (Tokyu Den'en-toshi Line) | 238 |
| 14 | Kamakura (JR Yokosuka Line) | 224 |
| 15 | Omiya (JR Keihin Tohoku Line) | 220 |
| 16 | Omotesando (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line) | 206 |
| 17 | Kitasenju (JR Joban Line) | 200 |
| 18 | Nakano (JR Chuo Line) | 178 |
| 19 | Urawa (JR Keihin Tohoku Line) | 177 |
| 20 | Tachikawa (JR Chuo Line) | 165 |
| 21 | Akabane (JR Keihin Tohoku Line) | 150 |
| 22 | Fujisawa (JR Tokaido line) | 141 |
| 22 | Tama Plaza (Tokyu Den'en-toshi Line) | 141 |
| 24 | Ogikubo (JR Chuo Line) | 140 |
| 24 | Sangen'jaya (Tokyu Den'en-toshi Line) | 140 |
| 26 | Shimokitazawa (Odakyu Odawara Line) | 137 |
| 27 | Ginza (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line) | 134 |
| 28 | Mitaka (JR Chuo Line) | 130 |
| 29 | Ueno (JR Yamanote Line) | 122 |
| 30 | Kawasaki (JR Keihin Tohoku line) | 120 |
| 31 | Akihabara (JR Yamanote Line) | 117 |
| 32 | Yurakucho (JR Yamanote Line) | 115 |
| 32 | Ebina (Odakyu Odawara Line) | 115 |
| 34 | Kashiwa (JR Joban Line) | 114 |
| 35 | Chiba (JR Sobu line) | 109 |
| 36 | Osaki (JR Yamanote Line) | 105 |
| 37 | Tsukuba (Tsukuba Express) | 104 |
| 38 | Oi-machi (JR Keihin Tohoku Line) | 103 |
| 39 | Machida (Odakyu Odawara Line) | 102 |
| 39 | Chofu (Keio Line) | 102 |
| 41 | Kiyosumi Shirakawa (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon line) | 101 |
| 42 | Koenji (JR Chuo Line) | 100 |
| 43 | Sakuragicho (JR Negishi Line) | 98 |
| 44 | Tsudanuma (JR Sobu line) | 97 |
| 45 | Aoyama 1-chome (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line) | 96 |
| 45 | Sagami Ono (Odakyu Odawara Line) | 96 |
| 47 | Mejiro (JR Yamanote Line) | 93 |
| 47 | Yoyogi Uehara (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line) | 93 |
| 47 | Ohfuna (JR Keihin Tohoku Line) | 93 |
| 50 | Komagome (JR Yamanote Line) | 91 |
| 50 | Kinshicho (JR Sobu line) | 91 |
| 50 | Tsujido (JR Tokaido line) | 91 |
| 53 | Shin-Urayasu (JR Keiyo Line) | 88 |
| 54 | Myogadani (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) | 86 |
| 54 | Fuchu (Keio Line) | 86 |
| 54 | Kawagoe (Tobu Tojo Line) | 86 |
| 57 | Nerima (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) | 85 |
| 57 | Toyosu (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line) | 85 |
| 59 | Daikan'yama (Tokyu Toyoko Line) | 84 |
| 60 | Nagareyama Ontaka-no-mori (Tsukuba Express) | 83 |
| 61 | Musashi Koyama (Tokyu Meguro Line) | 82 |
| 62 | Takadanobaba (JR Yamanote Line) | 81 |
| 63 | Motoyawata (JR Sobu line) | 80 |
| 63 | Totsuka (JR Tokaido line) | 80 |
| 63 | Saitama Shintoshin (JR Keihin Tohoku Line) | 80 |
| 63 | Nishi-ogikubo (JR Chuo Line) | 80 |
| 63 | Kunitachi (JR Chuo Line) | 80 |
| 63 | Maihama (JR Keiyo Line) | 80 |
| 69 | Motosumiyoshi (Tokyu Toyoko Line) | 79 |
| 69 | Funabashi (JR Sobu line) | 79 |
| 71 | Iidabashi (JR Chuo Line) | 76 |
| 71 | Asagaya (JR Chuo Line) | 76 |
| 73 | Tokorozawa (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) | 75 |
| 74 | Kenkyu-gakuen (Tsukuba Express) | 74 |
| 75 | Asakusa (Toei Asakusa Line) | 73 |
| 75 | Kamata (JR Keihin Tohoku Line) | 73 |
| 77 | Minato Mirai (Minato Mirai Line) | 72 |
| 78 | Hiroo (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line) | 71 |
| 78 | Kagurazaka (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line) | 71 |
| 80 | Hiyoshi (Tokyu Toyoko Line) | 70 |
| 80 | Gakugei Daigaku (Tokyu Toyoko Line) | 70 |
| 82 | Gotanda (JR Yamanote Line) | 69 |
| 82 | Nippori (JR Yamanote Line) | 69 |
| 84 | Monzen Nakacho (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line) | 68 |
| 85 | Azabu Juban (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line) | 67 |
| 85 | Chigasaki (JR Tokaido line) | 67 |
| 87 | Shin-yurigaoka (Odakyu Odawara Line) | 66 |
| 88 | Kami-oh-oka (Keihin Kyuko Main Line) | 65 |
| 89 | Hongo 3-chome (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) | 63 |
| 89 | Omori (JR Keihin Tohoku Line) | 63 |
| 89 | Ichikawa (JR Sobu line) | 63 |
| 92 | Yoyogi (JR Yamanote line) | 62 |
| 92 | Kyodo (Odakyu Odawara line) | 62 |
| 92 | Mito (JR Joban Line) | 62 |
| 95 | Hashimoto (JR Yokohama Line) | 61 |
| 95 | Den'enchofu (Tokyu Toyoko Line) | 61 |
| 97 | Harajuku (JR Yamanote Line) | 59 |
| 97 | Sasazuka (Keio Line) | 59 |
| 97 | Chitose Karasuyama(Keio Line) | 59 |
| 100 | Seijo Gakuen-mae (Odakyu Odawara line) | 58 |
| 100 | Shakujii Koen (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) | 58 |
Source is SUUMO, suumo.jp/edit/sumi_machi/2017/kanto/
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