National Printing Bureau
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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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.