Earliest recorded position in this interval.
Rank— → #75National score— → —
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National score over the same dates
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Selected rank observation
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #17 to #75 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#17 → #75National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#75 → #77National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #75 to #77 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#75 → #77National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
National score changed while rank held.
Rank#77 → #77National score— → -56.99
Held through 9 Oct 2026 · 07:51 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#77 → #73National score-56.99 → -56.99
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 6 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #77 to #73 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #73National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#73 → #97National score-56.99 → -59.37
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 27.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 27.75 |
| Base category score | — | 27.75 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 80.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 80.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 40.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | -45.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | 35.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +27.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (14)
Naturalisation permissions demonstrate a path to citizenship without proving universal accessible settlement.
Refugee recognition in 2025 was far smaller than applications; complementary and humanitarian permits must be counted separately.
Over 4.1 million foreign residents at end-2025 demonstrate genuine residence pathways but not free movement.
Japan lists short-stay visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions subject to conditions.
The Ministry of Justice recorded 9,258 naturalisation permissions in 2025. Naturalisation is one route to membership and is retained alongside, rather than substituted for, permanent residence, protection and ordinary migration evidence.
In 2025 Japan received 11,298 refugee-recognition applications. It recognized 187 people as refugees, 474 as complementary-protection beneficiaries and allowed 525 more to stay for humanitarian reasons, for 1,186 people allowed to remain through these protection/humanitarian routes.
Japan recorded 4,125,395 foreign residents at end-2025, up 9.5% and above four million for the first time. The same year recorded 42,430,930 foreign entrants. These figures show substantial international movement and residence but do not measure the lived ease of regularisation, family unity or long-term status.
Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open.
Naturalisation permissions: 9258.00000000
People recognized as refugees: 187.00000000
Refugee recognition applications: 11298.00000000
Foreign entrants: 42430930.00000000
Foreign residents: 4125395.00000000
Countries and regions under short-stay visa exemption: 74.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 8. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 8.00 |
| Base category score | — | 8.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 78.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 75.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 25.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | -55.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 15.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +8.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (13)
ODA reporting exists; net environmental and project-level repair remain incompletely demonstrated.
Demand-based emissions exceed territorial emissions, showing outsourced embedded emissions.
2024 ODA was 58.4% loans, so financing terms and recipient benefit matter.
Japan provided about US$16.2 billion ODA in 2025.
Japan imported JPY 9.8431 trillion of agricultural products in 2025. The six largest supplier countries accounted for about 60% of imports, and 99.8% of wheat imports came from Canada, the United States and Australia. This establishes physical external dependence; it does not establish environmental or labour harm in supplier countries without separate attributable evidence.
OECD preliminary data put Japan’s 2025 ODA at USD 16.2 billion, equal to 0.35% of GNI. In 2024, 41.6% of ODA was grants and 58.4% loans, the highest loan share among DAC members. This records positive contribution and financing structure without assuming every programme has the same local benefit or burden.
OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility.
Wheat imports sourced from Canada, United States and Australia: 99.80000000
Agricultural imports: 9.84310000
ODA provided as loans: 58.40000000
ODA as share of GNI: 0.35000000
Official development assistance: 16.20000000
Demand-based GHG emissions are higher than production-based emissions; OECD therefore describes Japan as a net importer of GHG emissions embodied in final demand.
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 63.15 | 63.15 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Water and sanitation reach is very high. OECD reports nearly 99% access to safe water, while Japan reported FY2025 wastewater-treatment coverage of 94.0%. The remaining gap is geographically uneven: municipalities below 50,000 population were at 85.1%, and about 7.4 million people were not covered by a wastewater-treatment facility. The score therefore remains below the TBF end-state despite broad national reach.
Sources archived before (4)
Population without access to wastewater-treatment facilities: 7.40000000
Wastewater-treatment coverage in municipalities below 50,000 population: 85.10000000
Wastewater-treatment population coverage: 94.00000000
Population with access to safe water: 99.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision.
Population without access to wastewater-treatment facilities: 7.40000000
Wastewater-treatment coverage in municipalities below 50,000 population: 85.10000000
Wastewater-treatment population coverage: 94.00000000
Population with access to safe water: 99.00000000
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 46.00 | 46.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan offers extensive public natural and cultural capacity, including 35 national parks, and OECD reports that 77% of people feel safe walking alone at night. Average life satisfaction is 6.1 out of 10, below the OECD average of 6.7. A provisional 19,097 suicides were recorded for 2025, the lowest since 1978 if finalized but still a serious burden. The score recognizes public beauty and safety while retaining the measured well-being gap.
Sources archived before (4)
Suicides, provisional annual count: 19097.00000000
National parks: 35.00000000
People who feel safe walking alone at night: 77.00000000
Average life satisfaction: 6.10000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978.
Suicides, provisional annual count: 19097.00000000
National parks: 35.00000000
People who feel safe walking alone at night: 77.00000000
Average life satisfaction: 6.10000000
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 62.25 | 62.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan has exceptionally high-capacity rail mobility and comparatively low road-fatality burden. Rail and tram systems carried more than two billion passenger journeys in April 2026 alone, including 38.2 million Shinkansen journeys, while road deaths fell to 2,547 in 2025, the lowest since the current series began in 1948. The rails recognize strong physical reach and time-efficient public movement without assuming every rural or household mobility burden is solved.
Sources archived before (3)
Road traffic deaths: 2547.00000000
Shinkansen passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 38.20000000
Rail and tram passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 2055.62200000
Sources archived after the change (4)
A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month.
Road traffic deaths: 2547.00000000
Shinkansen passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 38.20000000
Rail and tram passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 2055.62200000
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 33.50 | 33.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan remains heavily forested: the 2025 agriculture and forestry census reported 24.75 million hectares of forest/wildland, 66.3% of total land. Protected areas plus OECMs cover 21.0% of terrestrial/inland-water area and 13.3% of marine/coastal area. OECD nevertheless reports continuing pressure on agricultural and marine ecosystems and species. The score therefore credits strong living-ground capacity without treating coverage area as proof of full ecological regeneration.
Sources archived before (5)
Agricultural and marine ecosystems remain under pressure despite stabilization in forest, freshwater and urban ecosystem degradation.
Protected areas plus OECMs — marine and coastal: 13.30000000
Protected areas plus OECMs — terrestrial and inland water: 21.00000000
Forest and wildland share of total land area: 66.30000000
Forest and wildland area: 24.75000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health.
Agricultural and marine ecosystems remain under pressure despite stabilization in forest, freshwater and urban ecosystem degradation.
Protected areas plus OECMs — marine and coastal: 13.30000000
Protected areas plus OECMs — terrestrial and inland water: 21.00000000
Forest and wildland share of total land area: 66.30000000
Forest and wildland area: 24.75000000
Land Access & Spatial Freedom supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 15.75 | 15.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan retains substantial agricultural and forest land, but ordinary productive-land access is institutionally constrained and cultivated land continues to contract. Cultivated land measured 4.239 million hectares in 2025, down 0.8% year on year; average operated farmland per agricultural management entity was 3.6 hectares. Sale or lease of farmland generally requires agricultural-committee permission or an approved intermediary plan. Capacity therefore exists, but reach and spatial freedom remain limited.
Sources archived before (3)
Agricultural committee permission or an approved farmland-intermediary plan is generally required; an unauthorized Farm Act Article 3 transfer is invalid.
Average operated farmland per agricultural management entity: 3.60000000
Cultivated land area: 4.23900000
Sources archived after the change (4)
National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year.
Agricultural committee permission or an approved farmland-intermediary plan is generally required; an unauthorized Farm Act Article 3 transfer is invalid.
Average operated farmland per agricultural management entity: 3.60000000
Cultivated land area: 4.23900000
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 61.50 | 61.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan combines low violent-crime burden with comparatively strong rule-of-law institutions. The 2025 World Justice Project index ranked Japan 15th of 143 countries. OECD reports a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 in its latest available data. At end-2024 correctional institutions held 40,544 people against capacity of 81,204, a 49.9% occupancy rate. The score reflects strong safety and institutional reliability while leaving room for documented justice and access frictions not captured by national aggregates.
Sources archived before (3)
Correctional institution occupancy rate: 49.90000000
Homicide rate: 0.20000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index global rank: 15.00000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data.
Correctional institution occupancy rate: 49.90000000
Homicide rate: 0.20000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index global rank: 15.00000000
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 34.75 | 34.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan has high productive capacity and improving paid-leave use, but paid work still consumes substantial weekly and annual time. OECD reports 1,788 annual hours worked in 2024, above its average of 1,736; paid-leave acquisition reached 66.9% in 2024, while 7.7% of employees working at least 40 hours a week still worked 60 hours or more in 2025. The rails therefore recognize improving time protection without treating paid access to essential life as removed.
Sources archived before (3)
Employees working 60+ hours among those working 40+ hours: 7.70000000
Annual paid-leave acquisition rate: 66.90000000
Average annual hours worked: 1788.00000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work.
Employees working 60+ hours among those working 40+ hours: 7.70000000
Annual paid-leave acquisition rate: 66.90000000
Average annual hours worked: 1788.00000000
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 27.50 | 27.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan has very large physical housing capacity and a low official visible-homelessness count, but the 2023 Housing and Land Survey recorded 9.002 million vacant dwellings, 13.8% of the stock, showing a material mismatch between shelter capacity and use. The official homelessness survey is a visual count of people sleeping in specified public places and does not measure all forms of housing insecurity. Current national cost-overburden evidence in this pass is not strong enough to infer friction away, so Reach remains deliberately restrained.
Sources archived before (4)
People identified in official visual homelessness count: 2481.00000000
Vacant dwellings as share of stock: 13.80000000
Vacant dwellings: 9002.00000000
Total dwellings: 65047.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey.
People identified in official visual homelessness count: 2481.00000000
Vacant dwellings as share of stock: 13.80000000
Vacant dwellings: 9002.00000000
Total dwellings: 65047.00000000
Health & Care Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 66.50 | 66.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan combines universal core-service coverage, strong financial pooling and very high longevity. OECD Health at a Glance 2025 reports 100% population coverage for a core set of services, 85% of spending covered by mandatory prepayment, 80% satisfaction with availability of quality healthcare and 84.1-year life expectancy. Remaining access and health burdens prevent an end-state score, but national care reach is strong.
Sources archived before (4)
Satisfied with availability of quality healthcare: 80.00000000
Life expectancy: 84.10000000
Health spending covered by mandatory prepayment: 85.00000000
Population covered for core health services: 100.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services.
Satisfied with availability of quality healthcare: 80.00000000
Life expectancy: 84.10000000
Health spending covered by mandatory prepayment: 85.00000000
Population covered for core health services: 100.00000000
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.75 | 32.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan has sophisticated food distribution and strong productive capability in selected foods, but physical nourishment depends heavily on imports: FY2025 calorie-based food self-sufficiency was 37% and intake-energy self-sufficiency 45%. Food absorbed 28.3% of consumption expenditure for two-or-more-person households in 2024, while estimated food loss remained 4.64 million tonnes in FY2023 despite a long-term reduction. The score recognizes functioning access while retaining import, price and waste friction.
Sources archived before (4)
Estimated food loss: 4.64000000
Food share of consumption expenditure, two-or-more-person households: 28.30000000
Intake-energy food self-sufficiency: 45.00000000
Calorie-based food self-sufficiency: 37.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation.
Estimated food loss: 4.64000000
Food share of consumption expenditure, two-or-more-person households: 28.30000000
Intake-energy food self-sufficiency: 45.00000000
Calorie-based food self-sufficiency: 37.00000000
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 22.00 | 22.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan has substantial childcare capacity and a very small measured childcare waiting list, but family continuity indicators remain under severe pressure. In 2025 births fell to 671,236 and the total fertility rate to 1.14, both record lows in their series. At April 2025 childcare capacity was about 3.03 million places, 2.68 million children were using services and 2,254 children were on waiting lists. The score credits practical childcare reach while reflecting the continuing difficulty of forming and sustaining the next generation.
Sources archived before (5)
Children on childcare waiting lists: 2254.00000000
Childcare-service capacity: 3.03000000
Total fertility rate: 1.14000000
Births: 671236.00000000
Japan: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. Some municipalities offer partnership certificates, but that is not a nationwide civil marriage; current court challenges and recognition debates must be checked at re-audit. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Sources archived after the change (6)
Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available.
Children on childcare waiting lists: 2254.00000000
Childcare-service capacity: 3.03000000
Total fertility rate: 1.14000000
Births: 671236.00000000
Japan: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. Some municipalities offer partnership certificates, but that is not a nationwide civil marriage; current court challenges and recognition debates must be checked at re-audit. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.00 | 40.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan has reliable, high-capability energy infrastructure, but domestic energy self-sufficiency was only 15.3% in FY2023 and thermal generation still supplied 68.6% of electricity. Renewables supplied 22.9% and energy-related CO2 emissions were 25.4% below FY2013, showing material transition. Strong household capability is therefore offset by import dependence and fossil-energy friction.
Sources archived before (4)
Energy-related CO2 emissions: 0.92000000
Thermal share of electricity generation: 68.60000000
Renewable share of electricity generation: 22.90000000
Energy self-sufficiency rate: 15.30000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows.
Energy-related CO2 emissions: 0.92000000
Thermal share of electricity generation: 68.60000000
Renewable share of electricity generation: 22.90000000
Energy self-sufficiency rate: 15.30000000
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 59.00 | 59.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan combines high foundational academic capability with broad system reach. In PISA 2022, 88% of students reached at least Level 2 in mathematics, 86% in reading and 92% in science. At the same time, elementary and junior-high nonattendance reached 353,970 pupils in FY2024, the highest recorded level, so the score preserves strong learning capability while counting the large group not consistently reached by ordinary school participation.
Sources archived before (4)
Elementary and junior-high students classified as nonattending: 353970.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in science: 92.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in reading: 86.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in mathematics: 88.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold.
Elementary and junior-high students classified as nonattending: 353970.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in science: 92.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in reading: 86.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in mathematics: 88.00000000
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 51.50 | 51.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan has mature collection and waste-treatment capacity and has nearly eliminated direct landfilling relative to many systems, but material circularity is incomplete. FY2024 municipal waste generation was 38.11 million tonnes, 839 grams per person per day; 3.06 million tonnes went to landfill and the recycling rate was 19.3%. 415 incineration plants generated power. The score recognizes durable service capacity and energy recovery while not equating incineration with full material return or repairability.
Sources archived before (5)
Waste incineration plants with power generation: 415.00000000
Municipal waste sent to landfill: 3.06000000
Municipal waste recycling rate: 19.30000000
Municipal waste generated per person per day: 839.00000000
Municipal solid waste generated: 38.11000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology.
Waste incineration plants with power generation: 415.00000000
Municipal waste sent to landfill: 3.06000000
Municipal waste recycling rate: 19.30000000
Municipal waste generated per person per day: 839.00000000
Municipal solid waste generated: 38.11000000
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) changed from 3.69 to 2.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 3.69 | 2.50 |
| Food / 4 | — | 0.50 |
| Housing / Land / 4 | — | 0.25 |
| Healthcare / 4 | — | 1.50 |
| Transportation / 4 | — | 0.00 |
| Water / Energy / 4 | — | 0.25 |
Category point adjustment: -1.19 category points
Updated reasoning
- Food
- Since April 2026 the government supports public primary school ingredient costs; municipalities can still levy amounts above the standard and this is not household food supply.
- Housing / Land
- The Public Housing Act uses income-linked rent, not broadly unconditional free housing.
- Healthcare
- Universal health insurance coverage is substantive but routine patient co-payments and premiums remain; it is not completely no-pay healthcare.
- Transport
- Tokyo metropolitan rail publishes ordinary paid fares; no national general zero-fare transport entitlement established.
- Water / Energy
- Tokyo briefly waived only water basic fees during summer 2026; usage and sewer bills remained and free supply was not national.
Earlier reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
Sources archived after the change (5)
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-56.99 → -59.37
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #73 to #97 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#73 → #97National score-56.99 → -59.37
Countries that moved ahead of this country (24)
- Cayman Islands #74 → #73; points -57.00 → -57.00
- Portugal #75 → #74; points -57.05 → -57.05
- Niue #76 → #75; points -57.11 → -57.11
- Cyprus #77 → #76; points -57.14 → -57.14
- Serbia #78 → #77; points -57.21 → -57.21
- Australia #79 → #78; points -57.23 → -57.23
- Cook Islands #80 → #79; points -57.33 → -57.33
- Saint Barthélemy #81 → #80; points -57.45 → -57.45
- France #82 → #81; points -57.46 → -57.46
- Barbados #83 → #82; points -57.70 → -57.70
- Iceland #84 → #83; points -57.82 → -57.82
- Armenia #85 → #84; points -57.96 → -57.96
- Mauritius #86 → #85; points -58.15 → -58.15
- Bulgaria #87 → #86; points -58.21 → -58.21
- Curaçao #88 → #87; points -58.27 → -58.27
- Palau #89 → #88; points -58.76 → -58.76
- Albania #90 → #89; points -58.92 → -58.92
- Bhutan #91 → #90; points -58.95 → -58.95
- Kazakhstan #92 → #91; points -58.99 → -58.99
- North Macedonia #93 → #92; points -59.19 → -59.19
- Taiwan #94 → #93; points -59.23 → -59.23
- Azerbaijan #95 → #94; points -59.27 → -59.27
- French Guiana #96 → #95; points -59.30 → -59.30
- Bosnia and Herzegovina #97 → #96; points -59.34 → -59.34
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#97 → #98National score-59.37 → -59.37
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 11 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #97 to #98 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#97 → #98National score-59.37 → -59.37
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- United Kingdom #105 → #86; points -60.21 → -58.19
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#98 → #97National score-59.37 → -59.37
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 15 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #98 to #97 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#98 → #97National score-59.37 → -59.37
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Taiwan #94 → #126; points -59.23 → -59.23
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#97 → #96National score-59.37 → -59.37
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 34 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #97 to #96 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#97 → #96National score-59.37 → -59.37
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Kazakhstan #92 → #133; points -58.99 → -58.99
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#96 → #101National score-59.37 → -60.65
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #96 to #101 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#96 → #101National score-59.37 → -60.65
Countries that moved ahead of this country (5)
- India #100 → #90; points -59.89 → -59.94
- Antigua and Barbuda #97 → #95; points -59.42 → -60.19
- Georgia #98 → #96; points -59.46 → -60.23
- Guyana #103 → #97; points -60.30 → -60.36
- Trinidad and Tobago #101 → #99; points -60.05 → -60.48
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #88 to #101 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#88 → #101National score-59.37 → -60.65
Countries that moved ahead of this country (13)
- Cook Islands #90 → #84; points -57.33 → -59.66
- Albania #91 → #85; points -58.92 → -59.70
- Bhutan #92 → #86; points -58.95 → -59.75
- Cayman Islands #93 → #87; points -57.00 → -59.84
- Bulgaria #94 → #88; points -58.21 → -59.87
- India #95 → #90; points -59.89 → -59.94
- Azerbaijan #97 → #92; points -59.27 → -60.06
- Bosnia and Herzegovina #98 → #94; points -59.34 → -60.12
- Antigua and Barbuda #100 → #95; points -59.42 → -60.19
- Georgia #89 → #96; points -59.46 → -60.23
- Guyana #101 → #97; points -60.30 → -60.36
- Trinidad and Tobago #96 → #99; points -60.05 → -60.05
- Curaçao #105 → #100; points -58.27 → -60.49
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#95 → #100National score-59.37 → -60.65
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#101 → #100National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #100 to #99 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#100 → #99National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #101 to #100 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#101 → #100National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#100 → #99National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #101 to #100 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#101 → #100National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #99 to #100 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#99 → #100National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #99 to #101 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#99 → #101National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#99 → #100National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 5 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#100 → #101National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 7 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#101 → #100National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 3 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#100 → #101National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500; 1292 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#101 → #100National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #101 to #100 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#101 → #100National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bulgaria #88 → #101; points -59.87 → -60.74
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#100 → #99National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #100 to #99 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#100 → #99National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Azerbaijan #91 → #142; points -60.06 → -60.06
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#99 → #98National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #99 to #98 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#99 → #98National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Georgia #94 → #124; points -60.23 → -63.73
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#98 → #97National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #98 to #97 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#98 → #97National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina #92 → #125; points -60.12 → -63.76
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#97 → #96National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #97 to #96 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#97 → #96National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Albania #85 → #126; points -59.70 → -63.80
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#96 → #95National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #96 to #95 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#96 → #95National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Armenia #73 → #99; points -58.78 → -61.05
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#95 → #94National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #95 to #94 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#95 → #94National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Russia #77 → #149; points -59.04 → -66.52
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#94 → #106National score-60.65 → -62.02
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 8 to 31.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 8.00 | 31.25 |
| Base category score | 8.00 | 31.25 |
| Research coverage (%) | 78.00 | 100.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | -55.00 | 0.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 15.00 | 0.00 |
Category point adjustment: +23.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. External Footprint 3.1: contribution 25%, mutuality 25%, other harm/repair 20%, exporter 15%, importer 15%. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +8.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (13)
ODA reporting exists; net environmental and project-level repair remain incompletely demonstrated.
Demand-based emissions exceed territorial emissions, showing outsourced embedded emissions.
2024 ODA was 58.4% loans, so financing terms and recipient benefit matter.
Japan provided about US$16.2 billion ODA in 2025.
Japan imported JPY 9.8431 trillion of agricultural products in 2025. The six largest supplier countries accounted for about 60% of imports, and 99.8% of wheat imports came from Canada, the United States and Australia. This establishes physical external dependence; it does not establish environmental or labour harm in supplier countries without separate attributable evidence.
OECD preliminary data put Japan’s 2025 ODA at USD 16.2 billion, equal to 0.35% of GNI. In 2024, 41.6% of ODA was grants and 58.4% loans, the highest loan share among DAC members. This records positive contribution and financing structure without assuming every programme has the same local benefit or burden.
OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility.
Wheat imports sourced from Canada, United States and Australia: 99.80000000
Agricultural imports: 9.84310000
ODA provided as loans: 58.40000000
ODA as share of GNI: 0.35000000
Official development assistance: 16.20000000
Demand-based GHG emissions are higher than production-based emissions; OECD therefore describes Japan as a net importer of GHG emissions embodied in final demand.
Sources archived after the change (21)
Japan, category 16, beleshky 4: +0/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 4: +0/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
ODA reporting exists; net environmental and project-level repair remain incompletely demonstrated.
Demand-based emissions exceed territorial emissions, showing outsourced embedded emissions.
2024 ODA was 58.4% loans, so financing terms and recipient benefit matter.
Japan provided about US$16.2 billion ODA in 2025.
Japan imported JPY 9.8431 trillion of agricultural products in 2025. The six largest supplier countries accounted for about 60% of imports, and 99.8% of wheat imports came from Canada, the United States and Australia. This establishes physical external dependence; it does not establish environmental or labour harm in supplier countries without separate attributable evidence.
OECD preliminary data put Japan’s 2025 ODA at USD 16.2 billion, equal to 0.35% of GNI. In 2024, 41.6% of ODA was grants and 58.4% loans, the highest loan share among DAC members. This records positive contribution and financing structure without assuming every programme has the same local benefit or burden.
OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility.
Wheat imports sourced from Canada, United States and Australia: 99.80000000
Agricultural imports: 9.84310000
ODA provided as loans: 58.40000000
ODA as share of GNI: 0.35000000
Official development assistance: 16.20000000
Demand-based GHG emissions are higher than production-based emissions; OECD therefore describes Japan as a net importer of GHG emissions embodied in final demand.
Water & Sanitation Abundance changed from 63.15 to 52.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 63.15 | 52.50 |
| Base category score | 63.15 | 52.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 95.00 | 100.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 94.00 | 75.00 |
| Friction / Loss (25%) | -10.00 | -25.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 60.00 | 50.00 |
Category point adjustment: -10.65 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Water and sanitation reach is very high. OECD reports nearly 99% access to safe water, while Japan reported FY2025 wastewater-treatment coverage of 94.0%. The remaining gap is geographically uneven: municipalities below 50,000 population were at 85.1%, and about 7.4 million people were not covered by a wastewater-treatment facility. The score therefore remains below the TBF end-state despite broad national reach.
Sources archived before (5)
OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision.
Population without access to wastewater-treatment facilities: 7.40000000
Wastewater-treatment coverage in municipalities below 50,000 population: 85.10000000
Wastewater-treatment population coverage: 94.00000000
Population with access to safe water: 99.00000000
Sources archived after the change (13)
Japan, category 4, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision.
Population without access to wastewater-treatment facilities: 7.40000000
Wastewater-treatment coverage in municipalities below 50,000 population: 85.10000000
Wastewater-treatment population coverage: 94.00000000
Population with access to safe water: 99.00000000
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight changed from 46 to 52.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 46.00 | 52.50 |
| Base category score | 46.00 | 52.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 80.00 | 100.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 70.00 | 75.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -30.00 | -25.00 |
| Return / Delight (15%) | 60.00 | 50.00 |
Category point adjustment: +6.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan offers extensive public natural and cultural capacity, including 35 national parks, and OECD reports that 77% of people feel safe walking alone at night. Average life satisfaction is 6.1 out of 10, below the OECD average of 6.7. A provisional 19,097 suicides were recorded for 2025, the lowest since 1978 if finalized but still a serious burden. The score recognizes public beauty and safety while retaining the measured well-being gap.
Sources archived before (5)
Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978.
Suicides, provisional annual count: 19097.00000000
National parks: 35.00000000
People who feel safe walking alone at night: 77.00000000
Average life satisfaction: 6.10000000
Sources archived after the change (13)
Japan, category 11, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978.
Suicides, provisional annual count: 19097.00000000
National parks: 35.00000000
People who feel safe walking alone at night: 77.00000000
Average life satisfaction: 6.10000000
Mobility & Reachability changed from 62.25 to 56.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 62.25 | 56.25 |
| Base category score | 62.25 | 56.25 |
| Capacity (25%) | 95.00 | 100.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 90.00 | 75.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -20.00 | -25.00 |
| Return / Time (15%) | 80.00 | 75.00 |
Category point adjustment: -6.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan has exceptionally high-capacity rail mobility and comparatively low road-fatality burden. Rail and tram systems carried more than two billion passenger journeys in April 2026 alone, including 38.2 million Shinkansen journeys, while road deaths fell to 2,547 in 2025, the lowest since the current series began in 1948. The rails recognize strong physical reach and time-efficient public movement without assuming every rural or household mobility burden is solved.
Sources archived before (4)
A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month.
Road traffic deaths: 2547.00000000
Shinkansen passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 38.20000000
Rail and tram passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 2055.62200000
Sources archived after the change (12)
Japan, category 8, beleshky 4: +75/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 4: +75/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month.
Road traffic deaths: 2547.00000000
Shinkansen passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 38.20000000
Rail and tram passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 2055.62200000
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience changed from 33.5 to 31.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 33.50 | 31.25 |
| Base category score | 33.50 | 31.25 |
| Reach / Ecological Function (35%) | 60.00 | 50.00 |
| Friction / Loss (25%) | -55.00 | -50.00 |
Category point adjustment: -2.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan remains heavily forested: the 2025 agriculture and forestry census reported 24.75 million hectares of forest/wildland, 66.3% of total land. Protected areas plus OECMs cover 21.0% of terrestrial/inland-water area and 13.3% of marine/coastal area. OECD nevertheless reports continuing pressure on agricultural and marine ecosystems and species. The score therefore credits strong living-ground capacity without treating coverage area as proof of full ecological regeneration.
Sources archived before (6)
Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health.
Agricultural and marine ecosystems remain under pressure despite stabilization in forest, freshwater and urban ecosystem degradation.
Protected areas plus OECMs — marine and coastal: 13.30000000
Protected areas plus OECMs — terrestrial and inland water: 21.00000000
Forest and wildland share of total land area: 66.30000000
Forest and wildland area: 24.75000000
Sources archived after the change (14)
Japan, category 12, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health.
Agricultural and marine ecosystems remain under pressure despite stabilization in forest, freshwater and urban ecosystem degradation.
Protected areas plus OECMs — marine and coastal: 13.30000000
Protected areas plus OECMs — terrestrial and inland water: 21.00000000
Forest and wildland share of total land area: 66.30000000
Forest and wildland area: 24.75000000
Land Access & Spatial Freedom changed from 15.75 to 3.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 15.75 | 3.75 |
| Base category score | 15.75 | 3.75 |
| Capacity (25%) | 65.00 | 75.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| Friction / Concentration (25%) | -65.00 | -75.00 |
| Return / Productive Ground (15%) | 35.00 | 25.00 |
Category point adjustment: -12.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan retains substantial agricultural and forest land, but ordinary productive-land access is institutionally constrained and cultivated land continues to contract. Cultivated land measured 4.239 million hectares in 2025, down 0.8% year on year; average operated farmland per agricultural management entity was 3.6 hectares. Sale or lease of farmland generally requires agricultural-committee permission or an approved intermediary plan. Capacity therefore exists, but reach and spatial freedom remain limited.
Sources archived before (4)
National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year.
Agricultural committee permission or an approved farmland-intermediary plan is generally required; an unauthorized Farm Act Article 3 transfer is invalid.
Average operated farmland per agricultural management entity: 3.60000000
Cultivated land area: 4.23900000
Sources archived after the change (12)
Japan, category 10, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 3: -75/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 3: -75/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 2: +0/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 2: +0/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year.
Agricultural committee permission or an approved farmland-intermediary plan is generally required; an unauthorized Farm Act Article 3 transfer is invalid.
Average operated farmland per agricultural management entity: 3.60000000
Cultivated land area: 4.23900000
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction changed from 61.5 to 46.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 61.50 | 46.25 |
| Base category score | 61.50 | 46.25 |
| Capacity (25%) | 90.00 | 75.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 90.00 | 75.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -15.00 | -25.00 |
| Return / Reliability (15%) | 75.00 | 50.00 |
Category point adjustment: -15.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan combines low violent-crime burden with comparatively strong rule-of-law institutions. The 2025 World Justice Project index ranked Japan 15th of 143 countries. OECD reports a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 in its latest available data. At end-2024 correctional institutions held 40,544 people against capacity of 81,204, a 49.9% occupancy rate. The score reflects strong safety and institutional reliability while leaving room for documented justice and access frictions not captured by national aggregates.
Sources archived before (4)
External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data.
Correctional institution occupancy rate: 49.90000000
Homicide rate: 0.20000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index global rank: 15.00000000
Sources archived after the change (12)
Japan, category 13, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data.
Correctional institution occupancy rate: 49.90000000
Homicide rate: 0.20000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index global rank: 15.00000000
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from 27.75 to 15. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 27.75 | 15.00 |
| Base category score | 27.75 | 15.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 80.00 | 100.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | 80.00 | 50.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | 40.00 | 25.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | -45.00 | 0.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | 35.00 | -25.00 |
Category point adjustment: -12.75 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +27.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (14)
Naturalisation permissions demonstrate a path to citizenship without proving universal accessible settlement.
Refugee recognition in 2025 was far smaller than applications; complementary and humanitarian permits must be counted separately.
Over 4.1 million foreign residents at end-2025 demonstrate genuine residence pathways but not free movement.
Japan lists short-stay visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions subject to conditions.
The Ministry of Justice recorded 9,258 naturalisation permissions in 2025. Naturalisation is one route to membership and is retained alongside, rather than substituted for, permanent residence, protection and ordinary migration evidence.
In 2025 Japan received 11,298 refugee-recognition applications. It recognized 187 people as refugees, 474 as complementary-protection beneficiaries and allowed 525 more to stay for humanitarian reasons, for 1,186 people allowed to remain through these protection/humanitarian routes.
Japan recorded 4,125,395 foreign residents at end-2025, up 9.5% and above four million for the first time. The same year recorded 42,430,930 foreign entrants. These figures show substantial international movement and residence but do not measure the lived ease of regularisation, family unity or long-term status.
Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open.
Naturalisation permissions: 9258.00000000
People recognized as refugees: 187.00000000
Refugee recognition applications: 11298.00000000
Foreign entrants: 42430930.00000000
Foreign residents: 4125395.00000000
Countries and regions under short-stay visa exemption: 74.00000000
Sources archived after the change (22)
Japan, category 15, beleshky 4: -25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 4: -25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 2: +25/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 2: +25/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 1: +50/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 1: +50/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Naturalisation permissions demonstrate a path to citizenship without proving universal accessible settlement.
Refugee recognition in 2025 was far smaller than applications; complementary and humanitarian permits must be counted separately.
Over 4.1 million foreign residents at end-2025 demonstrate genuine residence pathways but not free movement.
Japan lists short-stay visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions subject to conditions.
The Ministry of Justice recorded 9,258 naturalisation permissions in 2025. Naturalisation is one route to membership and is retained alongside, rather than substituted for, permanent residence, protection and ordinary migration evidence.
In 2025 Japan received 11,298 refugee-recognition applications. It recognized 187 people as refugees, 474 as complementary-protection beneficiaries and allowed 525 more to stay for humanitarian reasons, for 1,186 people allowed to remain through these protection/humanitarian routes.
Japan recorded 4,125,395 foreign residents at end-2025, up 9.5% and above four million for the first time. The same year recorded 42,430,930 foreign entrants. These figures show substantial international movement and residence but do not measure the lived ease of regularisation, family unity or long-term status.
Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open.
Naturalisation permissions: 9258.00000000
People recognized as refugees: 187.00000000
Refugee recognition applications: 11298.00000000
Foreign entrants: 42430930.00000000
Foreign residents: 4125395.00000000
Countries and regions under short-stay visa exemption: 74.00000000
Human Time & Burden Return changed from 34.75 to 33.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 34.75 | 33.75 |
| Base category score | 34.75 | 33.75 |
| Reach (35%) | 55.00 | 50.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -40.00 | -25.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 45.00 | 25.00 |
Category point adjustment: -1.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan has high productive capacity and improving paid-leave use, but paid work still consumes substantial weekly and annual time. OECD reports 1,788 annual hours worked in 2024, above its average of 1,736; paid-leave acquisition reached 66.9% in 2024, while 7.7% of employees working at least 40 hours a week still worked 60 hours or more in 2025. The rails therefore recognize improving time protection without treating paid access to essential life as removed.
Sources archived before (5)
OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work.
Japanese labour ministry publishes a 2025 Karoshi prevention white paper. Occupational overwork risk merits assessment beyond annual average paid hours, but population prevalence of coercive drinking cannot be presumed from a white paper alone.
Employees working 60+ hours among those working 40+ hours: 7.70000000
Annual paid-leave acquisition rate: 66.90000000
Average annual hours worked: 1788.00000000
Sources archived after the change (13)
Japan, category 1, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work.
Japanese labour ministry publishes a 2025 Karoshi prevention white paper. Occupational overwork risk merits assessment beyond annual average paid hours, but population prevalence of coercive drinking cannot be presumed from a white paper alone.
Employees working 60+ hours among those working 40+ hours: 7.70000000
Annual paid-leave acquisition rate: 66.90000000
Average annual hours worked: 1788.00000000
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach changed from 27.5 to 33.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 27.50 | 33.75 |
| Base category score | 27.50 | 33.75 |
| Capacity (25%) | 85.00 | 100.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 45.00 | 50.00 |
| Return / Durability (15%) | 20.00 | 25.00 |
Category point adjustment: +6.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan has very large physical housing capacity and a low official visible-homelessness count, but the 2023 Housing and Land Survey recorded 9.002 million vacant dwellings, 13.8% of the stock, showing a material mismatch between shelter capacity and use. The official homelessness survey is a visual count of people sleeping in specified public places and does not measure all forms of housing insecurity. Current national cost-overburden evidence in this pass is not strong enough to infer friction away, so Reach remains deliberately restrained.
Sources archived before (5)
Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey.
People identified in official visual homelessness count: 2481.00000000
Vacant dwellings as share of stock: 13.80000000
Vacant dwellings: 9002.00000000
Total dwellings: 65047.00000000
Sources archived after the change (13)
Japan, category 2, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey.
People identified in official visual homelessness count: 2481.00000000
Vacant dwellings as share of stock: 13.80000000
Vacant dwellings: 9002.00000000
Total dwellings: 65047.00000000
Health & Care Reach changed from 66.5 to 52.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 66.50 | 52.50 |
| Base category score | 66.50 | 52.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 95.00 | 100.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 95.00 | 75.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -10.00 | -25.00 |
| Return / Prevention (15%) | 80.00 | 50.00 |
Category point adjustment: -14.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan combines universal core-service coverage, strong financial pooling and very high longevity. OECD Health at a Glance 2025 reports 100% population coverage for a core set of services, 85% of spending covered by mandatory prepayment, 80% satisfaction with availability of quality healthcare and 84.1-year life expectancy. Remaining access and health burdens prevent an end-state score, but national care reach is strong.
Sources archived before (5)
OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services.
Satisfied with availability of quality healthcare: 80.00000000
Life expectancy: 84.10000000
Health spending covered by mandatory prepayment: 85.00000000
Population covered for core health services: 100.00000000
Sources archived after the change (13)
Japan, category 6, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services.
Satisfied with availability of quality healthcare: 80.00000000
Life expectancy: 84.10000000
Health spending covered by mandatory prepayment: 85.00000000
Population covered for core health services: 100.00000000
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance changed from 32.75 to 31.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.75 | 31.25 |
| Base category score | 32.75 | 31.25 |
| Reach (35%) | 55.00 | 50.00 |
| Friction / Waste (25%) | -45.00 | -50.00 |
| Return / Multiplication (15%) | 40.00 | 50.00 |
Category point adjustment: -1.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan has sophisticated food distribution and strong productive capability in selected foods, but physical nourishment depends heavily on imports: FY2025 calorie-based food self-sufficiency was 37% and intake-energy self-sufficiency 45%. Food absorbed 28.3% of consumption expenditure for two-or-more-person households in 2024, while estimated food loss remained 4.64 million tonnes in FY2023 despite a long-term reduction. The score recognizes functioning access while retaining import, price and waste friction.
Sources archived before (5)
Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation.
Estimated food loss: 4.64000000
Food share of consumption expenditure, two-or-more-person households: 28.30000000
Intake-energy food self-sufficiency: 45.00000000
Calorie-based food self-sufficiency: 37.00000000
Sources archived after the change (13)
Japan, category 3, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation.
Estimated food loss: 4.64000000
Food share of consumption expenditure, two-or-more-person households: 28.30000000
Intake-energy food self-sufficiency: 45.00000000
Calorie-based food self-sufficiency: 37.00000000
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability changed from 22 to 1.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 22.00 | 1.25 |
| Base category score | 22.00 | 1.25 |
| Capacity (25%) | 80.00 | 75.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 75.00 | 25.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -55.00 | -75.00 |
| Return / Continuity (15%) | -70.00 | -50.00 |
Category point adjustment: -20.75 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan has substantial childcare capacity and a very small measured childcare waiting list, but family continuity indicators remain under severe pressure. In 2025 births fell to 671,236 and the total fertility rate to 1.14, both record lows in their series. At April 2025 childcare capacity was about 3.03 million places, 2.68 million children were using services and 2,254 children were on waiting lists. The score credits practical childcare reach while reflecting the continuing difficulty of forming and sustaining the next generation.
Sources archived before (6)
Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available.
Children on childcare waiting lists: 2254.00000000
Childcare-service capacity: 3.03000000
Total fertility rate: 1.14000000
Births: 671236.00000000
Japan: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. Some municipalities offer partnership certificates, but that is not a nationwide civil marriage; current court challenges and recognition debates must be checked at re-audit. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Sources archived after the change (14)
Japan, category 9, beleshky 4: -50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 4: -50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 3: -75/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 3: -75/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 2: +25/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 2: +25/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available.
Children on childcare waiting lists: 2254.00000000
Childcare-service capacity: 3.03000000
Total fertility rate: 1.14000000
Births: 671236.00000000
Japan: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. Some municipalities offer partnership certificates, but that is not a nationwide civil marriage; current court challenges and recognition debates must be checked at re-audit. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 8 to 31.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 8.00 | 31.25 |
| Base category score | 8.00 | 31.25 |
| Research coverage (%) | 78.00 | 100.00 |
| Mutual Benefit Retained (25%) | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| Other Harm & Repair (20%) | -55.00 | 0.00 |
| Material Transfers (export/import roles) (30%) | 15.00 | 0.00 |
Category point adjustment: +23.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. External Footprint 3.1: contribution 25%, mutuality 25%, other harm/repair 20%, exporter 15%, importer 15%. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +8.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (13)
ODA reporting exists; net environmental and project-level repair remain incompletely demonstrated.
Demand-based emissions exceed territorial emissions, showing outsourced embedded emissions.
2024 ODA was 58.4% loans, so financing terms and recipient benefit matter.
Japan provided about US$16.2 billion ODA in 2025.
Japan imported JPY 9.8431 trillion of agricultural products in 2025. The six largest supplier countries accounted for about 60% of imports, and 99.8% of wheat imports came from Canada, the United States and Australia. This establishes physical external dependence; it does not establish environmental or labour harm in supplier countries without separate attributable evidence.
OECD preliminary data put Japan’s 2025 ODA at USD 16.2 billion, equal to 0.35% of GNI. In 2024, 41.6% of ODA was grants and 58.4% loans, the highest loan share among DAC members. This records positive contribution and financing structure without assuming every programme has the same local benefit or burden.
OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility.
Wheat imports sourced from Canada, United States and Australia: 99.80000000
Agricultural imports: 9.84310000
ODA provided as loans: 58.40000000
ODA as share of GNI: 0.35000000
Official development assistance: 16.20000000
Demand-based GHG emissions are higher than production-based emissions; OECD therefore describes Japan as a net importer of GHG emissions embodied in final demand.
Sources archived after the change (21)
Japan, category 16, beleshky 4: +0/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 4: +0/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
ODA reporting exists; net environmental and project-level repair remain incompletely demonstrated.
Demand-based emissions exceed territorial emissions, showing outsourced embedded emissions.
2024 ODA was 58.4% loans, so financing terms and recipient benefit matter.
Japan provided about US$16.2 billion ODA in 2025.
Japan imported JPY 9.8431 trillion of agricultural products in 2025. The six largest supplier countries accounted for about 60% of imports, and 99.8% of wheat imports came from Canada, the United States and Australia. This establishes physical external dependence; it does not establish environmental or labour harm in supplier countries without separate attributable evidence.
OECD preliminary data put Japan’s 2025 ODA at USD 16.2 billion, equal to 0.35% of GNI. In 2024, 41.6% of ODA was grants and 58.4% loans, the highest loan share among DAC members. This records positive contribution and financing structure without assuming every programme has the same local benefit or burden.
OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility.
Wheat imports sourced from Canada, United States and Australia: 99.80000000
Agricultural imports: 9.84310000
ODA provided as loans: 58.40000000
ODA as share of GNI: 0.35000000
Official development assistance: 16.20000000
Demand-based GHG emissions are higher than production-based emissions; OECD therefore describes Japan as a net importer of GHG emissions embodied in final demand.
Energy & Household Capability changed from 40 to 42.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.00 | 42.50 |
| Base category score | 40.00 | 42.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 80.00 | 100.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 90.00 | 75.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -70.00 | -50.00 |
| Return / Burden Removed (15%) | 40.00 | 25.00 |
Category point adjustment: +2.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan has reliable, high-capability energy infrastructure, but domestic energy self-sufficiency was only 15.3% in FY2023 and thermal generation still supplied 68.6% of electricity. Renewables supplied 22.9% and energy-related CO2 emissions were 25.4% below FY2013, showing material transition. Strong household capability is therefore offset by import dependence and fossil-energy friction.
Sources archived before (5)
IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows.
Energy-related CO2 emissions: 0.92000000
Thermal share of electricity generation: 68.60000000
Renewable share of electricity generation: 22.90000000
Energy self-sufficiency rate: 15.30000000
Sources archived after the change (13)
Japan, category 5, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows.
Energy-related CO2 emissions: 0.92000000
Thermal share of electricity generation: 68.60000000
Renewable share of electricity generation: 22.90000000
Energy self-sufficiency rate: 15.30000000
Education & Human Capability changed from 59 to 56.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 59.00 | 56.25 |
| Base category score | 59.00 | 56.25 |
| Capacity (25%) | 95.00 | 100.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 90.00 | 75.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -30.00 | -25.00 |
Category point adjustment: -2.75 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan combines high foundational academic capability with broad system reach. In PISA 2022, 88% of students reached at least Level 2 in mathematics, 86% in reading and 92% in science. At the same time, elementary and junior-high nonattendance reached 353,970 pupils in FY2024, the highest recorded level, so the score preserves strong learning capability while counting the large group not consistently reached by ordinary school participation.
Sources archived before (5)
National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold.
Elementary and junior-high students classified as nonattending: 353970.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in science: 92.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in reading: 86.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in mathematics: 88.00000000
Sources archived after the change (13)
Japan, category 7, beleshky 4: +75/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 4: +75/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold.
Elementary and junior-high students classified as nonattending: 353970.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in science: 92.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in reading: 86.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in mathematics: 88.00000000
Durability, Repair & Material Return changed from 51.5 to 37.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 51.50 | 37.50 |
| Base category score | 51.50 | 37.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 85.00 | 75.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 80.00 | 50.00 |
| Friction / Waste (25%) | -30.00 | -25.00 |
| Return / Circularity (15%) | 65.00 | 50.00 |
Category point adjustment: -14.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Earlier reasoning
Japan has mature collection and waste-treatment capacity and has nearly eliminated direct landfilling relative to many systems, but material circularity is incomplete. FY2024 municipal waste generation was 38.11 million tonnes, 839 grams per person per day; 3.06 million tonnes went to landfill and the recycling rate was 19.3%. 415 incineration plants generated power. The score recognizes durable service capacity and energy recovery while not equating incineration with full material return or repairability.
Sources archived before (6)
Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology.
Waste incineration plants with power generation: 415.00000000
Municipal waste sent to landfill: 3.06000000
Municipal waste recycling rate: 19.30000000
Municipal waste generated per person per day: 839.00000000
Municipal solid waste generated: 38.11000000
Sources archived after the change (14)
Japan, category 14, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology.
Waste incineration plants with power generation: 415.00000000
Municipal waste sent to landfill: 3.06000000
Municipal waste recycling rate: 19.30000000
Municipal waste generated per person per day: 839.00000000
Municipal solid waste generated: 38.11000000
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 2.50 | 2.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
- Food
- Since April 2026 the government supports public primary school ingredient costs; municipalities can still levy amounts above the standard and this is not household food supply.
- Healthcare
- Universal health insurance coverage is substantive but routine patient co-payments and premiums remain; it is not completely no-pay healthcare.
- Housing / Land
- The Public Housing Act uses income-linked rent, not broadly unconditional free housing.
- Transport
- Tokyo metropolitan rail publishes ordinary paid fares; no national general zero-fare transport entitlement established.
- Water / Energy
- Tokyo briefly waived only water basic fees during summer 2026; usage and sewer bills remained and free supply was not national.
Earlier reasoning
- Food
- Since April 2026 the government supports public primary school ingredient costs; municipalities can still levy amounts above the standard and this is not household food supply.
- Housing / Land
- The Public Housing Act uses income-linked rent, not broadly unconditional free housing.
- Healthcare
- Universal health insurance coverage is substantive but routine patient co-payments and premiums remain; it is not completely no-pay healthcare.
- Transport
- Tokyo metropolitan rail publishes ordinary paid fares; no national general zero-fare transport entitlement established.
- Water / Energy
- Tokyo briefly waived only water basic fees during summer 2026; usage and sewer bills remained and free supply was not national.
Sources archived before (5)
Sources archived after the change (5)
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-60.65 → -62.02
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #94 to #106 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#94 → #106National score-60.65 → -62.02
Countries that moved ahead of this country (12)
- Bulgaria #95 → #94; points -60.74 → -60.74
- Samoa #96 → #95; points -60.90 → -60.90
- Brazil #97 → #96; points -60.98 → -60.98
- Armenia #98 → #97; points -61.05 → -61.05
- Fiji #99 → #98; points -61.15 → -61.15
- Philippines #100 → #99; points -61.47 → -61.47
- Belize #101 → #100; points -61.49 → -61.49
- Dominican Republic #102 → #101; points -61.61 → -61.61
- Germany #103 → #102; points -61.73 → -61.73
- Suriname #104 → #103; points -61.80 → -61.80
- Moldova #105 → #104; points -61.81 → -61.81
- Peru #106 → #105; points -61.92 → -61.92
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#106 → #105National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #106 to #105 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#106 → #105National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #55 → #117; points -57.70 → -63.36
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-60.65 → -62.02
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #94 to #105 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#94 → #105National score-60.65 → -62.02
Countries that moved ahead of this country (12)
- Bulgaria #95 → #93; points -60.74 → -60.74
- Samoa #96 → #94; points -60.90 → -60.90
- Brazil #97 → #95; points -60.98 → -60.98
- Armenia #98 → #96; points -61.05 → -61.05
- Fiji #99 → #97; points -61.15 → -61.15
- Philippines #100 → #98; points -61.47 → -61.47
- Belize #101 → #99; points -61.49 → -61.49
- Dominican Republic #102 → #100; points -61.61 → -61.61
- Germany #103 → #101; points -61.73 → -61.73
- Suriname #104 → #102; points -61.80 → -61.80
- Moldova #105 → #103; points -61.81 → -61.81
- Peru #106 → #104; points -61.92 → -61.92
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #55 → #117; points -57.70 → -57.70
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#105 → #240National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
Water & Sanitation Abundance changed from 52.5 to 63.15. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 52.50 | 63.15 |
| Base category score | 52.50 | 63.15 |
| Capacity (25%) | 100.00 | 95.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 75.00 | 94.00 |
| Friction / Loss (25%) | -25.00 | -10.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 50.00 | 60.00 |
Category point adjustment: +10.65 category points
Updated reasoning
Water and sanitation reach is very high. OECD reports nearly 99% access to safe water, while Japan reported FY2025 wastewater-treatment coverage of 94.0%. The remaining gap is geographically uneven: municipalities below 50,000 population were at 85.1%, and about 7.4 million people were not covered by a wastewater-treatment facility. The score therefore remains below the TBF end-state despite broad national reach.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (13)
Japan, category 4, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 4, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision.
Population without access to wastewater-treatment facilities: 7.40000000
Wastewater-treatment coverage in municipalities below 50,000 population: 85.10000000
Wastewater-treatment population coverage: 94.00000000
Population with access to safe water: 99.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
OECD states that nearly 99% of the population has access to safe water; 99 is retained as an approximate published value, not false precision.
Population without access to wastewater-treatment facilities: 7.40000000
Wastewater-treatment coverage in municipalities below 50,000 population: 85.10000000
Wastewater-treatment population coverage: 94.00000000
Population with access to safe water: 99.00000000
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight changed from 52.5 to 46. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 52.50 | 46.00 |
| Base category score | 52.50 | 46.00 |
| Capacity (25%) | 100.00 | 80.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 75.00 | 70.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -25.00 | -30.00 |
| Return / Delight (15%) | 50.00 | 60.00 |
Category point adjustment: -6.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan offers extensive public natural and cultural capacity, including 35 national parks, and OECD reports that 77% of people feel safe walking alone at night. Average life satisfaction is 6.1 out of 10, below the OECD average of 6.7. A provisional 19,097 suicides were recorded for 2025, the lowest since 1978 if finalized but still a serious burden. The score recognizes public beauty and safety while retaining the measured well-being gap.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (13)
Japan, category 11, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 11, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978.
Suicides, provisional annual count: 19097.00000000
National parks: 35.00000000
People who feel safe walking alone at night: 77.00000000
Average life satisfaction: 6.10000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Provisional count. MHLW said that if finalized at this level it would be the first year below 20,000 and the lowest since 1978.
Suicides, provisional annual count: 19097.00000000
National parks: 35.00000000
People who feel safe walking alone at night: 77.00000000
Average life satisfaction: 6.10000000
Mobility & Reachability changed from 56.25 to 62.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 56.25 | 62.25 |
| Base category score | 56.25 | 62.25 |
| Capacity (25%) | 100.00 | 95.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 75.00 | 90.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -25.00 | -20.00 |
| Return / Time (15%) | 75.00 | 80.00 |
Category point adjustment: +6.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan has exceptionally high-capacity rail mobility and comparatively low road-fatality burden. Rail and tram systems carried more than two billion passenger journeys in April 2026 alone, including 38.2 million Shinkansen journeys, while road deaths fell to 2,547 in 2025, the lowest since the current series began in 1948. The rails recognize strong physical reach and time-efficient public movement without assuming every rural or household mobility burden is solved.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (12)
Japan, category 8, beleshky 4: +75/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 4: +75/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 8, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month.
Road traffic deaths: 2547.00000000
Shinkansen passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 38.20000000
Rail and tram passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 2055.62200000
Sources archived after the change (4)
A one-month national transport-capacity snapshot, not an annual total. Passenger-kilometres were 37.492 billion in the same month.
Road traffic deaths: 2547.00000000
Shinkansen passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 38.20000000
Rail and tram passenger journeys, one-month snapshot: 2055.62200000
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience changed from 31.25 to 33.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 31.25 | 33.50 |
| Base category score | 31.25 | 33.50 |
| Reach / Ecological Function (35%) | 50.00 | 60.00 |
| Friction / Loss (25%) | -50.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: +2.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan remains heavily forested: the 2025 agriculture and forestry census reported 24.75 million hectares of forest/wildland, 66.3% of total land. Protected areas plus OECMs cover 21.0% of terrestrial/inland-water area and 13.3% of marine/coastal area. OECD nevertheless reports continuing pressure on agricultural and marine ecosystems and species. The score therefore credits strong living-ground capacity without treating coverage area as proof of full ecological regeneration.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (14)
Japan, category 12, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 12, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health.
Agricultural and marine ecosystems remain under pressure despite stabilization in forest, freshwater and urban ecosystem degradation.
Protected areas plus OECMs — marine and coastal: 13.30000000
Protected areas plus OECMs — terrestrial and inland water: 21.00000000
Forest and wildland share of total land area: 66.30000000
Forest and wildland area: 24.75000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
Qualitative national review retained as a limitation on interpreting protected-area and forest-cover quantities as complete ecological health.
Agricultural and marine ecosystems remain under pressure despite stabilization in forest, freshwater and urban ecosystem degradation.
Protected areas plus OECMs — marine and coastal: 13.30000000
Protected areas plus OECMs — terrestrial and inland water: 21.00000000
Forest and wildland share of total land area: 66.30000000
Forest and wildland area: 24.75000000
Land Access & Spatial Freedom changed from 3.75 to 15.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 3.75 | 15.75 |
| Base category score | 3.75 | 15.75 |
| Capacity (25%) | 75.00 | 65.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 0.00 | 30.00 |
| Friction / Concentration (25%) | -75.00 | -65.00 |
| Return / Productive Ground (15%) | 25.00 | 35.00 |
Category point adjustment: +12.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan retains substantial agricultural and forest land, but ordinary productive-land access is institutionally constrained and cultivated land continues to contract. Cultivated land measured 4.239 million hectares in 2025, down 0.8% year on year; average operated farmland per agricultural management entity was 3.6 hectares. Sale or lease of farmland generally requires agricultural-committee permission or an approved intermediary plan. Capacity therefore exists, but reach and spatial freedom remain limited.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (12)
Japan, category 10, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 3: -75/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 3: -75/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 2: +0/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 2: +0/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 10, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year.
Agricultural committee permission or an approved farmland-intermediary plan is generally required; an unauthorized Farm Act Article 3 transfer is invalid.
Average operated farmland per agricultural management entity: 3.60000000
Cultivated land area: 4.23900000
Sources archived after the change (4)
National paddy and upland cultivated area; down 33,000 hectares (0.8%) from the previous year.
Agricultural committee permission or an approved farmland-intermediary plan is generally required; an unauthorized Farm Act Article 3 transfer is invalid.
Average operated farmland per agricultural management entity: 3.60000000
Cultivated land area: 4.23900000
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction changed from 46.25 to 61.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 46.25 | 61.50 |
| Base category score | 46.25 | 61.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 75.00 | 90.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 75.00 | 90.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -25.00 | -15.00 |
| Return / Reliability (15%) | 50.00 | 75.00 |
Category point adjustment: +15.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan combines low violent-crime burden with comparatively strong rule-of-law institutions. The 2025 World Justice Project index ranked Japan 15th of 143 countries. OECD reports a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 in its latest available data. At end-2024 correctional institutions held 40,544 people against capacity of 81,204, a 49.9% occupancy rate. The score reflects strong safety and institutional reliability while leaving room for documented justice and access frictions not captured by national aggregates.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (12)
Japan, category 13, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 13, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data.
Correctional institution occupancy rate: 49.90000000
Homicide rate: 0.20000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index global rank: 15.00000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
External comparative index; used as one institutional-capacity signal, not treated as official Japanese government data.
Correctional institution occupancy rate: 49.90000000
Homicide rate: 0.20000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index global rank: 15.00000000
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from 15 to 27.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 15.00 | 27.75 |
| Base category score | 15.00 | 27.75 |
| Research coverage (%) | 100.00 | 80.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | 50.00 | 80.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | 25.00 | 40.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | 0.00 | -45.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | -25.00 | 35.00 |
Category point adjustment: +12.75 category points
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +27.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (22)
Japan, category 15, beleshky 4: -25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 4: -25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 2: +25/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 2: +25/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 1: +50/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 15, beleshky 1: +50/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Naturalisation permissions demonstrate a path to citizenship without proving universal accessible settlement.
Refugee recognition in 2025 was far smaller than applications; complementary and humanitarian permits must be counted separately.
Over 4.1 million foreign residents at end-2025 demonstrate genuine residence pathways but not free movement.
Japan lists short-stay visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions subject to conditions.
The Ministry of Justice recorded 9,258 naturalisation permissions in 2025. Naturalisation is one route to membership and is retained alongside, rather than substituted for, permanent residence, protection and ordinary migration evidence.
In 2025 Japan received 11,298 refugee-recognition applications. It recognized 187 people as refugees, 474 as complementary-protection beneficiaries and allowed 525 more to stay for humanitarian reasons, for 1,186 people allowed to remain through these protection/humanitarian routes.
Japan recorded 4,125,395 foreign residents at end-2025, up 9.5% and above four million for the first time. The same year recorded 42,430,930 foreign entrants. These figures show substantial international movement and residence but do not measure the lived ease of regularisation, family unity or long-term status.
Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open.
Naturalisation permissions: 9258.00000000
People recognized as refugees: 187.00000000
Refugee recognition applications: 11298.00000000
Foreign entrants: 42430930.00000000
Foreign residents: 4125395.00000000
Countries and regions under short-stay visa exemption: 74.00000000
Sources archived after the change (14)
Naturalisation permissions demonstrate a path to citizenship without proving universal accessible settlement.
Refugee recognition in 2025 was far smaller than applications; complementary and humanitarian permits must be counted separately.
Over 4.1 million foreign residents at end-2025 demonstrate genuine residence pathways but not free movement.
Japan lists short-stay visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions subject to conditions.
The Ministry of Justice recorded 9,258 naturalisation permissions in 2025. Naturalisation is one route to membership and is retained alongside, rather than substituted for, permanent residence, protection and ordinary migration evidence.
In 2025 Japan received 11,298 refugee-recognition applications. It recognized 187 people as refugees, 474 as complementary-protection beneficiaries and allowed 525 more to stay for humanitarian reasons, for 1,186 people allowed to remain through these protection/humanitarian routes.
Japan recorded 4,125,395 foreign residents at end-2025, up 9.5% and above four million for the first time. The same year recorded 42,430,930 foreign entrants. These figures show substantial international movement and residence but do not measure the lived ease of regularisation, family unity or long-term status.
Japan maintains visa exemptions for 74 countries and regions for short stays, with nationality-specific conditions and durations. This is meaningful entry capacity but is not treated as evidence that ordinary migration, family settlement or long-term belonging is equally open.
Naturalisation permissions: 9258.00000000
People recognized as refugees: 187.00000000
Refugee recognition applications: 11298.00000000
Foreign entrants: 42430930.00000000
Foreign residents: 4125395.00000000
Countries and regions under short-stay visa exemption: 74.00000000
Human Time & Burden Return changed from 33.75 to 34.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 33.75 | 34.75 |
| Base category score | 33.75 | 34.75 |
| Reach (35%) | 50.00 | 55.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -25.00 | -40.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 25.00 | 45.00 |
Category point adjustment: +1.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan has high productive capacity and improving paid-leave use, but paid work still consumes substantial weekly and annual time. OECD reports 1,788 annual hours worked in 2024, above its average of 1,736; paid-leave acquisition reached 66.9% in 2024, while 7.7% of employees working at least 40 hours a week still worked 60 hours or more in 2025. The rails therefore recognize improving time protection without treating paid access to essential life as removed.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (13)
Japan, category 1, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 1, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work.
Japanese labour ministry publishes a 2025 Karoshi prevention white paper. Occupational overwork risk merits assessment beyond annual average paid hours, but population prevalence of coercive drinking cannot be presumed from a white paper alone.
Employees working 60+ hours among those working 40+ hours: 7.70000000
Annual paid-leave acquisition rate: 66.90000000
Average annual hours worked: 1788.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work.
Japanese labour ministry publishes a 2025 Karoshi prevention white paper. Occupational overwork risk merits assessment beyond annual average paid hours, but population prevalence of coercive drinking cannot be presumed from a white paper alone.
Employees working 60+ hours among those working 40+ hours: 7.70000000
Annual paid-leave acquisition rate: 66.90000000
Average annual hours worked: 1788.00000000
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach changed from 33.75 to 27.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 33.75 | 27.50 |
| Base category score | 33.75 | 27.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 100.00 | 85.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 50.00 | 45.00 |
| Return / Durability (15%) | 25.00 | 20.00 |
Category point adjustment: -6.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan has very large physical housing capacity and a low official visible-homelessness count, but the 2023 Housing and Land Survey recorded 9.002 million vacant dwellings, 13.8% of the stock, showing a material mismatch between shelter capacity and use. The official homelessness survey is a visual count of people sleeping in specified public places and does not measure all forms of housing insecurity. Current national cost-overburden evidence in this pass is not strong enough to infer friction away, so Reach remains deliberately restrained.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (13)
Japan, category 2, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 2, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey.
People identified in official visual homelessness count: 2481.00000000
Vacant dwellings as share of stock: 13.80000000
Vacant dwellings: 9002.00000000
Total dwellings: 65047.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Final national housing-stock total from the five-year Housing and Land Survey.
People identified in official visual homelessness count: 2481.00000000
Vacant dwellings as share of stock: 13.80000000
Vacant dwellings: 9002.00000000
Total dwellings: 65047.00000000
Health & Care Reach changed from 52.5 to 66.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 52.50 | 66.50 |
| Base category score | 52.50 | 66.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 100.00 | 95.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 75.00 | 95.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -25.00 | -10.00 |
| Return / Prevention (15%) | 50.00 | 80.00 |
Category point adjustment: +14.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan combines universal core-service coverage, strong financial pooling and very high longevity. OECD Health at a Glance 2025 reports 100% population coverage for a core set of services, 85% of spending covered by mandatory prepayment, 80% satisfaction with availability of quality healthcare and 84.1-year life expectancy. Remaining access and health burdens prevent an end-state score, but national care reach is strong.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (13)
Japan, category 6, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 6, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services.
Satisfied with availability of quality healthcare: 80.00000000
Life expectancy: 84.10000000
Health spending covered by mandatory prepayment: 85.00000000
Population covered for core health services: 100.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
OECD reports all of the population covered for a core set of services.
Satisfied with availability of quality healthcare: 80.00000000
Life expectancy: 84.10000000
Health spending covered by mandatory prepayment: 85.00000000
Population covered for core health services: 100.00000000
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance changed from 31.25 to 32.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 31.25 | 32.75 |
| Base category score | 31.25 | 32.75 |
| Reach (35%) | 50.00 | 55.00 |
| Friction / Waste (25%) | -50.00 | -45.00 |
| Return / Multiplication (15%) | 50.00 | 40.00 |
Category point adjustment: +1.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan has sophisticated food distribution and strong productive capability in selected foods, but physical nourishment depends heavily on imports: FY2025 calorie-based food self-sufficiency was 37% and intake-energy self-sufficiency 45%. Food absorbed 28.3% of consumption expenditure for two-or-more-person households in 2024, while estimated food loss remained 4.64 million tonnes in FY2023 despite a long-term reduction. The score recognizes functioning access while retaining import, price and waste friction.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (13)
Japan, category 3, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 3, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation.
Estimated food loss: 4.64000000
Food share of consumption expenditure, two-or-more-person households: 28.30000000
Intake-energy food self-sufficiency: 45.00000000
Calorie-based food self-sufficiency: 37.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Average for two-or-more-person households. It is an expenditure-burden signal, not a direct national measure of food deprivation.
Estimated food loss: 4.64000000
Food share of consumption expenditure, two-or-more-person households: 28.30000000
Intake-energy food self-sufficiency: 45.00000000
Calorie-based food self-sufficiency: 37.00000000
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability changed from 1.25 to 22. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 1.25 | 22.00 |
| Base category score | 1.25 | 22.00 |
| Capacity (25%) | 75.00 | 80.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 25.00 | 75.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -75.00 | -55.00 |
| Return / Continuity (15%) | -50.00 | -70.00 |
Category point adjustment: +20.75 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan has substantial childcare capacity and a very small measured childcare waiting list, but family continuity indicators remain under severe pressure. In 2025 births fell to 671,236 and the total fertility rate to 1.14, both record lows in their series. At April 2025 childcare capacity was about 3.03 million places, 2.68 million children were using services and 2,254 children were on waiting lists. The score credits practical childcare reach while reflecting the continuing difficulty of forming and sustaining the next generation.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (14)
Japan, category 9, beleshky 4: -50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 4: -50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 3: -75/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 3: -75/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 2: +25/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 2: +25/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 9, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available.
Children on childcare waiting lists: 2254.00000000
Childcare-service capacity: 3.03000000
Total fertility rate: 1.14000000
Births: 671236.00000000
Japan: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. Some municipalities offer partnership certificates, but that is not a nationwide civil marriage; current court challenges and recognition debates must be checked at re-audit. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Sources archived after the change (6)
Final 2025 birth count; lowest since the comparable series began. The final release notes that fertility rates will be recalculated when 2025 Census denominators are available.
Children on childcare waiting lists: 2254.00000000
Childcare-service capacity: 3.03000000
Total fertility rate: 1.14000000
Births: 671236.00000000
Japan: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. Some municipalities offer partnership certificates, but that is not a nationwide civil marriage; current court challenges and recognition debates must be checked at re-audit. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 31.25 to 8. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 31.25 | 8.00 |
| Base category score | 31.25 | 8.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 100.00 | 78.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | 50.00 | 25.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | 0.00 | -55.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 0.00 | 15.00 |
Category point adjustment: -23.25 category points
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +8.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. External Footprint 3.1: contribution 25%, mutuality 25%, other harm/repair 20%, exporter 15%, importer 15%. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (21)
Japan, category 16, beleshky 4: +0/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 4: +0/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 3: +0/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 16, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
ODA reporting exists; net environmental and project-level repair remain incompletely demonstrated.
Demand-based emissions exceed territorial emissions, showing outsourced embedded emissions.
2024 ODA was 58.4% loans, so financing terms and recipient benefit matter.
Japan provided about US$16.2 billion ODA in 2025.
Japan imported JPY 9.8431 trillion of agricultural products in 2025. The six largest supplier countries accounted for about 60% of imports, and 99.8% of wheat imports came from Canada, the United States and Australia. This establishes physical external dependence; it does not establish environmental or labour harm in supplier countries without separate attributable evidence.
OECD preliminary data put Japan’s 2025 ODA at USD 16.2 billion, equal to 0.35% of GNI. In 2024, 41.6% of ODA was grants and 58.4% loans, the highest loan share among DAC members. This records positive contribution and financing structure without assuming every programme has the same local benefit or burden.
OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility.
Wheat imports sourced from Canada, United States and Australia: 99.80000000
Agricultural imports: 9.84310000
ODA provided as loans: 58.40000000
ODA as share of GNI: 0.35000000
Official development assistance: 16.20000000
Demand-based GHG emissions are higher than production-based emissions; OECD therefore describes Japan as a net importer of GHG emissions embodied in final demand.
Sources archived after the change (13)
ODA reporting exists; net environmental and project-level repair remain incompletely demonstrated.
Demand-based emissions exceed territorial emissions, showing outsourced embedded emissions.
2024 ODA was 58.4% loans, so financing terms and recipient benefit matter.
Japan provided about US$16.2 billion ODA in 2025.
Japan imported JPY 9.8431 trillion of agricultural products in 2025. The six largest supplier countries accounted for about 60% of imports, and 99.8% of wheat imports came from Canada, the United States and Australia. This establishes physical external dependence; it does not establish environmental or labour harm in supplier countries without separate attributable evidence.
OECD preliminary data put Japan’s 2025 ODA at USD 16.2 billion, equal to 0.35% of GNI. In 2024, 41.6% of ODA was grants and 58.4% loans, the highest loan share among DAC members. This records positive contribution and financing structure without assuming every programme has the same local benefit or burden.
OECD reports that Japan’s demand-based greenhouse-gas emissions are higher than its production-based emissions, meaning Japan is a net importer of emissions embodied in final demand. This is attributable footprint evidence, but it does not identify which individual overseas projects or suppliers should be assigned causal responsibility.
Wheat imports sourced from Canada, United States and Australia: 99.80000000
Agricultural imports: 9.84310000
ODA provided as loans: 58.40000000
ODA as share of GNI: 0.35000000
Official development assistance: 16.20000000
Demand-based GHG emissions are higher than production-based emissions; OECD therefore describes Japan as a net importer of GHG emissions embodied in final demand.
Energy & Household Capability changed from 42.5 to 40. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 42.50 | 40.00 |
| Base category score | 42.50 | 40.00 |
| Capacity (25%) | 100.00 | 80.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 75.00 | 90.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -50.00 | -70.00 |
| Return / Burden Removed (15%) | 25.00 | 40.00 |
Category point adjustment: -2.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan has reliable, high-capability energy infrastructure, but domestic energy self-sufficiency was only 15.3% in FY2023 and thermal generation still supplied 68.6% of electricity. Renewables supplied 22.9% and energy-related CO2 emissions were 25.4% below FY2013, showing material transition. Strong household capability is therefore offset by import dependence and fossil-energy friction.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (13)
Japan, category 5, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 4: +25/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 3: -50/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 5, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows.
Energy-related CO2 emissions: 0.92000000
Thermal share of electricity generation: 68.60000000
Renewable share of electricity generation: 22.90000000
Energy self-sufficiency rate: 15.30000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
IEA-basis self-sufficiency rate; METI notes it remains low despite improving from post-2011 lows.
Energy-related CO2 emissions: 0.92000000
Thermal share of electricity generation: 68.60000000
Renewable share of electricity generation: 22.90000000
Energy self-sufficiency rate: 15.30000000
Education & Human Capability changed from 56.25 to 59. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 56.25 | 59.00 |
| Base category score | 56.25 | 59.00 |
| Capacity (25%) | 100.00 | 95.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 75.00 | 90.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -25.00 | -30.00 |
Category point adjustment: +2.75 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan combines high foundational academic capability with broad system reach. In PISA 2022, 88% of students reached at least Level 2 in mathematics, 86% in reading and 92% in science. At the same time, elementary and junior-high nonattendance reached 353,970 pupils in FY2024, the highest recorded level, so the score preserves strong learning capability while counting the large group not consistently reached by ordinary school participation.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (13)
Japan, category 7, beleshky 4: +75/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 4: +75/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 2: +75/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 7, beleshky 1: +100/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold.
Elementary and junior-high students classified as nonattending: 353970.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in science: 92.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in reading: 86.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in mathematics: 88.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
National PISA sample of 15-year-old students; Level 2 is the OECD baseline proficiency threshold.
Elementary and junior-high students classified as nonattending: 353970.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in science: 92.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in reading: 86.00000000
Students at PISA Level 2+ in mathematics: 88.00000000
Durability, Repair & Material Return changed from 37.5 to 51.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 37.50 | 51.50 |
| Base category score | 37.50 | 51.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 75.00 | 85.00 |
| Reach (35%) | 50.00 | 80.00 |
| Friction / Waste (25%) | -25.00 | -30.00 |
| Return / Circularity (15%) | 50.00 | 65.00 |
Category point adjustment: +14.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Japan has mature collection and waste-treatment capacity and has nearly eliminated direct landfilling relative to many systems, but material circularity is incomplete. FY2024 municipal waste generation was 38.11 million tonnes, 839 grams per person per day; 3.06 million tonnes went to landfill and the recycling rate was 19.3%. 415 incineration plants generated power. The score recognizes durable service capacity and energy recovery while not equating incineration with full material return or repairability.
Earlier reasoning
Japan: documented October 18 2026 64-beleshky reassessment restored from archived audit table. TBF category judgment under the published 25-point anchored scoring method. 100% means 64 scoring decisions, not complete or verified national measurement. Previous historical values are retained in the WordPress event archive.
Sources archived before (14)
Japan, category 14, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 4: +50/100 for Return / durability of family benefit. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 3: -25/100 for Friction / household burdens. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 2: +50/100 for Reach / real access. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Japan, category 14, beleshky 1: +75/100 for Capacity / practical capability. Evidence context: Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology. This is a transparent TBF interpretive rating. The cited context does not establish an independently measured percentage of people receiving complete free service.
Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology.
Waste incineration plants with power generation: 415.00000000
Municipal waste sent to landfill: 3.06000000
Municipal waste recycling rate: 19.30000000
Municipal waste generated per person per day: 839.00000000
Municipal solid waste generated: 38.11000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
Excludes disaster-waste disposal subsidized by the national government under the series methodology.
Waste incineration plants with power generation: 415.00000000
Municipal waste sent to landfill: 3.06000000
Municipal waste recycling rate: 19.30000000
Municipal waste generated per person per day: 839.00000000
Municipal solid waste generated: 38.11000000
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #105 to #240 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#105 → #240National score-62.02 → —
Countries that moved ahead of this country (135)
- Türkiye #106 → #105; points -62.08 → -62.08
- Paraguay #107 → #106; points -62.11 → -62.11
- Mexico #108 → #107; points -62.21 → -62.21
- Anguilla #109 → #108; points -62.28 → -62.28
- Bolivia #110 → #109; points -62.50 → -62.50
- Poland #111 → #110; points -62.64 → -62.64
- Cabo Verde #112 → #111; points -62.84 → -62.84
- Turks and Caicos Islands #113 → #112; points -62.93 → -62.93
- Botswana #114 → #113; points -62.99 → -62.99
- Belarus #115 → #114; points -63.08 → -63.08
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #116 → #115; points -63.27 → -63.27
- South Korea #117 → #116; points -63.36 → -63.36
- British Virgin Islands #118 → #117; points -63.64 → -63.64
- Rwanda #119 → #118; points -63.72 → -63.72
- Georgia #120 → #119; points -63.73 → -63.73
- Bosnia and Herzegovina #121 → #120; points -63.76 → -63.76
- South Africa #122 → #121; points -63.77 → -63.77
- Albania #123 → #122; points -63.80 → -63.80
- Sint Maarten #124 → #123; points -63.99 → -63.99
- Taiwan #125 → #124; points -64.04 → -64.04
- Finland #126 → #125; points -64.05 → -64.05
- Malaysia #127 → #126; points -64.10 → -64.10
- Czech Republic #128 → #127; points -64.16 → -64.16
- Mayotte #129 → #128; points -64.29 → -64.29
- Qatar #130 → #129; points -64.60 → -64.60
- Mongolia #131 → #130; points -64.72 → -64.72
- Namibia #132 → #131; points -64.74 → -64.74
- Ecuador #133 → #132; points -64.78 → -64.78
- Kyrgyzstan #134 → #133; points -64.80 → -64.80
- Panama #135 → #134; points -64.97 → -64.97
- Azerbaijan #136 → #135; points -65.05 → -65.05
- Tunisia #137 → #136; points -65.10 → -65.10
- Croatia #138 → #137; points -65.30 → -65.30
- Indonesia #139 → #138; points -65.30 → -65.30
- Saint Kitts and Nevis #140 → #139; points -65.71 → -65.71
- Laos #141 → #140; points -65.76 → -65.76
- Estonia #142 → #141; points -65.95 → -65.95
- Zambia #143 → #142; points -65.97 → -65.97
- Nepal #144 → #143; points -65.98 → -65.98
- Jordan #145 → #144; points -66.22 → -66.22
- Senegal #146 → #145; points -66.29 → -66.29
- Kenya #147 → #146; points -66.31 → -66.31
- Dominica #148 → #147; points -66.51 → -66.51
- Russia #149 → #148; points -66.52 → -66.52
- Ghana #150 → #149; points -66.84 → -66.84
- Cambodia #151 → #150; points -66.86 → -66.86
- Kiribati #152 → #151; points -66.91 → -66.91
- New Zealand #153 → #152; points -66.94 → -66.94
- Uzbekistan #154 → #153; points -67.20 → -67.20
- Benin #155 → #154; points -67.23 → -67.23
- Aruba #156 → #155; points -67.27 → -67.27
- Tuvalu #157 → #156; points -67.30 → -67.30
- Eswatini #158 → #157; points -67.32 → -67.32
- Federated States of Micronesia #159 → #158; points -67.46 → -67.46
- Bangladesh #160 → #159; points -67.58 → -67.58
- Hungary #161 → #160; points -67.72 → -67.72
- Grenada #162 → #161; points -67.83 → -67.83
- Lebanon #163 → #162; points -67.94 → -67.94
- Guatemala #164 → #163; points -67.99 → -67.99
- Tonga #165 → #164; points -68.15 → -68.15
- Côte d’Ivoire #166 → #165; points -68.16 → -68.16
- Kuwait #167 → #166; points -68.22 → -68.22
- Togo #168 → #167; points -68.40 → -68.40
- The Gambia #169 → #168; points -68.46 → -68.46
- Lesotho #170 → #169; points -68.54 → -68.54
- Cuba #171 → #170; points -68.75 → -68.75
- El Salvador #172 → #171; points -68.95 → -68.95
- Timor-Leste #173 → #172; points -69.09 → -69.09
- Mauritania #174 → #173; points -69.16 → -69.16
- Nicaragua #175 → #174; points -69.27 → -69.27
- Venezuela #176 → #175; points -69.40 → -69.40
- Saint Lucia #177 → #176; points -69.67 → -69.67
- Comoros #178 → #177; points -69.77 → -69.77
- Tajikistan #179 → #178; points -69.98 → -69.98
- São Tomé and Príncipe #180 → #179; points -70.26 → -70.26
- Greece #181 → #180; points -70.36 → -70.36
- Vanuatu #182 → #181; points -70.36 → -70.36
- Hong Kong #183 → #182; points -70.62 → -70.62
- Sri Lanka #184 → #183; points -70.85 → -70.85
- Kosovo #185 → #184; points -70.90 → -70.90
- Uganda #186 → #185; points -71.17 → -71.17
- Nauru #187 → #186; points -71.28 → -71.28
- Romania #188 → #187; points -71.47 → -71.47
- Sierra Leone #189 → #188; points -71.47 → -71.47
- Burundi #190 → #189; points -71.64 → -71.64
- Solomon Islands #191 → #190; points -71.64 → -71.64
- Liberia #192 → #191; points -71.98 → -71.98
- Morocco #193 → #192; points -72.08 → -72.08
- Madagascar #194 → #193; points -72.13 → -72.13
- Malawi #195 → #194; points -72.43 → -72.43
- Guinea-Bissau #196 → #195; points -72.72 → -72.72
- United States of America #197 → #196; points -72.80 → -72.80
- Jamaica #198 → #197; points -72.81 → -72.81
- Mozambique #199 → #198; points -72.82 → -72.82
- Burkina Faso #200 → #199; points -73.07 → -73.07
- Western Sahara #201 → #200; points -73.29 → -73.29
- Egypt #202 → #201; points -73.57 → -73.57
- Marshall Islands #203 → #202; points -73.68 → -73.68
- Puerto Rico #204 → #203; points -74.42 → -74.42
- Zimbabwe #205 → #204; points -74.56 → -74.56
- Gabon #206 → #205; points -75.85 → -75.85
- Honduras #207 → #206; points -76.90 → -76.90
- Turkmenistan #208 → #207; points -76.99 → -76.99
- Libya #209 → #208; points -77.22 → -77.22
- Djibouti #210 → #209; points -78.04 → -78.04
- Iran #211 → #210; points -78.37 → -78.37
- Nigeria #212 → #211; points -78.63 → -78.63
- Equatorial Guinea #213 → #212; points -79.80 → -79.80
- Iraq #214 → #213; points -80.27 → -80.27
- Pakistan #215 → #214; points -80.46 → -80.46
- Tanzania #216 → #215; points -80.51 → -80.51
- Angola #217 → #216; points -80.62 → -80.62
- Mali #218 → #217; points -80.95 → -80.95
- Cameroon #219 → #218; points -81.23 → -81.23
- Republic of the Congo #220 → #219; points -81.30 → -81.30
- Ethiopia #221 → #220; points -81.64 → -81.64
- Guinea #222 → #221; points -81.75 → -81.75
- Papua New Guinea #223 → #222; points -82.18 → -82.18
- Chad #224 → #223; points -82.87 → -82.87
- DR Congo #225 → #224; points -83.57 → -83.57
- Eritrea #226 → #225; points -84.07 → -84.07
- Ukraine #227 → #226; points -84.24 → -84.24
- Niger #228 → #227; points -85.59 → -85.59
- Syria #229 → #228; points -87.91 → -87.91
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea #230 → #229; points -88.20 → -88.20
- Somalia #231 → #230; points -88.51 → -88.51
- Myanmar #232 → #231; points -88.69 → -88.69
- Central African Republic #233 → #232; points -90.25 → -90.25
- Yemen #234 → #233; points -90.39 → -90.39
- Haiti #235 → #234; points -90.52 → -90.52
- Afghanistan #236 → #235; points -90.75 → -90.75
- South Sudan #237 → #236; points -90.79 → -90.79
- Sudan #238 → #237; points -93.37 → -93.37
- Palestine #239 → #238; points -94.71 → -94.71
- China #240 → #239
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#240 → #239National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #240 to #239 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#240 → #239National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #116 → #240
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#239 → #238National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #239 to #238 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#239 → #238National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Russia #147 → #239
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#238 → #237National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #238 to #237 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#238 → #237National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mongolia #129 → #238; points -64.72 → -64.72
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#237 → #236National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #237 to #236 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#237 → #236National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Niger #223 → #238; points -85.59 → -85.59
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#236 → #235National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #236 to #235 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#236 → #235National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Kyrgyzstan #131 → #236
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#235 → #234National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #235 to #234 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#235 → #234National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Moldova #103 → #236; points -61.81 → -61.81
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#234 → #233National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #234 to #233 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#234 → #233National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- North Macedonia #86 → #238; points -59.97 → -59.97
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#233 → #232National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #233 to #232 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#233 → #232National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Madagascar #185 → #234; points -72.13 → -72.13
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#232 → #231National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #232 to #231 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#232 → #231National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tajikistan #169 → #240
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#231 → #230National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 19 Oct 2026 · 11:19 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #232 to #230 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#232 → #230National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- Laos #133 → #232; points -65.76 → -65.76
- Tajikistan #169 → #240
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#230 → #229National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #230 to #229 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#230 → #229National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Malawi #182 → #233
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#229 → #228National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 19 Oct 2026 · 11:19 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #229 to #228 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#229 → #228National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Rwanda #113 → #238; points -63.72 → -63.72
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#228 → #227National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #228 to #227 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#228 → #227National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Namibia #124 → #234
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#227 → #226National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #227 to #226 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#227 → #226National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mauritius #74 → #231
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#226 → #225National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #226 to #225 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#226 → #225National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Republic of the Congo #201 → #236; points -81.30 → -81.30
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#225 → #224National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 19 Oct 2026 · 11:19 GMT-0500; 4 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #225 to #224 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#225 → #224National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mauritania #159 → #229
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#224 → #223National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #224 to #223 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#224 → #223National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Somalia #208 → #238
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#223 → #222National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #223 to #222 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#223 → #222National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#222 → #221National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #222 to #221 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#222 → #221National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- San Marino #3 → #236
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #223 to #221 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#223 → #221National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- San Marino #4 → #236; points -47.91 → -47.91
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#221 → #220National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #221 to #220 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#221 → #220National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#220 → #219National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #220 to #219 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#220 → #219National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#219 → #218National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #219 to #218 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#219 → #218National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Kosovo #163 → #219
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#218 → #217National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #218 to #217 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#218 → #217National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Togo #148 → #240; points -68.40 → -68.40
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#217 → #216National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #217 to #216 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#217 → #216National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227; points -57.74 → -57.74
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#216 → #215National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #216 to #215 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#216 → #215National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sierra Leone #163 → #235; points -71.47 → -71.47
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#215 → #214National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #215 to #214 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#215 → #214National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#214 → #213National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #214 to #213 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#214 → #213National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Yemen #197 → #241; points -90.39 → -90.39
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#213 → #212National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #213 to #212 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#213 → #212National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Sudan #198 → #236; points -90.79 → -90.79
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#212 → #211National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #212 to #211 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#212 → #211National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Suriname #89 → #236
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#211 → #210National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #211 to #210 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#211 → #210National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liberia #160 → #214
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#210 → #209National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #210 to #209 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#210 → #209National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#209 → #208National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #208 to #207 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#208 → #207National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #64 → #232
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #209 to #208 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#209 → #208National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #52 → #212
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#208 → #207National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #209 to #207 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#209 → #207National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (2)
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#207 → #206National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #207 to #206 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#207 → #206National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Lithuania #49 → #213
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#206 → #205National score-62.02 → -62.02
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 16:49 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #206 to #205 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#206 → #205National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Senegal #113 → #229
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#205 → #77National score-62.02 → -60.65
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#77 → #84National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #77 to #84 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #84National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (7)
- Lithuania First recorded here at #46; earlier position unavailable
- Montenegro First recorded here at #47; earlier position unavailable
- South Korea First recorded here at #48; earlier position unavailable
- Latvia First recorded here at #54; earlier position unavailable
- Barbados First recorded here at #57; earlier position unavailable
- Slovenia First recorded here at #68; earlier position unavailable
- Serbia First recorded here at #73; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#84 → #87National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #84 to #94 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#84 → #94National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (10)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
- Maldives First recorded here at #51; earlier position unavailable
- Russia First recorded here at #75; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #84 to #87 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#84 → #87National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#87 → #95National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #94 to #95 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#94 → #95National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
Every recorded change
Each archived event is preserved. Category details and sources begin from the first detailed country snapshot; older records remain visible without invented comparisons.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #94 to #95 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#94 → #95National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 34.75 | 34.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Japan has high productive capacity and improving paid-leave use, but paid work still consumes substantial weekly and annual time. OECD reports 1,788 annual hours worked in 2024, above its average of 1,736; paid-leave acquisition reached 66.9% in 2024, while 7.7% of employees working at least 40 hours a week still worked 60 hours or more in 2025. The rails therefore recognize improving time protection without treating paid access to essential life as removed.
Sources archived before (5)
OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work.
Japanese labour ministry publishes a 2025 Karoshi prevention white paper. Occupational overwork risk merits assessment beyond annual average paid hours, but population prevalence of coercive drinking cannot be presumed from a white paper alone.
Employees working 60+ hours among those working 40+ hours: 7.70000000
Annual paid-leave acquisition rate: 66.90000000
Average annual hours worked: 1788.00000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
OECD reports Japan at 1,788 hours in 2024 versus an OECD average of 1,736. This is an annual national comparison, not a measure of unpaid household work.
Japanese labour ministry publishes a 2025 Karoshi prevention white paper. Occupational overwork risk merits assessment beyond annual average paid hours, but population prevalence of coercive drinking cannot be presumed from a white paper alone.
For husbands living with children under age six, the 2021 Time Use Survey recorded a 13-minute increase in housework and a 16-minute increase in childcare compared with five years earlier. It does not prove household care is free.
Employees working 60+ hours among those working 40+ hours: 7.70000000
Annual paid-leave acquisition rate: 66.90000000
Average annual hours worked: 1788.00000000
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #84 to #94 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#84 → #94National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (10)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
- Maldives First recorded here at #51; earlier position unavailable
- Russia First recorded here at #75; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #84 to #87 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#84 → #87National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #77 to #84 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#77 → #84National score-60.65 → -60.65
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (7)
- Lithuania First recorded here at #46; earlier position unavailable
- Montenegro First recorded here at #47; earlier position unavailable
- South Korea First recorded here at #48; earlier position unavailable
- Latvia First recorded here at #54; earlier position unavailable
- Barbados First recorded here at #57; earlier position unavailable
- Slovenia First recorded here at #68; earlier position unavailable
- Serbia First recorded here at #73; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #206 to #205 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#206 → #205National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Senegal #113 → #229
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #207 to #206 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#207 → #206National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Lithuania #49 → #213
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #209 to #207 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#209 → #207National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (2)
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #208 to #207 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#208 → #207National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #64 → #232
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #209 to #208 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#209 → #208National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #52 → #212
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #210 to #209 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#210 → #209National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #210 to #209 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#210 → #209National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #211 to #210 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#211 → #210National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liberia #160 → #214
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #211 to #210 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#211 → #210National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liberia #160 → #214
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #212 to #211 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#212 → #211National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Suriname #89 → #236
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #212 to #211 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#212 → #211National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Suriname #89 → #236
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #213 to #212 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#213 → #212National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Sudan #198 → #236; points -90.79 → -90.79
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #214 to #213 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#214 → #213National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Yemen #197 → #241; points -90.39 → -90.39
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #215 to #214 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#215 → #214National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #215 to #214 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#215 → #214National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #216 to #215 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#216 → #215National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sierra Leone #163 → #235
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #216 to #215 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#216 → #215National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sierra Leone #163 → #235; points -71.47 → -71.47
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #217 to #216 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#217 → #216National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #217 to #216 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#217 → #216National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227; points -57.74 → -57.74
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #218 to #217 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#218 → #217National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Togo #148 → #240; points -68.40 → -68.40
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #219 to #218 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#219 → #218National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Kosovo #163 → #219
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #220 to #219 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#220 → #219National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #221 to #220 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#221 → #220National score— → —
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
and then 
