An , also known as , is a 12-digit ID number issued to all citizens and residents of
Japan (including
foreign residents in Japan) used for
taxation
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, o ...
,
social security
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...
and
disaster response
Disaster response is the second phase of the disaster management cycle. It consists of a number of elements, for example; warning/evacuation, search and rescue, providing immediate assistance, assessing damage, continuing assistance and the immed ...
purposes. The numbers were first issued in late 2015.
[Osaki, Tomohir]
Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015
''The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
History
''The Japan Times'' was launched b ...
'' Retrieved October 6, 2015
There are pros and cons regarding efficiency when using both
Basic Resident Registers Network
The or is a national registry of Japanese citizens. It was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court of Japan on March 6, 2008 amidst strong opposition.
The percentage of popularization of the smartcard (called ''Juki-card'') is so low ratio t ...
and .
Promotional campaign
To advertise the system's introduction the
Japanese government employed actress
Aya Ueto and created a
mascot
A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name. Mascots are also used as fi ...
character name "Maina-chan".
Fraud
The first
fraud related to the system occurred in 2015 when an elderly woman in the
Kantō region was defrauded of several million yen.
Mainapoint
The
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Of ...
is promoting a cashless payment card called Mainapoint (マイナポイント) linked to an individual's My Number.
[https://mynumbercard.point.soumu.go.jp/] It is based on the My Key Platform, which had existed since 2017 but had failed to attract the population's interest.
See also
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Corporate Number (Japan)
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Social Security number
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National identification number
A national identification number, national identity number, or national insurance number or JMBG/EMBG is used by the governments of many countries as a means of tracking their citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents for the purp ...
References
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External links
The Social Security and Tax Number System(Official introduction by the government)
National identification numbers
2015 establishments in Japan
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