Basic Resident Registry Network Explained

Basic Resident Registry Network
Type:	National registry
Country:	Japan

The or is a national registry of Japanese citizens. It was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court of Japan on March 6, 2008^[1] amidst strong opposition.

The percentage of popularization of the smartcard (called Juki-card) is of such a low ratio that there is a strong view amongst the general public that the system will end in failure.^[2]

Registry content

The registry contains the following information for each citizen:^[3]

• Name
• Address
• Date of birth
• Gender
• An 11-digit individual identification number

Implementation

The initial phase of the network started on August 5, 2002, which implemented, literally, Three statutes for online government and local government executive procedure on June 7, 2003, and full operation on August 25, 2003.^[4]

Among more than 1,700 local governments in Japan, only two (Kunitachi, Tokyo and Yamatsuri, Fukushima) have refused to join the network as of May 2009.

The registry is opposed by the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Party, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.^[3]

See also

• Jūminhyō

References

• Book: 水町, 雅子 . 2017-11-15 . 1st. . 逐条解説マイナンバー法 . Shojihomu Co., Ltd. . Kayaba-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan . 978-4-7857-2567-9 .

External links

• Local Authorities Systems Development Center

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top court: Juki Net not against the Constitution | the Japan Times Online . 2008-09-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080418144217/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080307a1.html . 2008-04-18 .
2. , p.260 "住民基本台帳ネットワークシステムというと「住民基本台帳カードの普及率が低くて失敗した制度」という言説も見られる"
3. News: Opposition seeks postponing resident registry network . Japan Policy & Politics . 2002.
4. Web site: Achieving e-Local Government . .