Individual Number Explained

An, also known as, is a twelve-digit ID number issued to all citizens and residents of Japan (including foreign residents) used for taxation, social security and disaster response purposes. The numbers were first issued in late 2015.^{[1] [2] [3]}

There are pros and cons regarding efficiency when using Basic Resident Registers Network and .^[4]

Promotional campaign

To advertise the system's introduction, the Government of Japan hired actress Aya Ueto and created a mascot character named "Maina-chan".^[1]

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.^[5]

Mainapoint

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications promotes a cashless payment card called Mainapoint (マイナポイント) linked to a person's My Number.^[6]

See also

• Individual Number Card
• Corporate Number (Japan)
• Social Security number
• National identification number

References

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

External links

• The Social Security and Tax Number System (Official introduction by the government)

Notes and References

1. Osaki, Tomohiro Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015 The Japan Times Retrieved October 6, 2015
2. http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/bangoseido/english-faq.html The Social Security and Tax Number system
3. https://www.abc-jpn.net/news/japan-introducing-my-number-system-some-information/ Japan introducing “My Number” system, some information
4. , p. 260 "住民基本台帳ネットワークシステムと番号制度が別個に併存していることが効率的かというと、そこは賛否が分かれるであろう。"
5. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/07/national/crime-legal/kanto-woman-70s-first-confirmed-victim-fraud-laid-number-system/ Woman in her 70s first confirmed victim of My Number-related fraud October 7, 2015
6. Web site: マイナポイント事業 Home Page. 2020-07-14 . 2020-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200714111250/https://mynumbercard.point.soumu.go.jp/ . dead .