An , also known as , is a 12-digit ID number issued to all citizens and residents of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
(including
foreign residents in Japan
The demographics, demographic features of the population of Japan include population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, Population health, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects regardi ...
) used for
taxation,
social security and
disaster response 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'' Retrieved October 6, 2015
There are pros and cons regarding efficiency when using both
Basic Resident Registers Network and .
Promotional campaign
To advertise the system's introduction the
Japanese government
The Government of Japan consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and is based on popular sovereignty. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary state, c ...
employed actress
Aya Ueto and created a
mascot character name "Maina-chan".
Fraud
The first
fraud
In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compens ...
related to the system occurred in 2015 when an elderly woman in the
Kantō region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slight ...
was defrauded of several million yen.
Mainapoint
The
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications 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
In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as . The number is issued to ...
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National identification number
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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