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An , also known as , is a twelve-digit ID number automatically issued to all citizens and foreign residents of
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The Social Security and Tax Number System
(Official introduction by the government) 2015 establishments in Japan Government of Japan National identification numbers {{Japan-gov-stub
An , also known as , is a twelve-digit ID number automatically issued to all citizens and foreign residents of Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. It used for taxation
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal person, legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to Pigouvian tax, regulate and reduce nega ...
, social security
Welfare spending 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 specifically to social insurance ...
and disaster response
Disaster response refers to the actions taken directly before, during, or immediately after a disaster. The objective is to save lives, ensure health and safety, and meet the subsistence needs of the people affected.UNGA (2016)Report of the open- ...
purposes. The numbers were first issued in late 2015.Osaki, TomohirReady or not, government will soon have your My Number
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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 by ...
'' Retrieved October 6, 2015
The Individual Number is the de-facto Japanese equivalent to a U.S Social Security Number
In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to United States nationality law, U.S. citizens, Permanent residence (United States), permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2 ...
(SSN), and is required when applying for a Japanese bank account. Like the SSN, the number is sensitive and should be kept safe. Once issued the bearers Individual Number remains the same indefinitely, unless required to be changed by decree.
Individuals may write this number down and keep it in a safe location, or apply for the free My Number Card, which contains the number.
See also
* My Number Card * Corporate Number (Japan) *Social Security number
In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to United States nationality law, U.S. citizens, Permanent residence (United States), permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2 ...
* National identification number
A national identification number or national identity number is used by the governments of many countries as a means of uniquely identifying their citizens or residents for the purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, health care, bank ...
References
*External links
The Social Security and Tax Number System
(Official introduction by the government) 2015 establishments in Japan Government of Japan National identification numbers {{Japan-gov-stub