Individual Number

An Individual Number (個人番号, kojin bangō), also known as My Number (マイナンバー, mai nambā), 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 Number System [ja].^[4]

Promotional campaign[edit]

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

Fraud[edit]

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Osaki, Tomohiro Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015 The Japan Times Retrieved October 6, 2015
^ The Social Security and Tax Number system Archived 2016-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Cabinet Secretariat Retrieved October 6, 2015
^ Japan introducing “My Number” system, some information Archived 2017-01-30 at the Wayback Machine Austrian Business Council Retrieved October 6, 2015
^ (水町 2017), 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。"
^ Woman in her 70s first confirmed victim of My Number-related fraud October 7, 2015 The Japan Times Retrieved October 7, 2015
^ "マイナポイント事業 Home Page". Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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

External links[edit]

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

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[japantimes-1] Osaki, Tomohiro Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015 The Japan Times Retrieved October 6, 2015

[2] The Social Security and Tax Number system Archived 2016-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Cabinet Secretariat Retrieved October 6, 2015

[3] Japan introducing “My Number” system, some information Archived 2017-01-30 at the Wayback Machine Austrian Business Council Retrieved October 6, 2015

[4] (水町 2017), 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] Woman in her 70s first confirmed victim of My Number-related fraud October 7, 2015 The Japan Times Retrieved October 7, 2015

[6] "マイナポイント事業 Home Page". Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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