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We issued a notice to private business regarding the use of free space in My Number Card (IC chips).

On February 4, 2022, pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, Paragraph 2, Item 4 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures (Cabinet Order No. 155 of 2014; hereinafter referred to as the "Enforcement Order of the Numbers Act"), Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan Post Co., Ltd., JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd., and JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd. issued a public notice regarding the business affairs to be performed by installing applications in the empty space of My Number Card (IC chips) as follows.

Free space usage

Private business can be used for various office work by installing applications in the free space of My Number Card (IC chips). My Number Card can be used for various office work by installing applications in the free space of Wi-Fi (IC chips).
For this purpose, pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, Paragraph 2, Item 4 of the Order for Enforcement of the Numbers Act, it is necessary to receive a public notice from the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications regarding the person who will perform the work and the content of the work.

Implementers of the affairs specified by the Minister

The implementer of the affairs specified by the Minister is as follows.

  • Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Japan Post Co.
  • JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd.
  • JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd.

Regarding the content of affairs specified by the Minister

Administrative work related to the entry and exit of offices, etc. used by Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan Post Co., Ltd., JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd., and JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd., and the management of print security, PC certification, and key management boxes

* Used to confirm the presence or absence of authority when entering and leaving the company's premises and using equipment

(Contact information)
For the public Group, Digital Agency
In charge: Koji, Hasegawa, Futakaya
Phone: 03 6872 6383, 03 6866 0549, 03 6891 0832

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