About My Number System
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As the foundation of a digital society, My Number System is an infrastructure for improving convenience for citizens and administrative efficiency at the same time, and for realizing a fairer and more just society. By sharing information among administrative agencies in My Number System, it is possible to omit attached documents in various administrative procedures.
Contents
- My Number
- Explanation of systems in My Number System
- Safety measures in My Number System
- Efforts and research in My Number System
- My Number System Post-Implementation Roadmap
- Frequently Asked Questions
1. My Number
A 12-digit number assigned to all Japanese residents who have resident records. My Numbers are used for administrative procedures prescribed by laws and ordinances or ordinance, such as social security system, tax system, and disaster response. My Numbers make it possible to identify individuals accurately and quickly. In addition, in administrative procedures, by coordinating information among administrative agencies, etc., the number of necessary attached documents is reduced, and administrative processing becomes smoother, improving convenience for citizens. In addition, necessary administrative support can be provided promptly to those who need it.
2. Explanation of systems in My Number System
2.1. Information coordination
Information coordination refers to the exchange of information necessary for administrative procedures between administrative agencies using a dedicated network system (information provision network system).
This makes it possible for citizens and residents to omit the submission of documents in various administrative procedures.
Related Materials
- List of administrative procedures that can be linked and optional documents (PDF / 1,037 kb) (updated on February 17, 2025)
- (Reference) List of administrative procedures for trial operation of information cooperation (PDF / 474 kb) (updated on February 17, 2025)
*For guidance on individual administrative procedures, please be sure to check the pamphlets, websites, etc. of each local government and administrative agency.
2. 2. public money receiving account Registry
Under this program, citizens are asked to voluntarily register their savings accounts with financial institutions with the national government (Digital Agency) as accounts for receiving benefits, etc.
The account that can be registered as a public money receiving account is a deposit account * 1 in the name of the person concerned and one account * 2 per person. For eligible benefits, etc., please refer to the Benefits that can be received using the .
- * 1 Deposit account in the name of the applicant
- The only bank account that can be registered with public money receiving account is the bank account in the person's name.
For example, you cannot register a parent's savings account as your child's public money receiving account. - * 2 One account per person
- Only one deposit account per person can be registered with public money receiving account.
When registering a public money receiving account, please also read the Terms of Use Regarding the Use of the Account Information Register and Linkage System.
For details, please refer to the public money receiving account Registry .
2.3. Deposit Account Numbering System
The My Number system for bank accounts (My Number System for Bank Accounts) is a system for notifying financial institutions of your My Number.
From April 1, 2025, it will be possible to confirm the location of a deposit account with a My Number at the counter of one financial institution in the event of an inheritance or disaster.
*The Deposit and Savings Account Numbering Program is different from the "public money receiving account Registry Program." The "public money receiving account Registry Program" is a program for citizens to register with the national government (Digital Agency) one deposit and savings account per person currently held at financial institutions as an account for receiving benefits, etc.
For details, please refer to the Deposit Account Numbering Scheme .
2.4. Relevant information on My Number System
Materials and related information on the handling of My Number are posted.
Handling of Specific Personal Information
For the proper handling of specific personal information (personal information that includes My Number in its content), please see the following link.
Handling of My Number at Financial Institutions
*Materials prepared before the establishment of Digital Agency are listed.
- Whether you open an account or have an account, please cooperate with us in submitting your My Number (December 2017) (PDF / 1371 kb)
- Overseas Remittance Procedures and My Number Issued by Non-residents at Financial Institutions (February 2016) (PDF / 94 kb)
Provision of Information by Financial Institutions (External Link)
- Please cooperate in submitting your My Number (Japanese Bankers Association website)
- Request for provision of My Number (Japan Securities Dealers Association website)
- Requests to Customers Regarding My Number System (Life Assurance Association of Japan website)
3. Safety measures in My Number System
As for My Number System security, in addition to institutional security measures (such as monitoring by identity verification and Personal Information Protection Commission), we have taken system security measures (such as decentralized management of personal data and a system that does not use the My Number system itself for information coordination).
- Ensuring security and safety in My Number System (PDF / 122 kb) (updated on June 30, 2023 for minor formatting corrections)
3.1. Institutional Safeguards
- It is prohibited to collect or store personal information including My Number except for those prescribed by law.
- The Personal Information Protection Commission, a third party organization, monitors and supervises whether specific personal information, including My Numbers, is being properly managed.
- If you violate the law, there will be heavy penalties.
- When providing the My Number, it is mandatory to confirm the My Number and confirm the identity of the person, so it is not possible to immediately perform procedures using the My Number by pretending to be the person.
- In the Mynaportal , the history of personal data exchanged between administrative organizations can be confirmed by the person.
Related Materials
- At the time of obtaining My Number, identity verification will confirm your number and identify you (PDF / 257 kb)
- My Number has restrictions on use, provision and collection (PDF / 73 kb) (updated on June 30, 2023)
- About Personal Information Protection Commission (Personal Information Protection Commission website)
- Specific Personal Data Protection Assessment (Personal Information Protection Commission website)
- Increasing Penalties in My Number System (PDF / 122 kb) (as of May 25, 2022)
3.2. System safety measures
- Personal information is not centrally managed. As in the past, pension information is managed by pension offices, local tax information is managed by municipalities, and each piece of information is managed separately.
- When information is shared among administrative agencies, etc., the My Number is not used directly, but a special code is used.
- We restrict who can access the system and encrypt communications.
Related Materials
- Management of Personal Data in My Number System (Distributed Management) (PDF / 103 kb) (updated on June 30, 2023 for minor formatting corrections)
- Information coordination using codes in My Number System (PDF / 210 kb) (updated on June 30, 2023 for minor formatting corrections)
Warning against scams taking advantage of My Number System
Call centers, local governments, consumer affairs centers, and other organizations have received information on phone calls, e-mails, letters, and visits that attempt to take advantage of the My Number System to solicit customers or obtain personal data.
- (updated on December 27, 2024) (PDF / 242 kb) Alert document in the name of related ministries and agencies (List of consultation counters of each ministry and agency and main consultation cases are described.)
- Please be careful of illegal solicitation and acquisition of personal data taking advantage of My Number System! (Consumer Affairs Agency)
- Consumer Hotline (Consumer Affairs Agency)
- Please watch out for suspicious phone calls that took advantage of My Number System! (National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan)
- Special Fraud Prevention Website (National Police Agency)
- My Number Complaint Consultation Desk (Personal Information Protection Commission)
- Be on the alert for suspicious phone calls and bank transfer scams (National Tax Agency)
4. Recent Initiatives and Research on My Number System
4.1. Initiatives
Expansion of My Number System in the Act to Partially Amend the My Number Act
Under the the Act to Partially Amend the My Number Act promulgated on June 9, 2023, the scope of use of the My Number system will be expanded (the enforcement date varies depending on the content).
- Expansion of the scope of use of My Number
- Review of regulations on the use of My Number and information coordination
- Integration of My Number Card and health insurance card
- Promotion of use and diffusion of My Number Card
- Addition of "Furigana of name" to entries in family registers, etc.
- Promotion of public money receiving account Registration (Establishment of Special Registration System through Administrative Organs, etc.)
Related Information
Act for Partial Revision of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2023) (the Act to Partially Amend the My Number Act)
4.2. Research Studies
Research and study (commissioned research) on initiatives for once-only administrative procedures utilizing the common number system in foreign countries
Similar to My Number System, there are countries in other countries that have introduced systems to identify specific individuals by using numbers allocated to each citizen for the purpose of using them in administrative procedures, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Common Number Systems"). In this study, we investigated the Common Number Systems in other countries and summarized their utilization status, specific systems, and future trends.
- Report on "Research Studies on Initiatives for Once Only Administrative Procedures Utilizing the Common Number System in Foreign Countries" (Summary Version) (PDF / 1,991 kb)
- Report on "Survey and Research on Initiatives to Ensure Once-only Administrative Procedures Utilizing the Common Number System in Foreign Countries" (Text) (PDF / 7,744 kb)
5. Post-Adoption My Number System Roadmap
We will announce a roadmap for efforts to expand the utilization of My Number System, My Number Card, and Mynaportal.
- My Number System Post-Implementation Roadmap (PDF / 390 kb) (updated January 19, 2024)
6. Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions are answered on the following pages.
- Q1. My Number System (general remarks)
- Q2 My Number (Individual Number)
- Q3 About My Number Card
- Q4 Treatment in private sector
- Q5 Protection of Personal Information
- Q6 About Mynaportal
- Q7 Future Schedule
- Q8 Corporate Number
- Q9 About the deposit account numbering system
*For FAQs about the public money receiving account Registry, see "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)" in public money receiving account Registry .