Bill to Partially Amend the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures｜Digital Agency

This page describes a draft law submitted to the 211th Diet session on March 7, 2023, to partially amend the My Number system. The amendment aims to enhance convenience for citizens in Japan's digital society, based on lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic measures. Key provisions include expanding My Number usage beyond social security, tax, and disaster response to other administrative procedures, and enabling its use for certifications of barbers, hairdressers, boat operators, and architects, as well as automobile registration and residence permits. The law also reviews regulations on My Number usage and information linkages for administrative work of equivalent nature.