This page summarizes a press conference held by Digital Minister Matsumoto on December 19, 2025. The minister announced three key points. First, regarding 2 trillion yen in priority support local allocation tax, the Digital Agency will enable prefectures and municipalities to utilize My Number for benefit distribution by early January. Second, a new municipal-level Japan Dashboard was launched alongside the existing prefectural version, featuring enhanced map display functions and comparative analysis capabilities for policy-making and educational use. Third, the minister expressed support for a milk consumption promotion campaign. The dashboard aims to facilitate data-driven policy decisions among government officials, students, and researchers.
