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This page summarizes a press conference held by Minister Hirai on June 22, 2021. He reported that My Number Cards had reached approximately 42.24 million in circulation with a distribution rate of 33.2%, meaning one in three residents now holds the card. Future plans include integration with driver's licenses and expanded online application usage. Additionally, the Minister announced plans to make audio files of meetings publicly available by evening to clarify misconceptions in recent media reports, as Microsoft Teams automatically records these discussions.

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This page summarizes a press conference by Minister Hirai, Digital Transformation Minister, held on June 22, 2021. He reported that My Number Cards distribution reached approximately 4.224 million cards with a 33.2% issuance rate as of June 20—meaning one in three residents now holds a card. The Minister discussed expanding the card's usage for administrative procedures, integrating it with driver's licenses by fiscal 2024, and embedding digital certificates into smartphones by fiscal 2022. He also announced plans to publicly release audio recordings of meetings later that day to clarify recent media reports.