Individual Number (Japan)

An Individual Number (個人番号 kojin bangō, also known as My Number) is an 12-digit ID number that will be issued to all citizens and residents of Japan from late 2015.[1][2][3]

Promotional campaign

To advertise the system's introduction the government employed actress Aya Ueto and created a mascot character name "Maina-chan" [4]

Fraud

The first fraud related to the system occurred when an elderly woman in the Kantō region was defrauded of several million yen.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Osaki, Tomohiro Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015 Japan Times Retrieved October 6, 2015
  2. ↑ The Social Security and Tax Number system Cabinet Secretariat Retrieved October 6, 2015
  3. ↑ Japan introducing “My Number” system, some information Austrian Business Council Retrieved October 6, 2015
  4. ↑ Osaki, Tomohiro Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015 Japan Times Retrieved October 6, 2015
  5. ↑ Woman in her 70s first confirmed victim of My Number-related fraud October 7, 2015 Japan Times Retrieved October 7, 2015


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