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An {{nihongo|'''Individual Number'''|個人番号|kojinbangou}} (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.<ref>Osaki, Tomohiro [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/09/20/national/ready-not-government-will-soon-number/ Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015] ''[[Japan Times]]'' Retrieved October 6, 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/bangoseido/english-faq.html The Social Security and Tax Number system] ''[[Cabinet Secretariat (Japan)|Cabinet Secretariat]]'' Retrieved October 6, 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.abc-jpn.net/news/japan-introducing-my-number-system-some-information/ Japan introducing “My Number” system, some information] ''Austrian Business Council'' Retrieved October 6, 2015</ref>
An {{nihongo|'''Individual Number'''|個人番号|kojinbangou}} (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.<ref>Osaki, Tomohiro [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/09/20/national/ready-not-government-will-soon-number/ Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015] ''[[Japan Times]]'' Retrieved October 6, 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/bangoseido/english-faq.html The Social Security and Tax Number system] ''[[Cabinet Secretariat (Japan)|Cabinet Secretariat]]'' Retrieved October 6, 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.abc-jpn.net/news/japan-introducing-my-number-system-some-information/ Japan introducing “My Number” system, some information] ''Austrian Business Council'' Retrieved October 6, 2015</ref>

==Promotional campaign==
To advertise the system's introduction the government employed actress [[Aya Ueto]] and created a [[mascot]] character name "Maina-chan"
<ref>Osaki, Tomohiro [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/09/20/national/ready-not-government-will-soon-number/ Ready or not, government will soon have your My Number September 20, 2015] ''[[Japan Times]]'' Retrieved October 6, 2015</ref>


==Fraud==
==Fraud==

Revision as of 05:36, 8 October 2015

An Individual Number (個人番号, kojinbangou) (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