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My Number Card, Study Group on Integration and Popularization of Health Insurance Cards and Driver's Licenses (2nd meeting)

Overview

  • Date and time: Friday, August 29, 2025, from 14:00 to 15:00
  • Location: Online
  • Agenda
    1. Opening
    2. Provision of Information from Ministries and Agencies
    3. Exchange of views
    4. Future

Material

Summary of the Proceedings

Date and

Friday, August 29, 2025, from 14:00 to 15:00

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Held via web conference

Participants (honorifics omitted)

Member

  • MIURA Akira, Director-General, Group of Service for Citizens, Digital Agency
  • Yasunori Ogawa, Director-General of Local Administration Bureau of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  • Ryuichiro Hazama, Director-General of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
  • (Represented by Takeshi Deputy Director-General, Minister's Secretariat)
  • Tomoyuki Hayakawa, Director-General of the National Police Agency Bureau of

Observer

  • Yujiro FUJISAKI, Deputy Director-General, National Tax Agency Director-General's Secretariat

Agenda

1. Opening (Greetings from Digital Agency)

  • This association has been established as a place to share issues among related ministries and agencies and consider measures in light of the situation where related services such as health insurance cards and driver's licenses based in electronic certification are widely established, timed to coincide with the timing of this year when many card and My Number Card renewals will occur.
  • I would like the relevant ministries and agencies to work together to make preparations and communicate them to the public.

2. Information provided by each ministry and agency

  • Explanation from Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, National Police Agency, National Tax Agency and Digital Agency

3. Main opinions

  • I think that the renewal of the My Number Card is progressing smoothly. I would like to continue monitoring and see if the trend is going well and if there will be any problems with unusual cases.
  • This is a critical period in which many people are switching to the My Number Card as the Health Insurance Certificate, and we will continue to make efforts to ensure a smooth transition. We would like to increase the number of opportunities for people to use the My Number Card as the Health Insurance Certificate, and as they experience it, the usage rate will increase. We would like to proceed with the same idea for My Number Card as the Health Insurance Certificate use on smartphones.
  • As of the end of July 2025, the number of holders in Myna driver's license was approximately 1.1 million. Regarding the modification work and institutional development regarding the re-recording of license information at the issuing plant in My Number Card, preparations are currently underway for the start of operation from September 1, 2025. Since there are certain conditions for the license information to be re-recorded at the issuing plant, there may be cases where the license information is not recorded in My Number Card. It is necessary to take measures in cooperation with municipalities for such cases. Currently, we are making adjustments with Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. We would like to ask for your continued support.
  • In order to promote the use of e-Tax, My Number Card is important, and it is a major challenge to have people correctly recognize the expiration date, so we will continue to work on it.
  • The electronic certification in My Number Card needs to be renewed every five years, with the aim of increasing the cryptographic strength and ensuring the security of the electronic certification function. In addition, the card itself needs to be renewed every 10 years, with the aim of changing the face photo and maintaining the integrity of the identity verification. We would like to ask for your understanding and cooperation in both cases as necessary measures to protect the security of the card.
  • As a public relations activity to promote the carrying of the card in My Number Card, in March this year, we created a public relations and video encouraging the carrying of the card and are developing it. It has been posted on the YouTube channel as a video promoting the safety of the card and has been viewed 11 million times.
  • Digital Agency We would like to share PR materials, priority items, timing of PR, etc., and promote effective PR activities by role-sharing and cooperation.

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