Public Comment Procedure

You can check the results of the public comment procedure under the Administrative Procedure Act, as well as the public comment on Digital Agency's measures.

e-Gov Public Comment

Open Proposal

• We will solicit opinions on a draft order to partially amend the Order Concerning the Provision, etc. of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Information prescribed by the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures
  Application period: From Thursday, June 12, 2025 to Friday, July 11, 2025
• Appended Table: The Ordinance of the Competent Ministry and the Provision of Information Opinions on the Draft Order Partially Amending the Ordinance of the Competent Ministry will be invited.
  Application period: From June 9, 2025 (Monday) to July 8, 2025 (Tuesday)

Projects for which comments have been invited

• We will solicit opinions on the outline of the next Individual Number Card Task Force Interim Report.
  Application period: From November 27, 2023 to December 8, 2023
• We will solicit opinions on the draft order to partially amend the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Regulations.
  Application period: From March 24, 2025 (Monday) to April 23, 2025 (Wednesday)

Public announcement of results

• The results of the public consultation on the draft order to partially amend the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act were announced
  Published: June 30, 2025
• The results of the public consultation on the Draft Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for Prompt and Certain Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits have been announced
  Published: June 24, 2025
• The results of the public consultation on the draft order to partially amend the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Wishes of Depositors were announced
  Published: June 24, 2025
• The results of the public consultation on the Data Governance Guidelines (Draft) have been announced
  Published: June 20, 2025
• The results of the public consultation on the Education DX Roadmap (draft) have been announced
  Published: June 13, 2025
• The results of the public consultation on the Guidelines for the Procurement, Utilization and Innovation of Generative AI for the Advancement and Innovation of Public Administration (Draft) have been announced
  Published: May 27, 2025
• The results of the call for comments on the draft order to amend part of the Commercial Registration Regulations have been published
  Published: April 4, 2025
• The results of the public consultation regarding the order (draft) to partially amend the Order concerning the Provision of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Data stipulated by the City of Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures have been announced.
  Published: April 4, 2025
• The results of the public consultation on the draft order to partially amend the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Wishes of Depositors were announced
  Published: March 3, 2025
• The results of the public consultation on the Draft Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for Prompt and Certain Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits have been announced
  Published: March 3, 2025
• In order to improve the convenience of people involved in administrative procedures through the use of information and communications technology, and to simplify and improve the efficiency of administrative operations, the results of the public consultation on the draft Cabinet Order concerning the development of related Cabinet Orders and transitional measures accompanying the partial enforcement of the Act for Partial Revision of the Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society, etc. were announced
  Published: January 17, 2025
• Appended Table Results of the Request for Comments on the Draft Order Partially Amending the Competent Ministerial Order and the Competent Ministerial Order on Provision of Information
  Published: December 2, 2024
• The results of the public consultation on the draft order to partially amend the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Wishes of Depositors were announced
  Published: November 29, 2024
• The results of the public consultation on the Draft Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for Prompt and Certain Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits have been announced
  Published: November 29, 2024
• Appended Table Results of the Request for Comments on the Draft Order to Partially Amend the Competent Ministerial Order and the Draft Order to Partially Amend the Competent Ministerial Order on Information Provision have been Publicized
  Published: August 30, 2024
• The results of the public opinion survey on "Open Data Principles" were announced
  Published: July 31, 2024
• The results of the request for comments on the draft order to partially amend the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Public Personal Authentication Act were announced
  Published: June 17, 2024
• Results of Request for Comments on the "Draft Order for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Certification Business of Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems Pertaining to Electronic Signatures" (e-Gov)
  Published: June 12, 2024
• The results of the public consultation on the Draft Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for Prompt and Certain Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits have been announced
  Published: May 24, 2024
• The results of the public consultation on the draft Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Wishes of Depositors have been announced
  Published: January 31, 2024
• The results of the public consultation on the draft of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Wishes of Depositors were announced
  Published: January 31, 2024
• The results of the public consultation on the Draft Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for Prompt and Certain Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits were announced
  Published: January 31, 2024
• The results of the public consultation on the draft order to partially amend the laws and ordinances Enforcement Regulations related to Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology under the jurisdiction of the relevant administrative organs were announced
  Published: December 28, 2023
• The results of the public consultation on the draft ordinance to partially amend the laws and ordinances Enforcement Regulations pertaining to the Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology under the jurisdiction of Digital Agency were announced.
  Published: December 28, 2023
• The results of the public comment campaign for the interim summary of the next Individual Number Card Task Force were announced.
  Published: December 26, 2023
• The results of the call for comments on the directive to partially amend the regulations on names of sponsors, etc. in Digital Agency have been announced.
  Published: December 4, 2023
• The results of a request for comments on information inquirers, administrative staff, information providers, and specific personal information for which information sharing based on the Number Use Act will begin in June 2024 have been published.
  Published: August 8, 2023
• Results of Request for Comments on "Basic Approach to digitalisation of Disposition Notices, etc." (e-Gov)
  Published: April 3, 2023
• The results of the public consultation on the Order Proposal for Partial Revision of the Ordinance of the Competent Ministry in Appended Table 1 of the Number Use Act were announced
  Published: March 31, 2023
• Results of Request for Comments on the Revision of the "List of Ciphers to Be Referred to for Procurement in E-Government (CRYPTREC Ciphers List)" (e-Gov)
  Published: March 30, 2023
• Results of Public Comment on "ISMAP-LIU Cloud Service Subscription Rules (Draft)" (e-Gov)
  Published: November 1, 2022
• The results of the public consultation on the Order Proposal for Partial Revision of the Ordinance of the Competent Ministry in Appended Table 1 of the Number Use Act were announced
  Published: July 22, 2022
• The results of the public consultation on the Order Proposal for Partial Revision of the Order of the Competent Ministry in Appended Table 2 of the Number Use Act were announced
  Published: July 22, 2022
• The results of the public opinion survey on the Act on Making Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue by the Method Using Information and Communications Technology Enforcement Ordinance were announced
  Published: July 22, 2022
• The results of the public consultation on the Notice of Partial Revision of the Technical Standards on Methods of Transmission through Telecommunication Lines or Transmission of Electromagnetic Recording Media and Methods of Transmission Using the Information Providing Network System were announced
  Published: May 2, 2022
• The results of the public consultation on the Notice of Partial Revision of the Technical Standards on Methods of Transmission through Telecommunication Lines or Transmission of Electromagnetic Recording Media and Methods of Transmission Using the Information Providing Network System were announced
  Published: December 27, 2021
• The results of the public consultation on the partial revision of the Ministerial Ordinance on the Provision, etc. of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Information stipulated in the Number Usage Act have been announced.
  Published: December 27, 2021
• The results of a public comment campaign on the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for Prompt and Certain Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits have been announced
  Published: December 24, 2021