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The Government of Japan is seeking public opinion on a Bill for Partial Amendment to the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit Accounts for Ensuring Prompt and Reliable Payment, etc. of Public Benefits

Published: November 12, 2026

1. Purpose, Objective, and Background of the Solicitation of Opinions

In Digital Agency, we are considering the "Proposal for an Agency Order to Partially Amend the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposits and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Reliable Implementation of the Payment, etc. of Public Benefits," which includes the establishment of a new function method using card-substituting electromagnetic recording, which has a identity verification equivalent to that of an Individual Number Card installed in a smartphone. Therefore, we would like to receive opinions from a wide range of citizens and will public call opinions as follows.

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3. How to obtain information

Please submit your opinion by the deadline for submission of opinions using the opinion submission form of the general window for e-government " e-Gov Public Comment: . "" "

4. Method and Location for Submitting Opinions

Please submit your opinion by the deadline for submission of opinions using the opinion submission form of the general window for e-government " e-Gov Public Comment: on" Draft of an Agency Order for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit Accounts for Prompt and Reliable Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits "with postal code, name and address (in the case of a corporation or organization, the name of the corporation, the name of the representative person, and the address of the main office), and contact information (telephone number or e-mail address).

  • * 1 The submitted opinion must be written in Japanese.
  • * 2 Immediately before the application deadline, temporary connection failures and other problems may occur due to access concentration. Therefore, please submit your opinion well in advance of the deadline. Regardless of any reason, as a general rule, submission of opinions after the acceptance period is not permitted (excluding cases where there are clear factors on the e-Gov side, such as large-scale system failures).

5. Opinion Submission Period

From Thursday, November 12, 2026 to Friday, December 11, 2026

6. Important Points

  • Your comments must be in Japanese.
  • The target of the opinion solicitation this time is the content of the draft order set forth in " 2. subject to opinion solicitation" above. Please note that we will not respond to any opinions other than this.
  • Please note that we are unable to provide individual responses to your comments.
  • We will use your opinions as a reference for preparing a draft order, and we may disclose your opinions without your name or any other information that can identify you.
  • The personal information we receive will be used only for the purpose of communication, such as confirming the content of the opinion, and we will manage it appropriately.