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Submitted to the Diet: December 9, 2024 Established: December 24, 2024
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Submitted to the Diet: March 5, 2024 Established: May 31, 2024
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Submitted to the Diet: March 7, 2023 Established: June 2, 2023
Submitted to the Diet: March 7, 2023 Established: June 14, 2023
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Submitted to the Diet: February 8, 2022 Established: April 27, 2022
Law
Act on Making Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue by the Method Using Information and Communications Technology (Law No. 39 of 2022)
Date of Promulgation: May 9, 2022
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Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society (Law No. 35 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: May 19, 2021
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Act on the Establishment of the Digital Agency (Law No. 36 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: May 19, 2021
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Act on the Arrangement of Related Laws for the Formation of a Digital Society (Law No. 37 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: May 19, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021 (excluding some contents)
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Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit Accounts for Prompt and Reliable Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits (Act No. 38 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: May 19, 2021
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Act on the Management, etc. of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Personal Numbers Based on Depositors' Intentions (Act No. 39 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: May 19, 2021
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Basic Act on the Advancement of Public and Private Sector Data Utilization (Law No. 103 of 2016)
Date of Promulgation: December 14, 2016
Act on Utilization of Telecommunications Technology in Document Preservation, etc. Conducted by Private Business Operators, etc. [e-Document Law (Law No. 149 of 2004)]
Date of promulgation: December 1, 2004
Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology [Digital Government Promotion Act, Digital Procedure Act (Act No. 151 of 2002)]
Date of Promulgation: December 13, 2002
Act on the Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Act No. 40 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: May 19, 2021
Act on Promotion of Use of Electronic Power of Attorney [Electronic Power of Attorney Act (Act No. 64 of 2017)]
Date of Promulgation: June 16, 2017
Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures [Number Act, My Number Act, Individual Number Act (Act No. 27 of 2013)]
Date of promulgation: May 31, 2013
Act on Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems's Certification Business in Relation to Electronic Signatures, etc. [Public Personal Authentication Act] (Act No. 153 of 2002)
Date of Promulgation: December 13, 2002
Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (Law No. 102, 2000)
Date of promulgation: May 31, 2000
Commercial Registration Act (Law No. 125 of 1963)
Date of promulgation: July 9, 1963
Cabinet Order
Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Management, etc. of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Personal Numbers Based on Depositors' Intentions (Cabinet Order No. 20 of 2024)
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024
Act on Making Payments That Become Part of the National Revenue by the Method Using Information and Communications Technology Enforcement Order (Decree No. 254 of 2022)
Date of Promulgation: July 22, 2022
Cabinet Order on the Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders Incidental to the Enforcement of the Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society (Cabinet Order No. 191 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021
Digital Agency Organization Order (Order No. 192 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: July 2, 2021
Meeting for the Promotion of a Digital Society Ordinance (Ordinance No. 193 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: July 2, 2021
Act on the Establishment of the Digital Agency Cabinet Order Specifying the Information Systems Set Forth in Article 4, Paragraph (2), Item (xviii) (Cabinet Order No. 194 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: July 2, 2021
Cabinet Order on the Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders Incidental to the Enforcement of the Act on the Establishment of the Digital Agency (Cabinet Order No. 195 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: July 2, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021 (excluding some contents)
Act on Utilization of Telecommunications Technology in Document Preservation, etc. Conducted by Private Business Operators, etc. Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 8 of 2005)
Date of Promulgation: January 20, 2005
Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 27 of 2003)
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2003
Cabinet Order to Specify the Periods Set Forth in Article 6, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Promotion of Use of Electronic Power of Attorney (Cabinet Order No. 328 of 2017)
Date of Promulgation: December 27, 2017
Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Order (Decree No. 155 of 2014)
Date of promulgation: March 31, 2014
Order for Enforcement of the Act on Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems's Certification Business in Relation to Electronic Signatures, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 408 of 2003)
Date of Promulgation: September 12, 2003
Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 41 of 2001)
Date of Promulgation: February 28, 2001
Agency Ordinance
Order Providing for the Ensuring of Interoperation of Terms and Codes Used in Electronic or Magnetic Records and Other Interoperation Standards for Local Government Information Systems among the Standards Common to Local Government Information Systems Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ministerial Order No. 8 of 2026);
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Order to Provide Standards Concerning cybersecurity, etc. Among the Standards Common to the Information Systems of Local Governments Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Information Systems for Local Governments (Order of Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications No. 9 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Order to Provide function Standards that May Be Implemented in All Local Government Information Systems from among the Standards Common to Each Local Government Information System Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Ordinance No. 10 of 2026 of the Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications governments)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology Order Concerning Deposit of Money Under Article 24, Paragraph (1) of the Digital Agency (Digital Agency Order No. 2 of 2025)
Date of promulgation: March 7, 2025 Date of enforcement: March 8, 2025
Order Specifying the Form of Identification Cards to be Carried by Officials Who Conduct On-Site Inspections under Article 21, Paragraph (1) of the Act on the Management of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Depositors' Own Numbers (Cabinet Order No. 2 of 2024, Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry);
Date of promulgation: March 29, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024
Order on Special Provisions of Operation of Deposit Insurance Corporation by Electronic Data Processing System Pursuant to Provision of Paragraph 2 of Article 12 of Act on Registration of Deposit and Saving Account for Prompt and Reliable Implementation of Payment of Public Benefits (Cabinet Order No. 1 of 2024 of Cabinet Office, Digital Agency and Ministry of Finance)
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Management, etc. of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Personal Numbers Based on Depositors' Intention (Ordinance No. 1 of 2024 of Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024
Order Prescribing Affairs Specified by Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinances under the Cabinet Order Prescribing Affairs Subject to Standardization Prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 1 of 2022)
Date of Promulgation: January 4, 2022 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: June 10, 2024 Date of Enforcement: June 10, 2024
Digital Agency Organizational Rules (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 1 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021
Digital Agency Rules of Hearing Procedure (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 2 of 2021)
*As for the name in such procedures, it is allowed to use the maiden name as long as the identity with the person can be secured, except in cases where there is a particular hindrance in an individual laws and regulations.
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021
Laws and regulations Enforcement Regulations for Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology under the jurisdiction of Digital Agency (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 3 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021
Digital Agency Prefectural Ordinance (Digital Agency Prefectural Ordinance No. 4 of 2021), which specifies the categories of revenue for the general account and special account related to the jurisdiction or control of Digital Agency, which can be paid by certificates.
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021
Digital Agency Order Concerning Free Lending and Transfer of Articles Belonging to the Jurisdiction of Digital Agency (Digital Agency Order No. 5 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021
Digital Agency Order Concerning Licensing and Supervision of Charitable Trusts Under the Jurisdiction of the Prime Minister (Digital Agency Order No. 6 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021
Rules for Granting Subsidies, etc. under the Jurisdiction of Digital Agency (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 7 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021
Digital Agency Ordinance (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 8 of 2021) to Designate Commissioned Officials for Registration of Rights to Real Estate and Vessels Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Digital Agency
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration, etc. of Deposit Accounts for Prompt and Reliable Implementation of Payment, etc. of Public Benefits (Digital Agency Ordinance No. 10 of 2021)
Date of Promulgation: December 24, 2021
Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology Enforcement Regulations for laws and regulations under the Jurisdiction of Relevant Administrative Organs (Ordinance No. 1 of 2004 by Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Ministry of the Environment)
Date of Promulgation: March 26, 2004
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Use of Electronic Power of Attorney (Ordinance No. 1 of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2017)
Date of Promulgation: December 27, 2017
Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Regulation (Cabinet Office / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 3 of 2014)
Date of Promulgation: July 4, 2014
Order Prescribing Administrative Affairs Specified by Ordinance of the Competent Ministry in the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Appended Table (Cabinet Office / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order No. 5 of 2014)
Date of Promulgation: September 10, 2014
Order Specifying Quasi-Statutory Affairs and Quasi-Statutory Business Administrators Prescribed in Article 9, Paragraph (1) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order No. 8 of 2024);
Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024
Order on the Provision of Use-Specific Personal Information Based on Article 19, Item (viii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order No. 9 of 2024)
*Former Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 27 of 2013) Order Specifying the Affairs and Information Specified by the Ordinance of the Competent Ministry in Appended Table 2 and Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Appended Table 2 (Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 7 of 2014)
Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024
Ordinance on the Provision of Personal Numbers, Personal Number Cards, and Specific Personal Data Specified by the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 85 of 2014)
Date of Promulgation: November 20, 2014
Cabinet Office Ordinance on the Use of Individual Numbers to the Extent Necessary for Monetary Payment Based on a Contract Concluded in Advance in the Event of a Disaster of Extreme Severity (Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 74 of 2015)
Date of Promulgation: December 21, 2015
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Certification Business of Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems Pertaining to Electronic Signatures, etc. (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 120 of 2003)
Date of Promulgation: September 29, 2003
Ministerial Ordinance for Designated Investigation Institutions, etc. Based on Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Ordinance No. 1 of 2001 of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Date of promulgation: March 1, 2001
Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business Enforcement Regulation (Ordinance No. 2 of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2001)
Date of Promulgation: March 27, 2001
Ordinance Specifying the Matters to be Stated in the Documents Prescribed in Article 15, Paragraph (3) of the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 1 of 2002)
Date of Promulgation: August 13, 2002
Rules for Commercial Registration (Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 23 of 1964)
Date of promulgation: March 11, 1964
Rules for Handling Affairs of the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Special Account (Ordinance No. 1 of 2021, by Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Reconstruction Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of the Environment, and Ministry of Defense)
Date of promulgation: March 31, 2012
Ordinance Specifying the Standards of Judgment for Promoting Reduction and Recycling, etc. of Industrial Plastic Waste Generated by Businesses (Ordinance No. 1 of 2022, Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Reconstruction Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Defense)
Date of promulgation: January 19, 2022 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2022
Announcement
Public Notice to Provide a List of Basic Data pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, item (I) of the Order Providing for the Ensuring of Interoperation of Terms and Codes used in Electromagnetic Records out of the Standards common to Local Government Information Systems prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems and Other Standards for Ensuring Interoperation Pertaining to Local Government Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 11 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Based on the provisions of Article 3, item (ii) of the Order Providing for the Ensuring of Interoperation of Terms and Codes Used in Electronic or Magnetic Records and Other Interoperation Standards for Local Public Entity Information Systems from among the standards common to each local public entity information system prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Public Entity Information Systems, Public Notice Providing for Character Sets of Standard Characters for Administrative Affairs and Character Encoding Methods for Coordination among Local Public Entity Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 12 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
For "character sets posted on the Digital Agency website," please refer to the List of Characters and Graphics of Standardized Administrative Work Standard Characters in the ; hereinafter referred to as the" Inter-Ministerial Ordinance ")) and the cremation, etc. permit system (the system pertaining to the processing of affairs prescribed in Article 7, item (iv) of the Inter-Ministerial Ordinance))."
Public Notice to Provide for Linkage Specifications by function Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 4, Paragraph (1), Item (I) of the Order Providing for the Ensuring of Interoperation of Terms and Codes Used in Electronic or Magnetic Records and Other Interoperation Standards for Local Government Information Systems from among the Standards Common to Local Government Information Systems Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 13 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
From among the standards common to local government information systems prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems, the Order Providing for the Ensuring of Interoperation of Terms and Codes Used in Electronic or Magnetic Records and Other Interoperation Standards for Local Government Information Systems: Public Notice Providing for a List of Basic Data and Linkage Specifications by function based on the provisions of Article 2 of the Supplemental Provisions (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 14 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
"Among the Basic Data List and Linkage Specifications by function posted on the Digital Agency website, please check the of the Standard Specifications of Digital Agency Data Requirements and Linkage Requirements for the version 2. x or later of the overall version specified in the overall version management of the standard specifications of the core business system of local governments (in the case of the Population Survey Administration System (the system pertaining to the processing of affairs prescribed in Article 7, item (iii) of the Order to Specify Affairs Specified by the Ordinance of Digital Agency and the Ordinance of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications prescribed in the Cabinet Order to Specify Affairs Subject to Standardization prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Information Systems of Local Governments (Ordinance No. 1 of 2022 by the Ordinance of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ordinance of ; hereinafter referred to as the" Inter-Ministerial Ordinance ")) and the cremation, etc. permit system (the system pertaining to the processing of affairs prescribed in Article 7, item (iv) of the Inter-Ministerial Ordinance))."
Public Notice to Specify Details of Requirements Based on the Provisions of Article 3, Item (I) of the Order Specifying the Standards for cybersecurity, etc., from among the Standards Common to the Information Systems of Local Governments Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 15 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Public Notice to Specify Details of Standards of function Requirements for Common function, Implementation Category and Conformance Reference Date Pursuant to the Provision of Article 4 Paragraph (1), etc. of the Order Specifying function Standards Which May Be Implemented Commonly in All Local Public Entity Information Systems Out of the Standards Common to Respective Local Public Entity Information Systems Prescribed in Article 7 Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Public Entity Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 16 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Public Notice to Provide Item Definitions Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 4, Paragraph (2), etc. of the Order Providing for the function Standards that May Be Implemented in All Local Government Information Systems from among the Standards Common to Each Local Government Information System Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 17 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, Paragraph (2) of the Order Providing for the Standards of the function Common to Each Local Government Information Systems Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems, which can be implemented in common in all local government information systems, a public notice (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 18 of 2026) providing detailed technical specifications related to file linkage in the intra-agency data linkage function.
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Based on the provisions of Article 5, Paragraph (2) of the Order Providing for the Standards of the function Common to Each Local Government Information Systems Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems, which Can be Implemented in Common in All Local Government Information Systems, the Public Notice Providing for Detailed Technical Specifications of API Linkage in the Intra-Agency Data-Linkage function (2026 Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 19)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Public Notice Specifying function Requirements for Common function of Local Governments Recognized by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Pursuant to the Provision of Article 3 of the Supplemental Provisions to the Order Specifying function Standards That May Be Implemented in Common in All Local Governments' Information Systems Among the Standards Common to Respective Local Governments' Information Systems Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 20 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Local Governments Recognized by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Pursuant to the Provision of Article 4 of the Supplemental Provisions of the Order Providing for the function Standards Which Are Common to Respective Local Governments' Information Systems and Which may be Implemented in All Local Governments' Information Systems as Prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Standardization of Local Government Information Systems and the Public Notice Providing for the Date of Application of the said Order by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 21 of 2026)
Date of promulgation: March 24, 2026 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2026
Documents based on the provisions of Article 4-4, paragraph (2), item (iv) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Registration of Deposit and Saving Accounts for Prompt and Reliable Implementation of Payment of Public Benefits (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 4-7, paragraph (1) of said Ordinance) and Article 4-5, item (v) (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 3 of 2024)
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024
Documents based on the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2), item (iv) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Deposits and Savings Accounts through the Use of Depositors' Own Numbers (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Regulation) and Article 4, item (I), (e) of that Regulation (Cabinet Office, Digital Agency, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Public Notice No. 1 of 2024);
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024
Public Notice Concerning Electromagnetic Records and Electromagnetic Means for the Submission of Written Applications Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 26-2 and Article 26-3 of the Act on Regulation of Execution of Budget Pertaining to Subsidies, etc. (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 1 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021
Determination of the Location of the Office Set Forth in Article 7, Paragraph (2) of the Act on the Management of Public Records and Archives pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Management of Public Records and Archives (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 2 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021
Establishment of Offices Where Payment of Fees Prescribed in Article 16, Paragraph (1) of the Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs May Be Made in Cash (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 3 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021
Delegation of Authority or Affairs Related to the Protection of Personal Data Held by the City of Digital Agency (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 4 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021
Delegation of Authority or Work Related to the Disclosure of Administrative Documents Held by the Digital Agency (Digital Agency Public Notice No. 5 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021
Public Notice That Specifies Public Benefits Designated by the Prime Minister under Article 10 of the Act on Registration of Deposit and Saving Accounts for Prompt and Reliable Implementation of Payment of Public Benefits
Date of Promulgation: May 19, 2021 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: October 31, 2022 Date of Enforcement: October 31, 2022
Date of promulgation: November 30, 2022 Date of enforcement: November 30, 2022
Date of promulgation: December 27, 2022 Date of enforcement: December 27, 2022
Date of promulgation: January 20, 2023 Date of enforcement: January 20, 2023
Date of promulgation: February 28, 2023 Date of enforcement: February 28, 2023
Date of promulgation: March 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: March 31, 2023
Date of Promulgation: April 24, 2023 Date of Enforcement: April 24, 2023
Date of promulgation: April 28, 2023 Date of enforcement: April 28, 2023
Date of promulgation: May 2, 2023 Date of enforcement: May 2, 2023
Date of promulgation: May 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: May 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: June 5, 2023 Date of enforcement: June 5, 2023
Date of promulgation: June 16, 2023 Date of enforcement: June 16, 2023
- Text of Digital Agency Notification No. 10, 2023 (PDF / 161 kb) (updated July 10, 2023)
Date of promulgation: June 30, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of promulgation: August 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: August 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: July 14, 2023 Date of enforcement: July 14, 2023
Date of promulgation: July 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: July 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: August 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: August 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: September 29, 2023 Date of enforcement: September 29, 2023
Date of promulgation: October 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: October 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: November 30, 2023 Date of enforcement: November 30, 2023
Date of promulgation: December 21, 2023 Date of enforcement: December 21, 2023
Date of promulgation: December 26, 2023 Date of enforcement: December 26, 2023
Date of Proclamation: January 15, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: February 16, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: December 17, 2024 Date of Enforcement: December 17, 2024
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: January 31, 2024
Date of Announcement: Revised on February 16, 2024 by laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 by laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: February 29, 2024 Date of enforcement: February 29, 2024
Date of Promulgation: March 26, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: September 30, 2024 Date of Enforcement: October 1, 2024
Date of promulgation: March 29, 2024 Date of enforcement: March 29, 2024
Date of promulgation: April 1, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024
Date of promulgation: April 30, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 30, 2024
Date of promulgation: May 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: May 31, 2024
Date of promulgation: June 28, 2024 Date of enforcement: June 28, 2024
Date of promulgation: September 30, 2024 Date of enforcement: September 30, 2024
Date of promulgation: October 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: October 31, 2024
Date of promulgation: December 17, 2024 Date of enforcement: December 17, 2024
Date of promulgation: December 24, 2024 Date of enforcement: December 24, 2024
Date of promulgation: December 26, 2024 Date of enforcement: December 26, 2024
Date of promulgation: January 15, 2025 Date of enforcement: January 15, 2025
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2025 Date of enforcement: January 31, 2025
Date of promulgation: February 28, 2025 Date of enforcement: February 28, 2025
Date of promulgation: March 31, 2025 Date of enforcement: March 31, 2025
Date of promulgation: April 30, 2025 Date of enforcement: April 30, 2025
Date of Promulgation: May 30, 2025 Date of Enforcement: May 30, 2025
Date of promulgation: June 30, 2025 Date of enforcement: June 30, 2025
Date of promulgation: July 31, 2025 Date of enforcement: July 31, 2025
Date of promulgation: August 29, 2025 Date of enforcement: August 29, 2025
Date of promulgation: September 30, 2025 Date of enforcement: September 30, 2025
Date of promulgation: October 31, 2025 Date of enforcement: October 31, 2025
Date of promulgation: November 28, 2025 Date of enforcement: November 28, 2025
Date of promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: December 25, 2025 Date of enforcement: December 25, 2025
Date of promulgation: January 9, 2026 Date of enforcement: January 9, 2026
Date of promulgation: January 15, 2026 Date of enforcement: January 15, 2026
Date of Promulgation: January 30, 2026 Date of Enforcement: January 30, 2026
Notice to establish procedures, etc. using electronic data processing systems based on the provisions of the Digital Agency Enforcement Regulations for laws and regulations under the jurisdiction of Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Use Information and Communications Technology (Digital Agency Notice No. 6 of 2021)
Date of promulgation: September 1, 2021 Date of enforcement: September 1, 2021
Basic Guidelines for Promoting the Spread of Electronic Power of Attorney (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Notice No. 3, 2017)
Date of Promulgation: December 27, 2017 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 10, 2023 Date of Enforcement: May 11, 2023
Establishment of Affairs Specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications as Contributing to the Improvement of Convenience for the Public Prescribed in Article 18, Paragraph (2), Item (I) of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Act (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 73 of 2016)
Date of Promulgation: March 18, 2016 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of Enforcement: September 1, 2021
Establishment of Affairs Specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications as Contributing to the Improvement of the Convenience of the Public Prescribed in Article 18, Paragraph (2), Item (iv) of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Act (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 82 of 2017)
Date of Promulgation: March 10, 2017 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 26, 2024 Date of Enforcement: December 26, 2024
Technical Standard concerning Methods of Transmission through Electric Telecommunication Lines or of Electromagnetic Recording Media, and Methods of Transmission Using the Information Providing Network System (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 401 of 2015)
Date of Promulgation: November 25, 2015 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Technical Standards for Individual Number Cards, etc. (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 314 of 2015)
Date of Promulgation: September 18, 2015 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: March 9, 2026 Date of Enforcement: May 26, 2026
Matters specified by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (2), item (v), etc. of the Ministerial Order on the Provision, etc. of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Information prescribed by the State of Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 402 of 2015).
Date of Proclamation: November 25, 2015 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: August 27, 2021 Date of Enforcement: September 1, 2021
Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Order to Provide Affairs and Information Specified by an Ordinance of the Competent Ministry set forth in Appended Table 2 Public Notice to Provide Affairs and Information Specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Set forth in Article 59-4
Date of Promulgation: May 19, 2021 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: October 31, 2022 Date of Enforcement: October 31, 2022
Date of promulgation: November 30, 2022 Date of enforcement: November 30, 2022
Date of promulgation: December 27, 2022 Date of enforcement: December 27, 2022
Date of promulgation: January 20, 2023 Date of enforcement: January 20, 2023
Date of promulgation: February 28, 2023 Date of enforcement: February 28, 2023
Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Public Notice Specifying the Affairs and Information Specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications under Article 162 of the Order on the Provision of Utilized Specific Personal Information Based on Article 19, Item (viii) of the Act
Date of Promulgation: March 31, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: April 24, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: April 28, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
- Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notice No. 13, 2023 (PDF / 76 kb)
Date of Promulgation: May 2, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Proclamation: May 31, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: August 31, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Announcement: June 5, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: June 16, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Announcement: June 30, 2023 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: August 31, 2023 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: July 14, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: July 31, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: August 31, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: September 29, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: October 31, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: November 30, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
- Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notice No. 43, 2023 (PDF / 77 kb)
Date of Promulgation: December 21, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Promulgation: December 26, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Announcement: January 15, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: February 16, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: May 24, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Date of Enforcement: December 17, 2024
Date of Announcement: January 31, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Announcement: February 16, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: May 24, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: February 29, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Announcement: March 29, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: May 24, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: April 1, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Announcement: April 30, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: May 24, 2024 Date of Enforcement: May 27, 2024
Date of Announcement: May 31, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: June 28, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: September 30, 2024 Revised laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revised laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revised laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: September 30, 2024 Date of enforcement: October 1, 2024
Date of Announcement: October 31, 2024 Revised laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revised laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revised laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Proclamation: December 17, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: June 13, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Proclamation: December 24, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: June 13, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Proclamation: December 26, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: June 13, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: January 15, 2025 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: January 31, 2025 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: Revised on February 28, 2025 by laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 by laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Proclamation: March 31, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: June 13, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: April 30, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: June 13, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: May 30, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: June 30, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: July 31, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: August 29, 2025 Date of enforcement: August 29, 2025
Date of Announcement: September 30, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: October 31, 2025 Date of enforcement: October 31, 2025
Date of Promulgation: November 28, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: December 25, 2025 Date of enforcement: December 25, 2025
Date of promulgation: January 9, 2026 Date of enforcement: January 9, 2026
Date of promulgation: January 15, 2026 Date of enforcement: January 15, 2026
Date of Promulgation: January 30, 2026 Date of Enforcement: January 30, 2026
Order Providing for the Affairs Prescribed by the Ordinance of the Competent Ministry for Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Appended Table 1 Public Notice Providing for the Affairs Prescribed by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications under Article 74 of the
Date of Promulgation: May 19, 2021 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: October 31, 2022 Date of Enforcement: October 31, 2022
Date of promulgation: November 30, 2022 Date of enforcement: November 30, 2022
Date of promulgation: December 27, 2022 Date of enforcement: December 27, 2022
Date of promulgation: January 20, 2023 Date of enforcement: January 20, 2023
Date of promulgation: February 28, 2023 Date of enforcement: February 28, 2023
Date of promulgation: March 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: March 31, 2023
Date of Promulgation: April 24, 2023 Date of Enforcement: April 24, 2023
Date of promulgation: April 28, 2023 Date of enforcement: April 28, 2023
Date of promulgation: May 2, 2023 Date of enforcement: May 2, 2023
Date of Announcement: May 31, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: August 31, 2023 Date of Enforcement: August 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: June 5, 2023 Date of enforcement: June 5, 2023
Date of promulgation: June 16, 2023 Date of enforcement: June 16, 2023
- Text of Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notice No. 21, 2023 (PDF / 188 KB) (updated July 10, 2023)
Date of promulgation: June 30, 2023 Revision laws and regulations Date of promulgation: August 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: August 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: July 14, 2023 Date of enforcement: July 14, 2023
Date of promulgation: July 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: July 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: August 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: August 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: September 29, 2023 Date of enforcement: September 29, 2023
Date of promulgation: October 31, 2023 Date of enforcement: October 31, 2023
Date of promulgation: November 30, 2023 Date of enforcement: November 30, 2023
- Digital Agency and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notice No. 42, 2023 (PDF / 73 kb)
Date of promulgation: December 21, 2023 Date of enforcement: December 21, 2023
Date of promulgation: December 26, 2023 Date of enforcement: December 26, 2023
Date of Proclamation: January 15, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: February 16, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: December 17, 2024 Date of Enforcement: December 17, 2024
Date of promulgation: January 31, 2024 Date of enforcement: January 31, 2024
Date of Announcement: Revised on February 16, 2024 by laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 by laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: February 29, 2024 Date of enforcement: February 29, 2024
Date of Promulgation: March 26, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: September 30, 2024 Date of Enforcement: October 1, 2024
Date of Announcement: March 29, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: April 1, 2024 Date of enforcement: April 1, 2024
Date of Announcement: April 30, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Order Providing for the Administrative Affairs Provided for in the Ordinance of the Competent Ministry of Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Appended Table Public Notice Providing for the Administrative Affairs Provided for in the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications under Article 74
Date of Announcement: May 31, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: June 28, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Proclamation: September 30, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: December 17, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: October 31, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 17, 2024 Revision: laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: December 17, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: December 24, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: December 26, 2024 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: January 15, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: January 31, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: February 28, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: March 31, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Announcement: April 30, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: May 30, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: June 30, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of Promulgation: July 31, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: August 29, 2025 Date of enforcement: August 29, 2025
Date of Announcement: September 30, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: October 31, 2025 Date of enforcement: October 31, 2025
Date of Promulgation: November 28, 2025 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of Enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: December 16, 2025 Date of enforcement: December 16, 2025
Date of promulgation: December 25, 2025 Date of enforcement: December 25, 2025
Date of promulgation: January 9, 2026 Date of enforcement: January 9, 2026
Date of promulgation: January 15, 2026 Date of enforcement: January 15, 2026
Date of Promulgation: January 30, 2026 Date of Enforcement: January 30, 2026
Public Notice to Specify the Affairs That Require the Consent of the Principal in the Case of Referring to Local Tax-related Information pursuant to the Provisions of Article 19, Item (viii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 1 of 2017)
Date of Promulgation: May 29, 2017 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: July 28, 2025 Date of Enforcement: July 28, 2025
Information specified by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, item (I) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 12, paragraph (1) of said Ordinance) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 350 of 2015)
Date of Promulgation: October 1, 2015 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: August 27, 2021 Date of Enforcement: September 1, 2021
Standards established by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, item (iii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Ordinance (Cabinet Office Public Notice No. 447 of 2015)
Date of Proclamation: December 21, 2015 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: August 27, 2021 Date of Enforcement: September 1, 2021
Measures specified by the Prime Minister pursuant to item (iv) of Article 20 of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Ordinance (Cabinet Office Public Notice No. 448 of 2015)
Date of Proclamation: December 21, 2015 Revision laws and regulations Date of Proclamation: August 27, 2021 Date of Enforcement: September 1, 2021
Standards established by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, item (iii) of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Enforcement Ordinance (Cabinet Office Public Notice No. 449 of 2015)
Date of promulgation: December 21, 2015 Revised laws and regulations Date of promulgation: November 30, 2021 Date of enforcement: The date of enforcement of the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (iv) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act for Partial Revision of the Family Register Act (Act No. 17 of 2019)
- Text (promulgated on December 21, 2015) (PDF / 305 kb)
- Comparative table of the current and amended provisions (Revised on November 30, 2021) (PDF / 65 kb)
Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures Public Notice Specifying the Fiscal Year in which the Information to be Provided Pursuant to the Provision of Article 22 Paragraph (1) Falls (Cabinet Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 2 of 2017)
Date of promulgation: May 29, 2017 Date of enforcement: May 30, 2017
Technical Standard for Implementation of Certification Business and Incidental Business (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Public Notice No. 706 of 2003)
Date of Announcement: December 3, 2003 Revision laws and regulations Date of Announcement: August 27, 2021 Date of Enforcement: September 1, 2021
Guidelines for Accreditation of Specified Certification Business under the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Public Notice of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 2 of 2001)
Date of publication: March 1, 2001 Revision laws and regulations Date of publication: June 30, 2025
Documents specified by the competent minister in a public notice set forth in Article 5, paragraph (1), item (I) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business based on the provisions of the same item (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Public Notice No. 3 of 2015)
Date of promulgation: September 8, 2015 Date of enforcement: September 8, 2015
Method specified by the competent minister in a public notice based on the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1), item (I), (ii) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Public Notice No. 1 of 2020)
Date of promulgation: January 16, 2020 Date of enforcement: January 16, 2020
The method of electronic certificate designated by the Minister of Justice based on the provisions of Article 33-6, paragraphs (5) and (6) of the Regulation on Commercial Registrations (Ministry of Justice Public Notice No. 543 of 2014); and
Date of Promulgation: December 12, 2014 Revision laws and regulations Date of Promulgation: November 26, 2019 Date of Enforcement: November 29, 2019
Particulars necessary for confirming that a registrar at an electronic certification registry office based on the provisions of Article 33-8, paragraph (4) of the Regulation for Commercial Registrations is the person who affixed the electronic signature (Ministry of Justice Public Notice No. 185 of 2019).
Date of promulgation: November 26, 2019 Date of enforcement: November 26, 2019
Publication of documents exchanged among the Cabinet Office and each Ministry, etc.
The main documents (memorandum) exchanged in Digital Agency are shown.