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Opinions on the Order to Partially Amend the Order on Personal Numbers, Personal Number Cards, and the Provision of Specific Personal Information, etc. Prescribed by the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Draft) will be invited.

Published:

1. Subject of the public comment

Order for Partial Revision of the Order on the Provision, etc. of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Information Prescribed in the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Draft)

2. Purpose, Purpose and Background of the Solicitation of Opinions

Based on the "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society" (approved by the Cabinet on June 13, 2025), which states, "In order to realize the writing of names in Hiragana in My Number Card and the writing of names in Roman characters for those who wish, we will advance necessary preparations in cooperation with related ministries and agencies.", we plan to specify necessary matters regarding the writing of names in Roman characters on Individual Number Cards for those who wish. In addition, we plan to establish necessary matters regarding the format of Individual Number Cards and the matters to be recorded on Electromagnetic Records in Lieu of Cards (meaning the Electromagnetic Records in Lieu of Cards prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph 8 of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 27 of 2013)). We will also prepare necessary regulations. Therefore, we would like to receive opinions from the public as follows.

3. How to obtain the materials

Please fill in the postal code, name and address (in the case of a corporation or an organization, its name, the name of its representative person, and the location of its principal office), and contact information (telephone numbers or e-mail addresses) in the opinion submission form of the e-government general window "Regarding the Solicitation of Opinions on the Order to Partially Amend the Order on the Provision, etc. of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Information Prescribed in Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, (e-Gov) ".

4. Method and Location of Opinion Submission

Please fill in the postal code, name and address (in the case of a corporation or an organization, its name, the name of its representative person, and the location of its principal office), and contact information (telephone numbers or e-mail addresses) in the opinion submission form of the e-government general window "Regarding the Solicitation of Opinions on the Order to Partially Amend the Order on the Provision, etc. of Individual Numbers, Individual Number Cards, and Specific Personal Information Prescribed in Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, (e-Gov) " and submit it by the deadline for submitting opinions.

  • Notes
    1. Please make sure to write your opinion in Japanese.
    2. It is possible that problems such as temporary connection failures due to concentration of access may occur immediately before the application deadline, so please submit your opinions well in advance of the deadline. As a general rule, submission of opinions after the acceptance period will not be accepted for any reason (excluding cases where there are clear factors on the e-Gov side such as large-scale system failures).

5. Deadline for submission of opinions

From Friday, January 9, 2026 to Monday, February 9, 2026

6. Important Points

  • Submitted opinions will be posted on the e-government portal site (e-Gov) and distributed or made available for viewing by the Digital Agency Common Social Function Group.
  • Your name (in the case of a corporation or organization, its name and the names of its representative and contact person), address (location), telephone number, and e-mail address will be used for communication and confirmation in the event that there are unclear points in the submitted opinions.
  • In addition to the submitted opinions, the name of the person submitting the opinion (in the case of a corporation or an organization, only the name of the corporation or organization and the name of its representative, not the name of the individual submitting the opinion) may be made public. In the case of a corporation or an organization, if the name of the corporation or organization and the name of its representative wish to remain anonymous, please state so (the name of the contact person will not be made public).
  • Please note that we do not respond to individual opinions.
  • Opinions submitted after the end of the period for submission of opinions and opinions other than those on the draft order, etc. subject to the public comment will not be treated as submitted opinions.
  • If necessary, the submitted opinions may be summarized and published when the results are published. In such cases, please note that the submitted opinions will be posted at the contact point and made available for viewing.
  • Please note that if there is a risk that public notice or disclosure of submitted opinions will harm the interests of a third party, or if there are other justifiable grounds, all or part of the submitted opinions may be excluded from public notice or disclosure.

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