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Online digitalization of national qualifications, etc.

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The government will promote the online processing of various application procedures related to national qualifications and the digitalization of the coordination of qualifications and information.

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Notice

About System Maintenance

We will let you know if there will be any maintenance.

Regarding the event that the current registered domicile cannot be confirmed

When examining the procedures applied for by Mynaportal, in the family register-related information inquiry, which is conducted to confirm the registered domicile of applicants, there have been some cases where the current registered domicile cannot be identified from the obtained family register information inquiry results * and the examination cannot be continued. It is difficult to confirm in advance whether you are applicable to the case. If the family register-related information cannot be correctly confirmed after the application, the qualifications management organization will contact you. In order to continue the examination, it is necessary to reapply at Mynaportal by attaching a family register extract (Certification of items for an individual of family register).
For inquiries about this initiative, please contact Inquiry My Number System.

*There are cases where the time series of historical information cannot be grasped or the historical information before the computerization of the family register cannot be confirmed in the inquiry results.

Overview

Currently, many procedures related to national qualifications, etc. are operated on the premise of paper media, but with the revision of the My Number Act, etc., 84 national qualifications, etc. are now subject to online digitalization.
Based on this, from August 6, 2024, it will be possible to apply online at Mynaportal for procedures such as national qualifications under the jurisdiction of each ministry and agency. Paper-based procedures will still be possible. Holders of qualifications can choose the procedure method.
In addition, by linking with the Basic Resident Register Network System and the information provision network system, it will be possible for qualifications holders to omit attached documents in various application procedures and to certify their qualifications using Mynaportal, and for administrative agencies to improve the efficiency of qualifications management affairs and to guarantee the accuracy of qualifications information.

Benefits

We will introduce the advantages of online digitalization for national qualifications.

  • Various applications
    • Various application documents can be submitted online
    • Enable online payment
    • Submission of copies of resident records, etc. can be omitted through use of My Number
    • Application status can be checked
    • Notifications from Mynaportal can be checked
  • Maintenance of qualification
    • Procedures required in the event of death or change of name or address due to marriage or moving can be simplified.
      *The handling differs depending on the qualification.
  • Utilization of Qualifications
    • Ability to view own credentials on Mynaportal
    • Authentication information can be output and displayed in the form of an electronic medium with measures to ensure authenticity and prevent falsification.
    • Mynaportal Credentials can be linked to external systems using APIs

An example of the use of the Digital Certificate is published in .

Subject Qualifications

Eligible qualifications are listed. With the revision of the My Number Act, 128 national qualifications and other qualifications are now eligible for online digitalization. We plan to expand the number of eligible qualifications in the future.
Reference: Online digitalization of National Qualifications of , etc. Response schedule for fiscal 2025 and later (PDF / 712 kb) (updated on November 4, 2025)

Qualifications that are currently available

Since August 6, 2024, the online system has been gradually launched. The following are the qualifications for which you can currently apply. For details, please check the website of each qualification organization.
The operation of the Mynaportal is described in the Usage .

  • Certified care worker (* 1)
  • Certified Social Worker (* 1)
  • Psychiatric social worker (* 1)
  • Certified Psychologist (* 2)
  • Certified Social Insurance Labor Consultant (* 3)
  • Insured Doctor (* 4)
  • Health Insurance Pharmacist (* 4)
  • Tax accountant (* 5)

* 1 We have started to make the registration change notification online. We plan to add procedures to be made online gradually after autumn 2025.
* 2 Notifications of changes in registered matters, applications for replacement of registration certificates, and applications for reissuance of registration certificates have begun to be made online. Procedures to be made online are scheduled to be added sequentially from autumn 2025.
* 3 Change, cancellation, reissuance, Various Certificates issuance, change of home address, application for addition of dispute resolution procedure agency services, and new registration have started to be made online.
* 4 New registration applications have begun to be made online. Procedures to be made online will be added in stages from 2026 onwards.
* 5 Advance notification of tax accountant registration has been made online.

Qualifications that can be processed in the future

The scheduled time when the procedure becomes possible is indicated in parentheses. Please note that it may be changed in the future.
As of July 15, 2025.

Tax, social security, etc.

  • Doctors (since fiscal 2026)
  • Doctors who completed clinical training (sequentially from fiscal 2026)
  • Dentists (since FY 2026)
  • Dentists completing clinical training (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Pharmacists (since FY 2026)
  • Nurses (sequentially from fiscal 2026)
  • Assistant Nurses (successively since FY 2026)
  • Public health nurses (successively since FY 2026)
  • Midwives (sequentially since FY 2026)
  • Physical therapists (successively since fiscal 2026)
  • Occupational therapists (successively since fiscal 2026)
  • Orthoptist (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Prosthetists (sequentially from fiscal 2026)
  • Speech-Language-Hearing therapists (successively since FY 2026)
  • Clinical laboratory technicians (since fiscal 2026)
  • Clinical engineer (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Radiological technologists (since fiscal 2026)
  • Dental hygienists (successively since FY 2026)
  • Dental technicians (successively since 2026)
  • Anma massage shiatsu practitioner (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Acupuncturists (since fiscal 2026)
  • Moxibustion practitioner (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Judo therapists (successively since FY 2026)
  • Emergency Life-saving Technicians (since 2026)
  • Registered dietitians (since fiscal 2026)
  • Nutritionists (sequentially from fiscal 2026)
  • Nursery teachers (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Long-Term Care Support Specialists (since FY 2026)
  • Certified Public Tax Accountant (examination) (scheduled to start in April 2026)

Other than tax, social security, etc.

Children
  • Nursery teachers limited to National Strategic Special Zones (sequentially from FY 2026 onward)
  • Practical guidance officer for birth control (sequentially from FY 2026)
Administration, justice, education, etc.
  • Administrative Scrivener (since FY 2025)
  • Bar examination (successively since FY 2025)
  • Preliminary Bar Examination (sequentially since FY 2025)
  • Faculty (sequentially from the 2026 academic year)
  • Information processing security support specialist (sequentially from FY 2026 onward)
Housing and Construction
  • First class architects (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Class-2 architects (successively from FY 2026)
  • Wooden structures architect (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Building investigators (successively since FY 2026)
  • Building equipment inspectors (sequentially from fiscal 2026)
  • Qualified building standard compliance evaluators (sequentially from fiscal 2025)
  • Qualified personnel for structural calculation compliance evaluation (sequentially from FY 2025)
  • Condominium managers (since FY 2026)
Motor vehicles
  • Automobile mechanics (since FY 2026)
Maritime affairs
  • Licensed mariner (since 2025)
  • Small Boat Operator (Sequentially from FY 2025)
  • Marine procedure agent (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Health managers (sequentially from fiscal 2026)
  • Lifeboatman (sequentially from fiscal 2026)
Sightseeing
  • National Licensed Guide Interpreters (since FY 2026)
  • Regional Licensed Interpreters (successively from FY 2026 onward)
Health and medical care
  • Designated doctor for mental health (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Autopsy of dead bodies (since fiscal 2026)
  • Cooks (since FY 2026)
  • Barbers (since fiscal 2026)
  • Hairdressers (since fiscal 2026)
  • Chief Water Supply Equipment Construction Engineer (sequentially from FY 2025)
  • Confectionery hygiene specialists (successively since FY 2026)
  • Cleaning technicians (successively since fiscal 2026)
  • Specialist chefs (successively since FY 2026)
  • Registered sales representatives (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Medical technologist (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Building Sanitary Environment Control Engineer (sequentially from FY 2025)
  • Physicians with experience in areas with a small number of physicians (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Designated physicians for intractable diseases (Designated physicians for cooperating intractable diseases) (sequentially from FY 2026 onward)
  • Designated Physicians for Specific Chronic Pediatric Diseases (since FY 2026)
Employment and Labor
  • Vocational training instructors (successively since FY 2026)
  • Technicians (132 types) (sequentially from fiscal 2025)
  • Career counselor (sequentially from FY 2025)
  • Industrial safety consultants (successively since fiscal 2026)
  • Industrial health consultants (successively since FY 2026)
  • Working environment measurement experts (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Labor and social security attorneys (examination for dispute resolution services) (sequentially from FY 2026)
  • Licenses based on the Industrial Safety and Health Law (20 types) (beginning in FY 2025)
    • First class health officer
    • Class-2 health officer
    • Health Engineering Supervisor
    • Operations chief of work in compressed air
    • Operations chief of gas welding
    • Operations chief of forestry cableway
    • Special Class Boiler Operator
    • First class Boiler Expert
    • Class-2 boiler expert
    • Operations chief of work with X-rays
    • Operations chief of radiography with gamma-rays
    • Operations chief of use of specified first class pressure vessels
    • Blasting engineer
    • Cargo lifting appliance operator
    • Special class boiler welder
    • Ordinary boiler welder
    • Boiler mechanic
    • Crane / derrick operator
    • Mobile crane operator
    • Diver
  • Skill Training Course Completion Certificate (69 types) (sequentially from FY 2025)
  • Pension actuaries (sequentially from FY 2026)

Usage

I will take the procedure from Mynaportal.
Online digitalization for national qualifications, etc. is available to the following people.

  • Anyone with a My Number Card valid for electronic certification
  • A person with a national qualification who started to go online

Flow of Mynaportal Utilization

By setting (initial setting) in Mynaportal to link your My Number Card with the information on your national qualifications, you can obtain various applications related to your national qualifications and digital certificates.
The following describes the initial setup procedure.

  1. Log in to Mynaportal
  2. Click "#National qualification" or "Certificate" from "Search".
  3. Press "Add qualification" from "Register national qualification / Various applications", select the national qualification to be registered, and then follow the instructions on the screen for the subsequent procedures

After the initial setting is completed, you can apply for various national qualifications you have in Mynaportal and obtain a digital qualification certificate.
For details on each operation, please refer to National Certification Online Service Introduction (PDF / 1,687 kb) .

Digital Certificate is published in

Examples of the use of digital credentials obtained from Mynaportal are listed below.
The two dimensional code attached to the digital certificate presented or submitted by the certificate holder can be read by the verifier on the digital certificate confirmation page to verify the validity and authenticity of the certificate (i.e., that it has not been tampered with).

Qualified personnel

  1. Presentation and Submission of Digital Credentials
    The main methods are listed below.
    • Face-to-face presentation of digital credentials
    • Send qualification certificate data by e-mail
    • Submit a printed Qualification Certificate in person
    • Submit a printed certificate of qualification by mail

Submitter (Verifier)

  1. Scan the two dimensional code of the submitted digital certificate, and click "Verification" on the digital certificate confirmation page (* 1).
  2. Based on the verification results displayed on the screen, confirm that the information in the presented digital certificate matches the information in the digital certificate, and confirm the validity and authenticity of the digital certificate.
* 1 Digital Certificate Confirmation Page
The digital certificate verification page, which is run by Digital Agency, verifies the validity of your digital certificate. To prevent damage from fake sites, make sure that the domain name in the URL is "dqcvs. nqs. go. jp".
*Need for a identity verification
Digital credentials verify the validity and authenticity of the presented credentials, but do not guarantee that the credentials are those of the presenting person. If identity verification is required, please confirm separately with My Number Card, etc.

Reference: How to use Digital Certificate (PDF / 1,455 kb) (updated on September 20, 2024)

References

Inquiry

For inquiries about this initiative, please contact for inquiries about My Number System.
In addition, for questions regarding re-applications in cases where the results of family register inquiries cannot be confirmed correctly, please contact the same My Number System inquiry (No. 4: Mynaportal and Smartphone electronic certification).
For details of procedures for qualifications other than those listed above, please contact the qualification management organization.

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