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Digital Agency is implementing a wide range of policies and initiatives toward the realization of a digital society from various directions, including institutional and system aspects, for the people and for each government ministry. Here we introduce some of Digital Agency's policies and initiatives, as well as providing links to related Digital Agency websites and Digital Agency News.
Table of Contents
- The Digital Passport to My Number Card: From Having to Using
- Administrative Procedures in Mynaportal: From Going to the Counter to Anytime and Anywhere
- Shift from analog to digital systems
- "semi-public sector" digitalization Supports People's Lives
- From Individual and Independent Administrative Systems to Common and Joint Systems
- Learn more
The Digital Passport to My Number Card: From Having to Using
My Number System is being developed and operated as a fundamental system for the digital society.
In addition, the My Number Card is a safe, secure and convenient card that allows for reliable identity verification both in person and online.
We are working to popularize My Number Card and promote its use by the public and private sectors.
- We introduce My Number Card utilization for My Number System, My Number Card, local governments and private sector.

- Administrative services with one card! My Number Card that can be used in various aspects of life (Digital Agency News)

- Reducing the Burden on Employees and Citizens! "Online City Hall" to be Realized in My Number Card (Digital Agency News)

Administrative Procedures in Mynaportal: From Going to the Counter to Anytime and Anywhere
Mynaportal is an online window for administrative services for individuals.
Using My Number Card, you can use administrative services related to your daily life and life events online, such as childcare and nursing care, moving, and new passport acquisition and renewal procedures, as well as check your own information such as medical expenses and taxes.
Based on feedback from users, we are continuing to expand the function and improve usability.
- Through Mynaportal, we are introducing efforts to provide one-stop services such as searching for administrative procedures for childcare and nursing care and online applications.

- "New Mynaportal" made its debut in March 2024 after repeated improvements based on user feedback (Digital Agency News)

- Mynaportal APIs to support the provision of new and convenient services (Digital Agency News)

Shift from analog to digital systems
"Analog regulations" are old regulations established by laws, ordinances, and other social systems and rules on the premise that they must be verified by human eyes and presented in writing. Analog regulations are one of the factors that hinder the "digitalization" and "rationalization" of society as a whole.
From this perspective, since the establishment of the "Provisional Digital Administration Investigation Committee" in 2021, under the leadership of Digital Agency, all government ministries and agencies have been strongly promoting inspections and reviews of analog regulations in approximately 40000 laws and regulations and other areas. As a result, as of February 2026, about 98% of the required reviews had been completed, enabling the new use of digital technology in various fields. Furthermore, in order to prevent new analog regulations from being created in the future, Digital Agency is conducting a "digital legal review" of the bills submitted by each government ministry and agency to the National Assembly.
- In order to create a society in which it is easy to create new added value based on digital principles, we are advancing initiatives to eliminate analog regulations. This article introduces these initiatives.

- [Review of analog regulations] Leading edge of labor-saving at alternative construction sites by using digital tools for visual work [Utilization of technology map] (Digital Agency News)

There are also many analog regulations in ordinance and other areas under the jurisdiction of local governments, and it is not enough for the national government's efforts alone to truly promote digitalization in society. Digital Agency has provided various support for local governments that are promoting the remaining review of analog regulations in ordinance and other areas, including the development of tools and research on the use of generative AI. An increasing number of local governments are reviewing their regulations. Through these efforts, we are promoting regional revitalization from the perspective of digital regulatory reform.
- [review of analog regulations] Close coverage of "individual support" for Itoman City, Okinawa (Digital Agency News)

- Virtuous Cycle of Review of Analog Regulations and Digital Implementation - Example of Satellite Data and AI Utilization for "Crop Confirmation" in Minamisoma City, Fukushima - (Digital Agency News)

"semi-public sector" digitalization Supports People's Lives
Disaster prevention, health, medical care, nursing care, educations, and mobility are fields that are deeply related to the lives of the people. These fields are supported jointly by the public and private sectors and have been designated as "Priority Plan" in the government's "semi-public sector for the Realization of a Digital Society."
Digital Agency is promoting digitalization in the semi-public sector in cooperation with various government offices, local governments, and private companies.
- Digital Agency's "Disaster Prevention Digital Transformation" - Using digital power to provide accurate disaster support to each person - (Digital Agency News)

- By actively promoting the use of information on health, medical care, and nursing care, in addition to contributing to the improvement of individual health, we are working to promote operational efficiency at medical sites, etc. This initiative is introduced.

- Educational digital transformation to a society where everyone can learn in their own way (Digital Agency News)

- The public and private sectors are working together to create a future vision for all modes of movement, from people to objects, from walking to flying, in order to increase added value and efficiency in the use of space. We are also developing rules for data sharing, collaboration, and utilization, and are promoting the design and implementation of a Architecture for the entire digital transportation society to realize the future vision. This article introduces these initiatives.

From Individual and Independent Administrative Systems to Common and Joint Systems
In order to quickly provide and improve highly convenient services, Digital Agency is working on the unification and standardization of core business systems for local governments. In addition, we are building a mechanism to operate the information systems used by the national and local governments in a unified cloud environment.
- [Close contact with Digital Agency employees for a day] A day of standardization experts listening to "real voices" from the field (Digital Agency News)

- What is the "Government Cloud" to which Machida City is making a transition? (Digital Agency News)

- What is the "modern Architecture" that supports the government's "Government Cloud"? Digital Agency Chief Cloud Officer YAMAMOTO Norihito (Digital Agency News)

Learn more
In addition to those introduced above, Digital Agency is trying to solve social issues with the power of digital through various policies and initiatives. If you want to know more details about various policies and initiatives, please refer to the following pages.
- Policy
- Digital Agency official note
- Digital Agency News
In addition, Digital Agency holds various explanatory meetings and events for new graduate recruitment, and you can hear the contents of real work from the staff working in the field. You can also apply for a staff visit where you can listen to Digital Agency staff in an interview format.
If you would like to know more about Digital Agency's policies and initiatives, please participate in these events.

