Japan’s Digital Agency has set October 20 as the planned launch date for My Number Card on Android, allowing holders of the government-issued identity card to store a digital version […]

Japan’s Digital Agency has launched the Myna App, absorbing the separate Digital Authentication App into the existing Mynaportal App so that identity checks and signing with the My Number Card […]

NTT Docomo will begin introducing IC chip-based identity verification at Docomo Shops and authorized retailers across Japan on August 20, adding electronic document checks to customer procedures that have traditionally […]

Sharp’s new AQUOS R11 smartphone includes a camera feature that automatically masks sensitive fields on Japan’s My Number Card when the card is photographed, a privacy step aimed at the […]

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is calling on the government to consider making acquisition of the My Number Card mandatory, a shift for a credential that has been voluntary since […]

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has asked an expert advisory panel to examine whether social media platforms should be subject to age restrictions, mandatory risk disclosures, and […]

Japan’s Digital Agency has confirmed that Android support for My Number Card in a Wallet app environment is planned for autumn 2026, when the existing e-Identity service on Android will […]

Japan’s Digital Agency has authorized the first private-sector use of free space on the My Number Card’s IC chip, designating Toshiba Digital Engineering Corporation as the initial implementer under the […]

Japan has launched a new digital identity feature allowing residents to store their My Number personal identification cards in Apple Wallet on iPhone. The feature went live yesterday, marking Japan […]

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