The “My Number” card program, initially hopeful, is now making more headaches than headway Yuki Kohara for Rest of World Yuki Kohara for Rest of World An aspirational digital identity project is dragging down the likability of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. In a Kyodo News poll from July 16, the approval rating for the Kishida government slid to around 34%, with the dissatisfaction linked to a key issue: errors with Japan’s My Number identification system. In Japan, most administrative errands are done in person: banking, tax filing, paperwork for moving house, you name it. The My Number ID card, which allows digital verification, moves some of this burden online. But since its launch in 2015, no politician has been able to make it stick — just 15% of the population used it in 2019, partly due to data privacy concerns. In 2022, Kono Taro, Japan’s current Minister for Digital Transformation, renewed the effort. It’s since been a rocky ride. Here, we chart the ups and downs — which have culminated in damaged poll numbers and an official investigation. August 2022 Meet the new boss Kono, a Twitter-friendly politician previously lauded for speeding up a slow Covid-19 vaccine rollout, […]
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