two cases in which ID cards were erroneously issued to people with the same names as the intended recipients. So, they got each others cards, instead of the one's they were supposed to be issued?

NAGOYA -- The Nagoya Municipal Government announced Oct. 15 that the "My Number" national ID cards of 245 residents were invalidated as of the previous day due to a glitch with the Basic Resident ...

A sign announcing a My Number card project offering shopping points worth up to 20,000 yen is seen at the Higashinada Ward Office in Kobe on Sept. 12, 2022. (Mainichi/Atsuko Nakata) The Mainichi ...