An increasing number of residents across Japan have been voluntarily returning their Individual Number Card, known more popularly as the My Number Card, since June as a spate of errors and privacy ...

As a freelancer in Japan, administrative tasks can be nightmarish at times. But that statement no longer applies to my taxes. This year, I was pleasantly surprised to discover I could pay them online ...

This illustration shows a My Number individual identification card. Japan's Diet has enacted a set of bills to revise laws related to the "My Number" individual identification system, expanding the ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Supreme Court ruled that the "My Number" individual identification system, which integrates the management of information related to social security, taxes and other procedures, is ...