Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will add Japan's "My Number" identification card functions to iPhones, Reuters reported, citing a spokesperson for the Japanese government. The request came from Japanese Prime ...

Japan's health insurance system is undergoing change with the invalidation of the old insurance card. Here's what you need to know if you are a resident of Japan. Patient: "I have a My Number Card." ...

Apple has announced that if you live in Japan, you can add your personal number card to your iPhone’s Apple wallet and safely present it face-to-face or on the iOS app. The tech giant will start ...

TOKYO -- Japan stopped issuing dedicated health insurance cards on Dec. 2 as the function is being incorporated into the government-backed "My Number" ID card system. Uptake of the new cards at ...

Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance. As the naming ...

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Japan’s My Number system, introduced with the best of intentions in 2016 to streamline administrative processes and enhance public service efficiency, has unfortunately fallen victim to its creators’ ...

Japan on Tuesday fully transitioned to a system that integrates health insurance card functions into the My Number identification cards, even as challenges remain in expanding its use. While existing ...

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The number of My Number personal identification cards held by individuals in Japan has topped 100 million, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The ministry said that 100,029,804 My Number cards ...

A few weeks ago, Japan’s Digital Minister Kono Taro appeared via video link at the Tallinn Digital Summit – one of the biggest digital government events in the calendar – for the second year in a row.