TOKYO, 12th September, 2024 (WAM) -- Japan is planning to integrate driving licence information with the physical national identification card called ‘My Number’, Kyodo News reported on Thursday.
The move under the revised road traffic law will be implemented from March this year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
While the Japanese government is planning to scrap health insurance cards in December 2024 by integrating them with My Number cards, people will be able to continue holding separate driving licences.
The storage of driving licence information on the microchips on My Number cards will simplify procedures when changing names and addresses. People who have driving licence information stored on My Number cards will pay a lower fee for renewal of their licences.
Under the My Number ID card system launched in 2016, every citizen and foreign resident living in Japan receives a 12-digit number that links various personal data such as tax and social security information.