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OpenID Connect Has Been Published as ISO/IEC 26131 and Subsequent Standards
OpenID Connect has been published as ISO/IEC 26131–26139, as listed below. There are no substantive changes from what has already been published on the OpenID Foundation website. T…
My Number Health Insurance Card Coming to Smartphones in Spring 2025
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced plans to begin making the My Number Health Insurance Card available on smartphones around spring 2025. The new system is ex…
Google Announces Passport Support in Google Wallet: A New Era of Digital ID Enabled by Google Wallet
On September 12, 2024 U.S. time (September 13 Japan time), Google announced that U.S. passports can be added to Google Wallet. In recent years, digitalization has advanced in every…
“My Number Driver’s License” to Be Introduced in 25 on March: One-Stop Address Changes and Online Renewal Courses
The integration of driver’s licenses and My Number Cards will soon become a reality. This groundbreaking change could have a major impact on our daily lives. Under a new poli…
Notification of Furigana for Family Registers Is Due by May 26, 2026; Without Notification, the Municipal Mayor Will Record Furigana Ex Officio
On September 10, 2024, the Cabinet decided that the amended Family Register Act providing for furigana in family registers will take effect on May 26, 2025. This will bring prepara…
Announcement: Reading Group for the Second Public Draft of NIST SP 800-63-4 Digital Identity Guidelines (2)
The reading group for NIST SP 800-63-4 2pd, session 2, will be held on September 6 (Friday) from 9 p.m. This time, we will read the unlettered identity model together with Part C,…
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