The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Japan

Digital ID System

DPI-like

My Number Card

Governing entity: Digital Agency
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: Both
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: NA
URL: https://www.kojinbango-card.go.jp
Last Updated: 25/06/25
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: YES
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: YES
Relationship with feeder documents: NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available: YES
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: YES
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: YES
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: YES

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

BOJ-NET and ZenginNet

Payment system type: Interbank payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2016- 1 B
Annual volume of transactions: 2016- 6.4 M
Cost of transactions: RTGS system, does not operate 24/7
Number of participants: 2016- > 500, 2016- >500
Types of transactions supported: P2P, B2B, P2M, G2P
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://www.boj.or.jp
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: NO
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

DPI-like

Government Interoperability Framework

Base technical architecture: NA
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: Digital Agency
Coordination unit: Digital Agency
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public
Ownership: Public
URL: https://www.digital.go.jp
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: YES
Scalable architecture: YES
Audit mechanism: YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: YES
Enrolment and participation information: YES
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: NA