Basic Resident Registry Network

Basic Resident Registry Network
Type of project National registry
Country Japan
Established 5 August 2002 (2002-08-05)

The Basic Resident Registers Network (住民基本台帳ネットワーク, Jūmin kihon daichō nettowāku) or Juki Net (住基ネット, Jūki netto) is a national registry of Japanese citizens. It was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court of Japan on March 6, 2008[1] amidst strong opposition.

Registry content

The registry contains the following information for each citizen:[2]

  • Name
  • Address
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • An 11-digit individual identification number

Implementation

The initial phase of the network started on August 5, 2002, which implemented, literally, Three statutes for online government and local government executive procedure on June 7, 2003, and full operation on August 25, 2003.[3]

Among more than 1,700 local governments in Japan, only two (Kunitachi, Tokyo and Yamatsuri, Fukushima) have refused to join the network as of May 2009.

The registry is opposed by the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Party, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  2. 1 2 "Opposition seeks postponing resident registry network". Japan Policy & Politics. 2002.
  3. ↑ "Achieving e-Local Government" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
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