The Japanese government will no longer issue health insurance cards from Monday, instead integrating them with My Number cards. The health ministry said people with current health insurance cards that ...

Previously standard national health insurance cards will expire in Japan as of the end of December 1, 2025, as Japan makes its transition to the use of My Number cards incorporating health insurance ...

A device used to read My Number ID cards used as health insurance cards is seen at the NTT Medical Center Tokyo private hospital in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Nov. 9, 2021. Holders are identified using ...

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." ...

This photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, shows a poster giving notice of the expiration of existing health insurance cards. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Tuesday fully transitioned to a system ...

The health ministry canceled the integration of health insurance cards with the My Number Card in five cases after municipal officials carried out the required steps on behalf of the cardholders ...

Japan on Tuesday started a service that allows certain functions of the My Number personal identification card to be installed on Apple's iPhones. Through biometric authentication, iPhone users can ...

The central government will allow major functions of the My Number personal identification card to be available on iPhones from June 24, digital transformation minister Masaaki Taira said Friday.