Regarding My Number Card, which has the issue of increasing the penetration rate, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications started sending applications with QR codes that can be applied on smartphones in earnest from January, and the number of applications is increasing rapidly. As of the end of the month, the number exceeded 45 million, accounting for about 36% of the total population.
Although the penetration rate of My Number Card continues to be sluggish, the number of applications has increased due to the introduction of the "Mina Point" system, which returns points worth up to 5,000 yen, and the number of applications since May last year has been around 1.5 million every month. It was changing.
Then, when the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications began sending applications with QR codes to people who do not have a card in earnest in January, the number of applications increased further, and in February it was 3.38 million. In March, the number of cases reached 6.86 million, a record high for the second consecutive month.
As a result, the total number of applications as of the end of last month was 45.49 million, which is about 36% of the total population.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is working on further dissemination measures, such as extending the application deadline for cards that are a condition for granting "minor points" until the end of this month. Aiming to reach almost all the people, we will work to further promote applications. "