It was found that the application system for new foreigners entering Japan was able to view personal information for up to 60,000 people, such as names and passport numbers.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the cause is that the program has already been fixed due to a defect.
The defect was found in the system of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which accepts applications for new entry by foreigners such as international students and technical intern trainees online.
New entry of foreigners excluding tourism resumed from the 1st for the first time in about 3 months, and applications began to be accepted by this system on the 25th of last month, but as of the 28th of last month, the name, date of birth, and passport It means that the personal information for 62,480 people, such as the number and the address of the place of stay, could be viewed.
As a result of investigation by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in response to the indication from the applicant, a defect was found in the program and it was corrected on the night of the day.
It is unlikely that many people have viewed personal information because it was a mechanism that cannot be seen unless it is operated in a different procedure than usual.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "We apologize for the inconvenience. We would like to thoroughly prevent recurrence such as inspections."