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2023: Digital Passport Project Failure
On June 30, 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan reported serious security problems with the Fujitsu Fenics cloud platform, which is used by government agencies and corporations. In addition, failures were identified when working with Japanese My Number identifiers, which Fujitsu is responsible for issuing. Read more here.
2018: Implementation of an election system using blockchain
Japan An innovative online voting system using technology is being introduced in. blockchain This was reported on September 3, 2018 by the Japanese edition of the Japan Times.
Tsukuba, known as Japan's research center, became the first city in the Rising Sun country to trial the new system. So far, the municipal authorities are using it to select the most interesting proposals for citizens for socially significant projects.
A person can vote for a particular item using a computer display. First, to confirm your identity, the voter must place the "My Number" identification card with a 12-digit number (Japanese analogue of the social security number and TIN) in the reader. Blockchain technology is used to prevent falsification and reading of voting data.
Tsukuba Mayor Tatsuo Igarashi praised the innovative system. After the vote, he said that he expected a much more complicated procedure, but in fact everything turned out to be as simple as possible.
At the same time, Japan Times observers became aware of some technical problems. In particular, several people forgot their passwords for voting, which is why they could not cast their votes. In addition, during the procedure, it was difficult to understand whether the voice was taken into account or not.
In a commentary to the publication, Professor of Tohoku University Kazunori Kawamura noted that due to fear of mistakes, it will be difficult for administrative bodies and election commissions of the country to introduce this kind of voting system. According to the expert, first the new technology must prove its reliability, for which it can be tested when organizing voting for Japanese citizens living outside the country.[1]
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