{
  "id": 3375775,
  "title": "My Number App Launches With Integrated ID Verification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/my-number-app-launches-with-integrated-id-verification",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:47:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150514.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 25, Japan's Digital Agency introduced the My Number App, a new smartphone application that merges identity verification and administrative procedures in one platform. This app consolidates the functionalities of the previous Myna Portal app, primarily used for government processes, and the Digital Authentication App, which previously handled identity verification for public and private services. By integrating these services, users can now manage both their administrative tasks and required identity checks without needing multiple applications. Existing users of the Myna Portal can seamlessly transition to the My Number App by updating their current version, while new users can download it directly from any app store. Weather updates indicated that Typhoon No. 18, which had caused disruptions and rough conditions on August 26, was moving away from Okinawa and the Amami Islands but still posed risks to Okinawa's main island and Amami Oshima, with potential downpours, strong winds, and waves reaching over six meters. Other news covered unusual illegal dumping incidents involving approximately 39 kilograms of sliced bread in Tottori Prefecture, an 85-year-old couple's generous donation of 400 million yen to Osaka City for a large Myaku-Myaku statue, Lawson's decision to reduce the price of its onigiri rice balls by 10 yen starting September 29, and the establishment of a temporary police station in the whaling town of Taiji due to the upcoming annual drive hunt for whales and dolphins on September 1. Additionally, the government maintained its strategy of subsidizing gasoline prices at around 170 yen per liter, while plans were underway to repurpose low-radioactivity soil from Fukushima's decontamination efforts at government offices in Saitama and Sendai. The GX Promotion Organization had invested 3 billion yen in two startups focused on nuclear fusion and plastic recycling, with the goal of increasing investments to around 20 billion yen to promote advanced decarbonization technologies. The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has also started discussions about potential reductions in postal services due to ongoing losses in the postal business and a significant decline in letters and New Year's cards. Meanwhile, Russia's military exercises near the Northern Territories sparked concern from Japan, leading to a call by the Japanese foreign minister regarding Russia's increasing military presence in the area. Finally, Japan's government considered abolishing the Cool Japan Fund, a joint public-private investment program aimed at expanding Japanese cultural influence abroad, due to its accumulated losses of 54 billion yen.",
  "summary": "Japan's Digital Agency launched a new smartphone app on August 25 that combines identity verification and administrative procedures, allowing users to access both government and participating private-sector services through a single application. (News On Japan)",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}