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Living Guide |
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Official
Individual Authentication Service “e-Certificate” To
Be Issued |
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| Official
individual authentication “e-certificate” may be
received at your local ward office. |
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Overview of
Official Individual Authentication Service |
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Official individual
authentication service is a nation-wide unified low-cost
service based on the “law respecting local municipal
authentication service using e-signature” promulgated
in December 2002, which allows citizens to file applications
and register with governmental agencies from their homes
via the internet, and prevents any falsification or bogus
applications by third parties during the transmission process.
To use this official individual authentication service, an
e-certificate issued by the governor of your prefecture is
required. Applicants who are registered in the Basic Residents’ Register
may be issued an “e-certificate” from their local
city, ward, town or village office. (The “e-certificate” is
stored in an IC card [the ones usable at present are Basic
Residents’ Register cards.] ) These “e-certificates” are
valid for a period of three years. However, in case of change
of address, name, etc., they automatically expire.
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"e-Certificate"
Delivery Application |
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| Where
to Apply |
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Ward Office,
Resident Registration Section
(Applications cannot be handled by ward branch offices,
service counters or city halls [main office].) |
| Office
Hours |
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9:00 AM – 5:00
PM on week days
(Not received on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays) |
| Service
Charge |
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500 yen
per item |
| Necessary
items to bring with you |
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Basic
Resident’s Registration Card |
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Official
Photo ID Certificate (Not necessary for persons
holding Basic Resident’s Registration
Card with photo ID.) |
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Persons
not having an Official Photo ID Certificate
should bring an identification document such
as a written “response paper” referring
to the individual or personal health insurance
card. |
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Persons
under 15 years of age and persons having adult wards
shall make application as legal representatives.
In such cases or other cases of legal representatives,
please make an inquiry concerning procedures in advance.
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To file
an application and register from a home PC using
your e-certificate, an exclusive device (IC card
reader-writer) is required |
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Administrative
procedure enabling e-application and registration by
using the official individual authentication service. |
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In Osaka Prefecture,
at present e-application and registration can be made by
using official individual authentication service including
application and registration with the Ministry of Public
Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
(government pensions, etc.), and application and registration
to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (social insurance
related).
Also, it is planned that this service can be used from June
2004 for filing returns with the National Tax Agency. (For
details, see related government agency’s home page.)
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Protection
Measures for Personal Information |
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With official
individual authentication service, strict security measures
are implemented with high-security e-certification stored
in the IC card, etc. Based on the Osaka City ordinance
which protects personal information, restrictions are enforced
on device operations, etc., to conscientiously guard valuable
personal information. |
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