Get the latest tech news
Japan to popularize online birth registration by FY 2026
The Japanese government plans to popularize the use of online birth registration from fiscal 2026 at the earliest, no longer requiring physical submission of necessary documents to a municipal governm
Under the new system, local governments will be able to receive birth certificates in a digital form directly from medical institutions starting as early as fiscal 2026. From August, the Justice Ministry will allow online birth registration via a central government website while eliminating the digital signature requirement and allowing parents of newborns to upload a photo of the birth certificate as long as governments of their municipalities have a system in place to accept it. About 20 percent of responses in a survey conducted last year by the Children and Families Agency on the burden of childbirth were related to the registration procedure, and there were many voices calling for the introduction of electronic submission.
Or read this on r/technology
