{"id":37873,"date":"2026-08-17T11:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/?p=37873"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:54:31","slug":"japans-new-furusato-resident-system-could-accelerate-regional-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/gov-tech\/japans-new-furusato-resident-system-could-accelerate-regional-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u65b0\u305f\u306a\u300c\u3075\u308b\u3055\u3068\u5c45\u4f4f\u5236\u5ea6\u300d\u306f\u3001\u5730\u65b9\u306e\u30c7\u30b8\u30bf\u30eb\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30e1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3092\u52a0\u901f\u3055\u305b\u308b\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Japan is taking another step toward using digital technology to address one of its most persistent challenges: the decline of regional populations. Kayac, a Japan-based technology and creative company, has been selected to support the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) in a model project for the country&rsquo;s new Furusato Resident Registration System. The initiative could create new opportunities for technology companies, local businesses and municipalities as Japan looks to build stronger connections between people and regions outside their usual place of residence.<\/p><p>The Furusato Resident Registration System is designed to create what Japan calls &ldquo;related populations&rdquo; &mdash; people who may not live in a particular region but maintain an ongoing relationship with it. 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process.<\/p><p>\u81ea\u6cbb\u4f53\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306f\u3001\u3053\u308c\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5730\u57df\u306b\u95a2\u5fc3\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u4eba\u3005\u304b\u3001\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6d3b\u52d5\u304c\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u60f9\u304d\u3064\u3051\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u3067\u306e\u95a2\u4e0e\u304c\u6700\u7d42\u7684\u306b\u5b9f\u969b\u306e\u53c2\u52a0\u306b\u3064\u306a\u304c\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u3092\u3001\u3088\u308a\u6df1\u304f\u7406\u89e3\u3059\u308b\u624b\u304c\u304b\u308a\u3068\u306a\u308b\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u3001Smout\u306f\u3001\u5730\u57df\u306e\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u3092\u516c\u958b\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3001\u53c2\u52a0\u5e0c\u671b\u8005\u3068\u76f4\u63a5\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3092\u53d6\u3063\u305f\u308a\u3001\u30c0\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u30dc\u30fc\u30c9\u3092\u901a\u3058\u3066\u30e6\u30fc\u30b6\u30fc\u306e\u95a2\u5fc3\u3092\u5206\u6790\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e\u30c4\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u63d0\u4f9b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p><h3>What It Means for Japan&rsquo;s Technology 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<a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/gov-tech\/ntt-docomos-ic-chip-identity-checks-signal-a-new-era-for-japans-tech-industry\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NTT Docomo&rsquo;s IC Chip Identity Checks Signal a New Era for Japan&rsquo;s Tech Industry<\/a><\/h4><p>\u6210\u529f\u306f\u3001\u6700\u7d42\u7684\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30c7\u30b8\u30bf\u30eb\u3092\u901a\u3058\u305f\u95a2\u4e0e\u304c\u73fe\u5b9f\u4e16\u754c\u3067\u306e\u53c2\u52a0\u306b\u3064\u306a\u304c\u308b\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6c7a\u307e\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002.<\/p><h3>&nbsp;A Broader Signal for Japan&rsquo;s Digital Future Kayac&rsquo;s involvement highlights a broader trend in Japan:<\/h3><p>\u30c6\u30af\u30ce\u30ed\u30b8\u30fc\u306f\u3001\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u306e\u52b9\u7387\u5316\u3092\u56f3\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e\u30c4\u30fc\u30eb\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u793e\u4f1a\u3084\u5730\u57df\u304c\u62b1\u3048\u308b\u8ab2\u984c\u3092\u89e3\u6c7a\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3001\u307e\u3059\u307e\u3059\u6ce8\u76ee\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3082\u3057 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furusato-tax.jp\/gcf\/\" data-no-translation=\"\">Furusato<\/a> Resident Registration System succeeds, it could become a model for how Japan&rsquo;s technology industry works with government and local businesses to tackle demographic pressures. For technology companies, that means the next major opportunities in Japan may not come exclusively from enterprise software or artificial intelligence. They could also emerge from the digital infrastructure being built to reconnect people with the communities that need them most.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan is taking another step toward using digital technology to address one of its most persistent challenges: the decline of regional populations. Kayac, a Japan-based technology and creative company, has been selected to support the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) in a model project for the country&rsquo;s new Furusato Resident Registration System. The initiative could create new opportunities for technology companies, local businesses and municipalities as Japan looks to build stronger connections between people and regions outside their usual place of residence.The Furusato Resident Registration System is designed to create what Japan calls &ldquo;related populations&rdquo; &mdash; people who may not live in a particular region but maintain an 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