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Japan Plans to Link My Number ID System With AI Agents via Anthropic's MCP Standard

July 21, 2026 at 09:20 EDT

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Japan's government has outlined plans to connect its My Number identity card with external AI agents through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), envisioning a future in which artificial intelligence completes administrative procedures on citizens' behalf.

FY2026 Digital Society Plan · Japan

Japan Plans to Link the My Number ID Card to AI Agents

The government's priority plan proposes connecting its national identity system to external AI agents via the Model Context Protocol — a future where autonomous software completes administrative procedures on citizens' behalf.

mid-2030s

Target era for routine AI-agent access to public administration

MCP

Open standard released & open-sourced Nov 2024 — the technical linchpin

~FY2029

Next-generation My Number card slated to arrive

How the connection is meant to flow

Citizen

authorizes an agent to act on their behalf

→

AI Agent

connects securely through MCP

→

My Number System

completes public-service procedures

Announced together — a broader ID push

Smartphone integration of the card

A dedicated My Number app

Next-gen card around FY2029

Study of a mobile driver's license

The ambition

Position Japan as an "AI-driven nation," with autonomous agents handling paperwork, fielding inquiries, and supporting policy work.

The open questions

Still only an outline: security, data protection, and how citizens authorize an agent remain undecided, with no technical specs or schedule published.

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