My number card has been in operation since January 2016 (2016). Six years have passed this year, but the number of cards issued was 57,311,975 at the end of June, and the issuance rate is stagnant at 45.3%.
Incidentally, the rate in Ibaraki Prefecture is 43.1%, and 43.7% in Ryukesaki City.
As I think I have mentioned before, the reason why it is not widely used is because it has little utility value.
This year, it finally became possible to use the card as a health insurance card, but at first there was a disadvantage that medical fees would be higher if the card was used when receiving insurance treatment. It seems that this was to be reviewed, but as of today, there is no information that it has been revised.
It is said that after 2025 it will be possible to use it as a driver's license, but since it is still a long way off, there are many unknowns, including the benefits.
In the meantime, the second round of myna points has begun.
The previous myna-points were worth up to 5,000 yen depending on the charge to electronic money or the use of credit cards.
The second phase offers 7,500 yen worth of points for linking a health insurance card and a public money receipt account to a my number card, respectively. The application for use as a health insurance card and registration of a public money-receiving account will earn 15,000 yen worth of points.
I had gotten the first round of points last year, but could not apply because my wife's credit card is a family member's credit card, so she could not get the points.
This time, I found out that name-marking e-money cards can be credited with miner points, so I decided to use my most convenient Suica card as a name-marking card and register it for JRE points.
However, here is the problem. I had set the name of my Suica card to alphabet, but when registering for JRE points, I could only use katakana. I had no choice but to go to the Midori-no-madoguchi at Ryukesaki-shi station and have my name changed to katakana.
I have successfully registered as a JRE point member and also completed the application for mynaporepoints.
Now my wife will be awarded 20,000 yen worth of points. That's good for a little spending money.
