Japan’s Opportunity in the Post-Corona World

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過去にマイナンバー制度を使えないものにする仕組みを作ったり、新型インフルエンザ特別措置法の改正に反対した人たちが、今になってマイナンバー使えねーとか、ロックダウンすべきだ、と言っているのを聞くと、この国に「備え」を求めるのが本当に難しいと感じる。 https://t.co/dl5gDKBbG3

— Kazuto Suzuki (@KS_1013) May 25, 2020

Japan’s Opportunity in the Post-Corona World https://t.co/ohtLOM2nCv @CFR_orgさんから

— mozu (@mozumozumozu) May 25, 2020

The post is authored by Nobumasa Akiyama, a professor of International Politics in the School of International and Public Policy at Hitotsubashi University.

Indeed, the Japanese government seemed very aware of the need to temper the restriction of civil rights and economic activity during this public health crisis. Legally and politically, there is no appetite in Japan for any mandatory enforcement of government personal data policy. This has long been the case. For example, the government’s efforts to establish a national identity system for social security and tax purposes, the My Number system, has only been accepted by 14 percent of the population. It is unlikely that Japanese citizens would accept a policy that allowed their government to track their behavior on their smartphones.

常日頃の日本の議論が海外に紹介されていないから、外国からは、理解のしようもないだろうね。