title: Basic Resident Registry Network
text: # Basic Resident Registry Network
  
  The Basic Resident Registers Network (住民基本台帳ネットワーク, Jūmin kihon daichō nettowāku) or Juki Net (住基ネット, Jūki netto) is a national registry of Japanese citizens. It was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court of Japan on March 6, 2008 amidst strong opposition.
  
  The percentage of popularization of the smartcard (called Juki-card) is of such a low ratio that there is a strong view amongst the general public that the system will end in failure.
  
  ## Registry content
  
  The registry contains the following information for each citizen:
  
  * Name
  * Address
  * Date of birth
  * Gender
  * An 11-digit individual identification number
  
  ## Implementation
  
  The initial phase of the network started on August 5, 2002, which implemented, literally, Three statutes for online government and local government executive procedure on June 7, 2003, and full operation on August 25, 2003.
  
  Among more than 1,700 local governments in Japan, only two (Kunitachi, Tokyo and Yamatsuri, Fukushima) have refused to join the network as of May 2009.
  
  The registry is opposed by the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Party, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.
  
  