Japanese municipalities will issue every registered resident a 12 digit number known as My Number according to the new legal initiative of “My Number (individual ID) Law” by Oct 2015 Companies will be required to keep and manage My Number information for employees and their family member. A company will ensure that the employee’ s data is used only for the purpose for which it is collected. It will be kept no longer than required and that there are appropriate technical and organizational measures in place to protect employee’s data against destruction, loss or any form of unlawful processing, and always in compliance with Article 12 of the Number Act concerning security control measures.