From: Hayashi_Tsuyoshi <take@barrier-free.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 16:09:50 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: MITI began to develop electronic notary system
Message-ID: <199606160406.NAA00481@ns.barrier-free.co.jp>
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A small report.

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Sun Jun 16 JST 1996,
Nihon Keizai Shinbun (called as "Nikkei" in Japan),
Side: 1

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# NOTE: [insufficient] translated and summarized by me.
#
#	[untrusted] ... Because I don't use English very
#	well.  Sorry.  I recommend that you will read a
#	English version of Nikkei Shinbun.

o MITI (Japanese Government's Ministry of International
Trade and Industry) began to develop electronic notary
system with some biggest computer company in Japan;
Hitachi, Nihon I.B.M., NEC and Fujitsu.  Some Japanese
bigger bank (such as Daiichi-Kangyo Bank) will also take
part in it.

o It seems to me (by reading this article) that MITI want
to develop Japan-original technology for the electronic
notary system.

o Milestone of the plan:

 - Misc. preparations for it until the end of 1996.
 - Doing experimental examination in 1997.

# I don't know that 1996/1997 are fiscal year (called
# "(kaikei-)nendo" in Japan) or not.  Japanese fiscal year
# starts April in every year.

o This system will be applied for following term:

 1) submitting of public docments to public offices,
 2) electronic commerce,
 3) electronic publishing,
 4) electronic warehouse service.

o IC card will be used in order to store digital key
information.

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