The government on Monday launched a national resident registry network that encodes people's personal information and gives everyone an 11-digit number. But glitches emerged, some municipalities refused to go online and critics cried "Big Brother."
After Juki Net was launched in the morning, the computer systems for at least 14 municipalities experienced trouble, which prevented some from accessing the network, according to a survey conducted by Kyodo News.
The 14 included the city of Osaka, the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture; the village of Yamada, Toyama Prefecture; and the city of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture.