The Day I Said, “I Choose Not to Carry That Card”

In Japan, a single ID card system is being pushed as something convenient and necessary.

But what happens when health insurance, personal information, public services, and daily procedures become connected to one card?

This essay is my personal refusal.

I do not carry it.

I do not own it.

I refuse to have it.

A sharp, personal essay from Japan about digital ID, social pressure, personal data, and the right to say no.