This article is wrong. I have no idea why this story is gaining traction again (it originally circulated back in September 2022), but changes have been made since then that make this news inaccurate.
In short, back in April, the anonymity issue was addressed through the deletion of private information from files made available for download by the Japanese Tax Office. This includes name and address, meaning taxpayers will no longer be easily unmasked or identified. The original source is here: https://www.invoice-kohyo.nta.go.jp/news/r04/r04news04.html
This article is wrong. I have no idea why this story is gaining traction again (it originally circulated back in September 2022), but changes have been made since then that make this news inaccurate.
In short, back in April, the anonymity issue was addressed through the deletion of private information from files made available for download by the Japanese Tax Office. This includes name and address, meaning taxpayers will no longer be easily unmasked or identified. The original source is here: https://www.invoice-kohyo.nta.go.jp/news/r04/r04news04.html