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The DPA Activity Tracker provides our latest information on developments in legislatures, judiciaries and the executive branches of G20, EU member states and Switzerland.

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adopted

Guidelines on Roles Expected of Cyber Infrastructure Providers under Basic Act on Cybersecurity

Latest event Date: 2026-03-31 outline adoption

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and National Cybersecurity Office released guidelines on roles expected of cyber infrastructure providers

On 31 March 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the National Cybersecurity Office (NCO) released guidelines on the roles expected of cyber infrastructure providers. The guidelines were developed by the Study Group on the Rol…

Implementer
Japan
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Cybersecurity regulation
Economic activity infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases, infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment, infrastructure provider: other
adopted

Singapore-Japan Memorandum of Cooperation on mutual recognition of IoT cybersecurity labelling schemes

Latest event Date: 2026-03-18 treaty adoption

Singapore and Japan signed memorandum of cooperation on mutual recognition of IoT cybersecurity labelling schemes

On 18 March 2026, Singapore and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on the mutual recognition of Internet-of-Things (IoT) cybersecurity schemes. Under the MoC, smart devices certified under Japan's Japan Cyber STAR (JC-STAR) scheme and Si…

Implementer
JapanSingapore
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Cybersecurity regulation
Economic activity technological consumer goods
adopted

Japan-Singapore Memorandum of Cooperation on mutual recognition of Internet of Things cybersecurity schemes

Latest event Date: 2026-03-18 treaty adoption

Japan and Singapore adopted Memorandum of Cooperation on mutual recognition of Internet of Things cybersecurity schemes

On 18 March 2026, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to mutually recognise their Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity labelling schemes. The arrangement app…

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JapanSingapore
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Cybersecurity regulation
Economic activity technological consumer goods
in force

Amendment of Copyright Act (No. 33 of 2023)

Latest event Date: 2024-01-01 law implementation

Provisions on internal transmission and damages calculation in Amendment of Copyright Act enter into force

On 1 January 2024, specified provisions of the Act to Partially Amend the Copyright Act (Act No. 33 of 2023) enter into force. The provisions amend Article 42 and introduce Articles 41-2 and 42-2, permitting the reproduction and public transmission …

Implementer
Japan
Policy area Intellectual property
Policy or regulatory element Copyright protection regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
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