Japan: Data protection measures in Enforcement Rules for the amended Japan Act on Protection of Personal Information

Progress

Current status
adopted
24 Mar 2021 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

24 Mar 2021
adopted

Adopted Enforcement Rules for the amended Act on Protection of Personal Information

The Personal Information Protection Commission issues the Enforcement Rules for the amended APPI. The enforcement rules specify rules for data breach notification, data pseudonymization, provision of data to third parties, cross-border data transfer…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority