Japan: Parliament adopted Act on Prevention of Damage Caused by Wrongful Acts against Important Computers
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Parliament adopted Act on Prevention of Damage Caused by Wrongful Acts against Important Computers
On 16 May 2025, the Japanese Diet adopted the Act on Prevention of Damage Caused by Wrongful Acts against Important Computers. The Act applies to special critical infrastructure operators, telecommunications carriers, and other users of telecommunic…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases, infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment, infrastructure provider: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-02-07
under deliberation
2025-03-18
under deliberation
2025-05-16
adopted