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Japan: Introduction of 2020 amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information including data protection rules

Policy overview

Description

Introduction of 2020 amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information including data protection rules

On 10 March 2020, the Amendment Act of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was introduced in the National Diet of Japan. The Amendment contains rules on both domestic data protection and cross-border data transfers. Regarding data prot…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2020-03-10
under deliberation

On 10 March 2020, the Amendment Act of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was introd…

2020-06-05
adopted

On 5 June 2020, the amendment of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was adopted. The…

2020-12-12
in force

On 12 December 2020, the increased penalties of the amendment to the Act on the Protection of Perso…

2021-10-01
in force

On 1 October 2021, the restriction of cases when providers may make use of an opt-out provision for…

2022-04-01
in force

On 1 April 2022, the remaining provisions of the amended Act on the Protection of Personal Informat…

Key regulatory dimensions

Regulated subjects

The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type Private organisation
Economic activity cross-cutting
Category All

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
personal data (all forms): data collection
personal data (all forms): storage (any form)
personal data (all forms): data processing
personal data (all forms): transfer: cross-border
personal data: information that is publicly available: data processing
personal data: information that is publicly available: transfer (any destination)

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.

personal data (all forms): data collection

personal data (all forms): storage (any form)

personal data (all forms): data processing

personal data (all forms): transfer: cross-border

personal data: information that is publicly available: data processing

personal data: information that is publicly available: transfer (any destination)