Japan: Implemented remaining data protection provisions of 2020 amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information
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Implemented remaining data protection provisions of 2020 amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information
On 1 April 2022, the remaining provisions of the amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information become fully effective. On 24 March 2021, the Japanese government issued the effective date for specific provisions in the amended Act on the 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
2020-06-05
adopted
2020-12-12
in force
2021-10-01
in force