AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

JapanJapanStrategy

AI Basic Plan

Sets out the government's plan under the AI Promotion Act for promoting AI research, development, use and trustworthiness, revised in 2026 as a second-phase plan.

AdoptedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawAdopted

Revised AI Basic Plan (second phase) adopted by cabinet decisionJul 14 4 months ago

Body
Cabinet of Japan
Topics
AIGov AI

Timeline

  1. Jul 14 4 months ago

    Revised AI Basic Plan (second phase) adopted by cabinet decision

  2. Jun 19 4 months ago

    Draft revised AI Basic Plan released for public comment

  3. Dec 23, 2025 10 months ago

    First AI Basic Plan adopted by cabinet decision

Japan
JapanAct No. 56 of 2026

Act on the Protection of Personal Information Amendment

Amends Japan's personal information law to allow data sharing without consent for statistics and AI development, strengthen protections for children under 16 and facial feature data, and introduce administrative surcharges for serious violations.

In force
New York
New Yorkunverified

RAISE Act 2.0

The proposed legislation would give regulators expanded authority to scrutinize artificial intelligence model development and require independent audits.

Proposed

Change log

  • AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

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