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JapanJapanLawAct 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.
Personal Information Protection Commission adopts its first basic approach for the implementing cabinet orders and commission rulesSep 16 8 weeks ago
- Body
- National Diet of Japan
- Session
- 221st Diet (special session)
- Introduced
- Apr 7
- In effect since
- Jul 173 months ago
- Topics
- PrivacyDataAIBiometrics
Timeline
Jul 16, 2028 in 1 year
Remaining provisions scheduled to apply on a date set by cabinet order, no later than this date
Jan 17, 2027 in 2 months
Sep 16 8 weeks ago
Jul 31 3 months ago
Personal Information Protection Commission adopts its implementation roadmap
Jul 17 3 months ago
Promulgated as Act No. 56 of 2026, with some provisions taking effect
Jul 10 4 months ago
Apr 7 7 months ago
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.