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JapanJapanLawLawAct 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.

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Personal Information Protection Commission adopts its first basic approach for the implementing cabinet orders and commission rulesSep 1611 days ago

Body
National Diet of Japan
Session
221st Diet (special session)
Introduced
Apr 7
In effect since
Jul 172 months ago
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Timeline

  1. Jul 16, 2028 in 1 year

    Remaining provisions scheduled to apply on a date set by cabinet order, no later than this date

  2. Jan 17, 2027 in 3 months

    Further provisions scheduled to apply

  3. Sep 16 11 days ago

    Personal Information Protection Commission adopts its first basic approach for the implementing cabinet orders and commission rules

  4. Jul 31 8 weeks ago

    Personal Information Protection Commission adopts its implementation roadmap

  5. Jul 17 2 months ago

    Promulgated as Act No. 56 of 2026, with some provisions taking effect

  6. Jul 10 2 months ago

    Enacted by the National Diet

  7. Apr 7 5 months ago

    Bill approved by cabinet and submitted to the 221st Diet