Laws and Policies
NOTE: Only the original Japanese texts of the laws and regulations have legal effect, and the translations are to be used solely as reference materials to aid in the understanding of Japanese laws and regulations.
- Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Consolidated text as of April 1, 2023. All the amended Acts entered into full force.)
- Act on the Protection of Personal Information
Act on the Protection of Personal Information（December 2016, ver.2) (PDF : 207KB) 
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Cabinet Order
- Amendment to the Cabinet Order to Enforce the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (PDF : 205KB)
Commission Rules
- Enforcement Rules for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (PDF : 71KB)
- Supplementary Rules under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information for the Handling of Personal Data Transferred from the EU and the United Kingdom based on an Adequacy Decision (PDF : 148KB)
Notice, Guidelines, etc.
- The PPC Secretariat Report on Anonymously Processed Information (PDF : 3800KB)
Materials
- Overview of Act on the Protection of Personal Information (PDF : 738KB)
- Current Legal Framework of the Protection of Personal Information (PDF : 54KB)
- Handling of personal data for preventing the spread of Novel-Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease
- Personal Information Protection Commission’s view on effective use of contact tracing App to help deal with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
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