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Amendments to Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information
Japan's 2026 amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information introduces an administrative fine system and new rules for handling children's personal data and biometric data, affecting both domestic and foreign companies dealing with Japanese individuals' data.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
You must urgently reassess your data handling and compliance frameworks if you serve Japanese customers or process their data. The new fines and data rules turn compliance into market access — ignoring them risks severe penalties.
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1 source · 27 Aug 2026
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data-privacypersonal-informationcompliancebiometric-datachildren-data