Amendment Bill of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information

Author: Oki Mori, Tomoharu Hagiwara, Naoki Fukumoto (Co-author)

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Publisher: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Journal / Book: NO&T Japan Legal Update No.21 (March, 2020)

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I. Introduction
On March 10, 2020, a Bill to Amend Part of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the “Amendment Bill”) was submitted to the Japanese Diet. The main provisions of Amendment Bill shall come into force within two years from the date of promulgation of the amendment.

The following is the outline of contents of the Amendment Bill which are expected to have a significant impact on ongoing business practices.

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