Update on Recent Amendments to Data Protection Regulations in Japan – Outline of the Proposed Amendment of the Cabinet Order and the PPC Rules for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information –

I. Introduction
On June 12, 2020, the Amendment Act of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was promulgated (the “Amendment Act”) and shall enter into full force by June 2022. Many of the provisions of the Amendment Act have been delegated to relevant subordinate regulation, such as the Cabinet Order and the Rules of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan (the “PPC”).

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