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Joint press statement by Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection and Ohshima Shuhei, Commissioner of the Personal Information Protection of Japan (PDF : 95KB)open pdf in a new window

Global Strategy of the Personal Information Protection Commission(Mar 26. 2025) (PDF : 252KB)open pdf in a new window

As part of Japan Privacy Week, we will be holding an international event on Wednesday 27 November. (Registration for participation the event is now open.)

Joint press statement for the meeting between Chairperson Shizuo Fujiwara of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and Vice President Vera Jourová of the European Commission (responsible for Values and Transparency) (PDF : 206KB)open pdf in a new window

Global Strategy of the Personal Information Protection Commission (Mar 27. 2024)リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます

Memorandum of Cooperation between the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and the Information Commissioner for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation in the Personal Information Protection- (PDF : 254KB)open pdf in a new window

G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable - Communiqué -リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます

G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable -Public Event-

Privacy Awareness Week 2023 (29th May- 4th June) リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます

Global Strategy of the Personal Information Protection Commission (Mar 29. 2023)リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます

Joint Press Statement on the conclusion of the first review of the Japan-EU mutual adequacy arrangement (PDF : 117KB)open pdf in a new window

Act on the Protection of Personal Information(Consolidated text as of April 1, 2023. All the amended Acts entered into full force.)

The 3rd G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable (Feb 1. 2023)

Autumn conferment of Decoration (Nov 3. 2022)

Global Strategy of the Personal Information Protection Commission (Mar 30. 2022)

Privacy Awareness Week 2022 (30th May - 5th June)

Privacy Awareness Week 2021 (18th - 24th October)

Act on the Protection of Personal Information(The amended Act fully put into effect on April 1, 2022)

Updates on the Commission Members

Promulgation of the Amendment Act of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc. (12th June, 2020)

Handling of personal data for preventing the spread of Novel-Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease (Partial amendment , May 15, 2020 )

Personal Information Protection Commission’s view on effective use of contact tracing App to help deal with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Cabinet Decision on the Amendment Bill of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc.

Act on the Protection of Personal Information "The Every-Three-Year Review" Outline of the System Reform

The framework for mutual and smooth transfer of personal data between Japan and the European Union has come into force

Hosting a work shop as the side event of the 40th ICDPPC

Final agreement on building the framework for mutual and smooth transfer of personal data between Japan and the European Union

Meeting between Commissioner Kumazawa and Jourová

Progress on Development of Global Framework of Personal Data Flow (July.2020)

Handling of personal data for preventing the spread of Novel-Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease (Partial amendment , May 15, 2020 )

Personal Information Protection Commission’s view on effective use of contact tracing App to help deal with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます

The amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information is put into full effect on May 30, 2017.

Attention! Entities who use My Number DO NOT ask you for My Number by phone. (PDF : 27KB)open pdf in a new window