Japan PPC News

PPC Japan Releases Global Cross-Border Data Strategy

The Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) of Japan has published its Global Cross-Border Data Strategy, effective 1 April 2026, outlining three pillars for international personal information protection and cross-border data transfer. The strategy prioritises expanding mutual adequacy arrangements with the EU and UK to cover academia and the public sector, promoting the Global CBPR Forum certification system, and developing Global Model Contractual Clauses (MCCs) in cooperation with like-minded jurisdictions. The PPC will also strengthen bilateral cooperative relationships through new Memoranda of Cooperation and support personal information protection legislation development in the Asia-Pacific region.

System Reform Policy under the Triennial Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information

The Personal Information Protection Commission held its 347th meeting on January 9, 2026, and decided on the System Reform Policy under the Triennial Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. The approved policy outlines reform measures to Japan's personal information protection framework, with supporting documents available in English (outline) and Japanese (outline and original text). Organizations processing personal information in Japan should monitor for implementation details.