Data & Privacy

Yes, you can request a company in Japan to disclose your personal information under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). The company must respond within 30 days.

Yes, you can request deletion of your personal data from businesses in Japan under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), subject to certain exceptions.

Yes, you can demand removal of your personal information posted without consent on a forum under Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). Operators must comply unless an exception applies.

To file a complaint with the Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) in Japan, submit it online via the PPC’s official portal or by mail/fax using their designated form; no fee is required.

Yes, you can request cessation of data use under Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), and businesses must comply without unjustifiable delay.

Yes, consent is generally required to provide personal information to third parties in Japan, unless an exception under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information applies.

Yes, the purpose of use can be changed in Japan, but only with prior approval from the relevant administrative authority and under strict conditions set by law.

Under Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), businesses must ensure personal data is accurate and up-to-date to the extent necessary for its intended use.

The opt-out notification system in Japan is a legal mechanism that allows individuals to refuse receipt of unsolicited commercial emails or calls by registering their contact information in a government-designated registry.

In Japan, businesses must report personal data breaches to the Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) without delay if the breach poses a risk of harm to individuals’ rights or interests. Notification to affected individuals is also required in certain cases.

In Japan, businesses handling personal information must implement appropriate security measures to prevent leaks, loss, or damage, as required by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI).

Violations of Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) can result in criminal penalties including imprisonment up to 1 year or fines up to ¥500,000 — or both — for unauthorized disclosure or improper acquisition of personal information.

Special care-required personal information in Japan refers to personal data that could lead to unfair discrimination, prejudice, or other disadvantages if mishandled — including race, creed, social status, medical history, criminal record, and more.

Yes, Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) imposes special rules for children’s personal data, requiring parental consent for collection from minors under 18 and stricter handling obligations.

Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) requires consent or an adequate level of protection before transferring personal data overseas, with specific safeguards for transfers to third parties.

In Japan, violating communication secrecy is a criminal offense punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine of up to ¥1 million under the Penal Code.

The sender information disclosure procedure in Japan is a legal process under the Act on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail that allows recipients of unsolicited commercial emails to request and obtain the sender’s name, address, and contact details.

In Japan, employers must obtain employee consent, implement appropriate security measures, limit data use to necessary purposes, and appoint a responsible person for personal information handling under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI).

GDPR is the EU’s strict data privacy law with broad extraterritorial reach and heavy fines; APPI is Japan’s data protection law, less prescriptive on consent and enforcement, and aligned with GDPR for adequacy but with key differences in scope, consent rules, and breach notification timelines.

The Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) regulates AI profiling by treating it as 'profiling' under its definition of 'automated processing', requiring consent, impact assessments, and safeguards for sensitive data.

Japan balances big data and privacy primarily through the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), which regulates collection, use, and sharing of personal data while allowing anonymized data processing under strict conditions.

Yes, cookies can qualify as personal information under Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) if they can identify a specific individual, either directly or when combined with other information.

Anonymously processed information is personal data that has been irreversibly anonymized so that individuals cannot be identified, and it is no longer regulated as personal information under Japan’s APPI.

Pseudonymized information in Japan is personal data where identifiers are replaced with pseudonyms, but can still be re-identified using additional information. Anonymized information is irreversibly processed so re-identification is impossible.

Yes, security camera footage that captures identifiable individuals is considered personal information under Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI).