Personal Data Protection Commission: Announces Interim Report of Triennial Review

On 27 June 2024, the Personal Information Protection Commission (“PPC”), Japan’s data protection authority, released the “Interim Report on Considerations for the Triennial Review of the Act on Protection of Personal Information” (the “Interim Report”). The Interim Report summarizes discussions within the PPC on issues surrounding the Act on Protection of Personal Information (“APPI”) from November 2023 to June 2024. The Interim Report is in accordance with amendments made to the APPI in 2020 requiring the PPC to review the provisions of the APPI every three years.

The Interim Report has now been made available for public consultation, after which the PPC will prepare a final report with the aim of amending the APPI in 2025. In this alert, we will introduce key issues which are being discussed in the Interim Report which may have a substantial impact on businesses.