Publication of Interim Report on Review of Japanese Whistleblower Protection Act

The Consumer Affairs Agency’s blue-ribbon Whistleblower Protection System Review Committee (Committee) released its interim report (Report) on the revision of the Whistleblower Protection Act (Act) on 2 September 2024. The Committee has continued discussing revisions to the Act based on the Report since its publication.

This client alert summarizes the Report and offers practical guidance on how to respond to potential revisions to the Act. For an overview of the Act, which went into effect on 1 June 2022, please refer to our previous client alert.