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Article: Personal Information Protection Law in Japan.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- November 10, 2005
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The Personal Information Protection Act (Law No. 57 of 2003) (hereinafter referred to as "Act"), which was promulgated on May 23, 2003, became fully effective on April 1, 2005, as to the private sector.1 The Act aims to "protect the rights and interests of individuals while taking consideration of the usefulness of personal information, in view of a remarkable increase in the use of personal information due to development of the advanced information and communications society" (Article 1).
It is very important to note that the Act constitutes only a part of Japan's privacy regulatory framework. The Act outlines only general requirements and obligations, leaving ...