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Japan — AI Governance Cheat Sheet

Asia-Pacific · 6 laws tracked · Refreshed 2026-05-15

Key laws

LawStatusDate
APPIIn force2022-04-01
JP AI Guidelines 2024In force2024-04-19
JP AI Promotion ActIn force2025-06-04
JP Telecom Act (AI Transparency)In force2023-06-01
FSA AI PaperIn force2024-04-01
Japan AI GuidelinesIn force

Articles by topic

  • APPI Art. 17: specification of utilisation purpose of personal information
  • APPI Art. 20(2): prohibition on acquiring special-care-required personal information without prior consent
  • APPI Art. 23: security control measures for personal data
  • APPI Art. 26: mandatory breach notification to PPC and affected individuals (added in 2022 amendment)
  • JP AI Guidelines 2024 Part 1: basic philosophy: human-centric, dignity, diversity and inclusion, sustainability
  • JP AI Guidelines 2024 Part 2: ten common guiding principles for AI business actors (human-centricity, safety, fairness, privacy, security, transparency, accountability, education/literacy, fair competition, innovation)
  • JP AI Guidelines 2024 Part 3: matters specific to AI developers (data quality, model evaluation, documentation)
  • JP AI Guidelines 2024 Part 4: matters specific to AI providers (deployment risk assessment, user information, incident response)