Navigating the Digital Privacy Waters Japans Act on the Protection of Personal Information APPI

Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), updated in 2020, sets a stringent standard for personal data protection, affecting both domestic and international businesses, including tech startups. With its focus on cross-border data transfers, anonymized data, and rights of data subjects, tech startups must ensure that their policies comply not only with APPI but also with international data protection laws to operate successfully in Japan and globally.

Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), updated in 2020, sets a stringent standard for personal data protection, affecting both domestic and international businesses, including tech startups. With its focus on cross-border data transfers, anonymized data, and rights of data subjects, tech startups must ensure that their policies comply not only with APPI but also with international data protection laws to operate successfully in Japan and globally.

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