Legislation/law/policy/regulation on personal data protection

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

Evidence of legislation on data privacy and protection refers to laws enacted by governments to safeguard personal information, ensuring its secure and responsible handling by organizations.

Country

Japan

Institution

Digital Agency