BREAKING
Japan Passes AI Data Law
No-Consent Carve-Out for AI
Path Through the Diet
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Cabinet Apr 7
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Lower house May 26
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Committee Jul 8
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Enacted Jul 10
Deregulation and Tightening
Loosening
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No-consent data for AI
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Publicly available sensitive info
Tightening
New
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First surcharge system
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Under-16 protection
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Biometric data rules
Concerns Over Sensitive Data
Enforcement Expected 2028
AI NEWS BLITZ
Japan's revised personal data law passed the upper house on July 10, 2026.