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Japan amended its privacy law (APPI) in July 2026: first administrative fines, rules for children's and face data, an AI and statistics exception, contractor duties, and new crimes.
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How Japan's privacy law requires companies to report data breaches: the four triggers, the 3–5 day and 30/60-day deadlines, contractors, notifying people, and the 2026 amendment.
Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission warns large data holders, previews tougher guidance including phishing-resistant MFA, and flags API abuse.
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Japan's cabinet approved a bill on October 16, 2026 letting designated police officers remotely access devices used by criminal groups and copy data from encrypted apps, with a judge's permit. What the bill says, and the risks.