Reed Smith LLP | European Union, Japan | 28 Jan 2019
On 23 January 2019, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision for Japan, with immediate effect. The decision certifies Japan as having a…
Reed Smith LLP | Japan | 2 Jun 2014
In recent weeks, Japanese data protection and privacy law has seen developments in two areas: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)…
Reed Smith LLP | Japan | 5 Jun 2013
On May 10, the Japanese Government released a report regarding the use of personal information in Big Data applications (available in Japanese). This…
Reed Smith LLP | Japan | 27 Mar 2013
As part of the new Japan Revitalisation Programme, Japanese authorities plan to prepare and publish guidelines on anonymisation of personal data. The…