On 19 July 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced that it had adopted a statement on the European Commission’s first review of…

28 January 2023 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention…

Happy Data Protection Day! The 28 January each year is celebrated as Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks…

Upcoming amendments to the Japanese Telecommunications Business Act are intended to bring more foreign companies within the scope of the Act. This will lead…

On 25 April 2018, Japan’s data protection authority published draft guidelines relating to adequacy findings for international personal data transfers from Europe to Japan…

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange CoinCheck confirmed on 26 January 2018 that it has been the victim of a massive hack, resulting in what would appear…

Japan’s Financial Services Agency recently announced plans to cooperate respectively with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and the Monetary Authority of Singapore for the…

1. Global contextAs noted in the IMF’s “Virtual Currencies and Beyond: Initial Considerations” report released in January 2016: “[Virtual currencies (VCs)] offer many potential…

As concerns about privacy and data breaches increase – the allure of big data remains untarnished. For those of you who may be unfamiliar…

As an example of the global trend towards strengthening privacy laws, extensive amendments were introduced to Japan’s data protection law, “The Act on the…