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Regulatory · 4 December 2025

Japan's PPC updates guidance on cross-border transfers

Revised guidance clarifies the information that must be provided to individuals before transferring personal data outside Japan.

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What changed

Business operators must explain the recipient country's data protection framework and the measures the recipient takes. The PPC also refined expectations for leakage incident reporting timelines.

Why this is marked medium impact

Narrower or procedural effect, or a change that only bites in specific circumstances. Impact is our editorial read of scope, not a legal opinion on how the change affects you.

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