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Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003, as amended 2022)

Governs the handling, use, and protection of personal information by businesses and government in Japan.

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Rules extracted

180

Obligations decomposed

6.9x

Avg obligations per rule

🇯🇵 Japan

Jurisdiction

About this regulation

Japan's comprehensive personal information protection law, originally enacted in 2003 and substantially amended in 2020/2022. The 2022 amendments strengthened data breach reporting obligations, enhanced cross-border transfer requirements, introduced pseudonymously processed information, increased penalties to JPY 100 million per violation, and expanded extraterritorial application. Administered by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC). Applies to all business operators handling personal information databases in Japan and, extraterritorially, to foreign operators handling Japanese residents' data.

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Extracted

Rules

Decomposed

180

Obligations

6.9x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 6.9 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 180 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in APPI is scored across independent risk dimensions:

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title: Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003, as amended 2022)
Regulatory body: Personal Information Protection Commission
Jurisdiction: 🇯🇵 Japan
Document type: statute
Effective date: April 1, 2022
Issuing authority: National Diet of Japan — Personal Information Protection Commission
Industry: Privacy & Data Protection
Official source: View source document ↗

Who this applies to

business operators handling personal informationcorporationsforeign operators (extraterritorial)

Key requirements

purpose specification
restriction on use
proper acquisition
security control measures
third-party provision restrictions
cross-border transfer requirements
breach notification to PPC
individual rights (access, correction, deletion)
anonymously/pseudonymously processed information

Frequently asked questions about APPI

What is APPI?

Who does APPI apply to?

APPI applies to business operators handling personal information, corporations, foreign operators (extraterritorial).

How many obligations does APPI contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed APPI into 180 atomic obligations from 26 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of APPI?

The key requirements include: purpose specification, restriction on use, proper acquisition, security control measures, third-party provision restrictions, cross-border transfer requirements, breach notification to PPC, individual rights (access, correction, deletion), anonymously/pseudonymously processed information.

How can I assess my APPI compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 180 APPI obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces APPI?

APPI is enforced in Japan by Personal Information Protection Commission.

When did APPI come into effect?

APPI became effective on April 1, 2022.

What industry does APPI apply to?

APPI is primarily relevant to the Privacy & Data Protection industry. AuditDSS covers 71 regulations in this industry sector.

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