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Status of Triennial Review
of the Act on the Protection
of Personal Information
(律师 上原 拓也）
I. Introduction
The Act on the Protection of Personal Information
("APPI"),2 which was enacted in 2003, took full effect
in April 2005. It is the core of Japan's data protection
legislative framework. It underwent two major amendments
in 2015 and 2020-2021, which took full effect in May 2017
and April 2023, respectively.
The 2020-2021 amendment required the government to
conduct a triennial review of the status of enforcement of
the APPI and take necessary measures as needed. To fulfill
this requirement to review the law every three years, the
Personal Information Protection Commission ("PPC"),
which was established as the data protection authority of
Japan, has been conducting the first triennial review of the
APPI since November 2023.....(详情请见此处链接）
Out-of-Court Workout Procedures
under the SME Business Revitalization Guidelines
(律师 角野 真美)
I. Introduction
Out-of-court workout procedures are methods by
which a company can restructure its debts or revive its
business through voluntary negotiations with creditors,
without involving the courts. Such private workouts
are characterized by greater flexibility, speed, and
confidentiality compared to formal insolvency proceedings
like bankruptcy or civil rehabilitation proceedings, thereby
minimizing damage to the company's credit and limiting
the impact on its business counterparties....(详情请见此处链接）
