AI Adoption: Japan Eases Its Personal Data Rules
Japan is making a major bet on AI and is loosening its personal data rules to support it. The cabinet approved amendments under which, in a number of cases, individuals' consent will not be required when data is used for statistics and certain AI tasks. Oversight is not being removed, however. Rules for biometric data, minors and violators are being tightened, and the changes will not take effect immediately: they must first pass through parliamentary procedures.
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AI adoption in business is set to speed up in Japan: on April 7, 2026, the cabinet approved amendments to the personal information protection law that make it easier to use personal data for AI development.
What rules changed in Japan for AI?
The consent of the data subject is no longer required if personal data is used to create statistics or for AI development (according to the amendments of April 7, 2026).
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