Draft rules amending personal information protection and specific personal information breach reporting rules
個人情報の保護に関する法律施行規則及び行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律第二十九条の四第一項及び第二項に基づく特定個人情報の漏えい等に関する報告等に関する規則の一部を改正する規則（案）の意見募集について
Published: 2026-10-21 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Open · Area: Data / Privacy / AI · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-11-20 17:00 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-23
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Summary
A draft amending the Enforcement Rules of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the rules on reporting leaks of specific personal information under Article 29-4, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures was published for public comment on 2026-10-21. The stated comment deadline is 2026-11-20 17:00 JST; the listed contact is the Personal Information Protection Commission Secretariat (Personal Information Protection System Office).
Business Impact
Entities handling personal information or subject to specific personal information breach-reporting rules may be affected by the proposed amendments, but the listing does not describe the changes to their requirements.
Recommended Action
Review of the official Japanese draft could clarify which provisions would change and whether personal information handling or specific personal information breach-reporting procedures may be affected.