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Draft Notice Amending General Guidelines under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information

個人情報の保護に関する法律についてのガイドライン(通則編)の一部を改正する告示(案)等に関する意見募集について

Published: 2026-10-29 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Open · Area: Data / Privacy / AI · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-11-27 23:59 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-29

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AI summary

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Summary

A draft Notice partially amending the Guidelines on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (General Rules), together with related proposals, was published for public comment on 2026-10-29. The stated comment deadline is 2026-11-27 23:59 JST; the listed responsible office is the Personal Information Protection Commission Secretariat (Monitoring and Supervision Office).

Business Impact

Businesses handling personal information may be affected by proposed changes to the general guidelines, but the metadata does not identify the provisions or practices concerned.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese consultation materials could clarify the proposed guideline changes, the scope of the related proposals, and the stated comment deadline.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-10-29 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) 個人情報の保護に関する法律についてのガイドライン(通則編)の一部を改正する告示(案)等に関する意見募集について (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-11-27 — Public comment deadline (2026-11-27 23:59 JST) (this update) Original Japanese source

What happens next

General procedure: after a consultation closes, the ministry usually publishes the comments received and its responses, and may then adopt the instrument, possibly revised, or not adopt it. This dashboard has not yet matched a promulgated instrument with exactly this name. This is not a forecast of the outcome.