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(Registration for participation the event is now open.)</div> </li>  <li><time datetime="2024-06-20" class="news-date">Jun. 20, 2024</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/files/pdf/240620_press_statement.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="link-text">Joint press statement for the meeting between Chairperson Shizuo Fujiwara of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and Vice President Vera Jourová of the European Commission (responsible for Values and Transparency)</span> <span class="file-size">(PDF : 206KB)</span><img src="/common_module/img/common/icon_pdf.png" alt="open pdf in a new window" class="file-icon" /> </a> </div> </li> <li><time datetime="2024-06-17" class="news-date">Jun. 17, 2024</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/initiatives/" target="_blank"><span class="link-text">Global Strategy of the Personal Information Protection Commission (Mar 27. 2024)</span><img src="/common_module/img/common/icon_blank.png" alt="リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます" class="blank-icon" /></a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2023-10-18" class="news-date">Oct. 18, 2023</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/files/pdf/ico_moc.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="link-text">Memorandum of Cooperation between the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and the Information Commissioner for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation in the Personal Information Protection-</span> <span class="file-size">(PDF : 254KB)</span><img src="/common_module/img/common/icon_pdf.png" alt="open pdf in a new window" class="file-icon" /> </a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2023-07-26" class="news-date">July. 26, 2023</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/conference/g7rt_communique/" target="_blank"><span class="link-text">G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable - Communiqué -</span><img src="/common_module/img/common/icon_blank.png" alt="リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます" class="blank-icon" /></a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2023-06-13" class="news-date">Jun. 13, 2023</time> <div class="news-text">G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable -Public Event-</div> </li> <li><time datetime="2023-05-29" class="news-date">May 29, 2023</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/conferences/PAW2023e/" target="_blank"><span class="link-text">Privacy Awareness Week 2023 (29th May- 4th June) </span><img src="/common_module/img/common/icon_blank.png" alt="リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます" class="blank-icon" /></a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2023-05-10" class="news-date">May 10, 2023</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/initiatives/" target="_blank"><span class="link-text">Global Strategy of the Personal Information Protection Commission (Mar 29. 2023)</span><img src="/common_module/img/common/icon_blank.png" alt="リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます" class="blank-icon" /></a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2023-04-04" class="news-date">Apr 4, 2023</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/files/pdf/0404Press_Statement_en.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="link-text">Joint Press Statement on the conclusion of the first review of the Japan-EU mutual adequacy arrangement <span class="file-size">(PDF : 117KB)</span><img src="/common_module/img/common/icon_pdf.png" alt="open pdf in a new window" class="file-icon" /> </span></a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2023-03-02" class="news-date">Mar 2, 2023</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/legal/">Act on the Protection of Personal Information(Consolidated text as of April 1, 2023. All the amended Acts entered into full force.)</a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2023-02-01" class="news-date">Feb 1, 2023</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/conferences/g7injapan2023_en/">The 3rd G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable (Feb 1. 2023)</a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2022-11-04" class="news-date">Nov 4, 2022</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/2022_Autumn_Contentment_of_Decoration/">Autumn conferment of Decoration (Nov 3. 2022)</a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2022-06-22" class="news-date">June 22, 2022</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/initiatives/">Global Strategy of the Personal Information Protection Commission (Mar 30. 2022)</a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2022-05-27" class="news-date">May 27, 2022</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/conferences/PAW2023e/">Privacy Awareness Week 2022 (30th May - 5th June) </a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2021-10-11" class="news-date">Oct 11, 2021</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/conferences/PAW2021/">Privacy Awareness Week 2021 (18th - 24th October) </a></div> </li> <li><time datetime="2021-06-30" class="news-date">June 30, 2021</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/legal/">Act on the Protection of Personal Information(The amended Act fully put into effect on April 1, 2022)</a></div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2021-02-01" class="news-date">Feb 1, 2021</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/aboutus/commission/"> Updates on the Commission Members </a> </div> </li> <li><time datetime="2020-05-15" class="news-date">June 18, 2020</time> <div class="news-text"><a href="/en/news/archives/2020/20200618/">Promulgation of the Amendment Act of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc. (12th June, 2020)</a></div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2020-05-15" class="news-date">May 15, 2020</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/legal/Covid-19_en"> Handling of personal data for preventing the spread of Novel-Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease (Partial amendment , May 15, 2020 ) </a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2020-05-01" class="news-date">May 01, 2020</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/legal/covid-19_2en"> Personal Information Protection Commission’s view on effective use of contact tracing App to help deal with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) </a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2020-03-24" class="news-date">Mar 24, 2020</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/news/archives/2020/20200324"> Cabinet Decision on the Amendment Bill of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc. </a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2020-01-24" class="news-date">Jan 24, 2020</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/cooperation/20200124">Act on the Protection of Personal Information "The Every-Three-Year Review" Outline of the System Reform</a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2019-01-23" class="news-date">Jan 23, 2019</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/cooperation/20190123">The framework for mutual and smooth transfer of personal data between Japan and the European Union has come into force</a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2018-10-16" class="news-date">Oct 16, 2018</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/conferences/40th_ICDPPC">Hosting a work shop as the side event of the 40th ICDPPC</a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2018-07-17" class="news-date">Jul 17, 2018</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/cooperation/20180717">Final agreement on building the framework for mutual and smooth transfer of personal data between Japan and the European Union</a> </div> </li>  <li> <time datetime="2018-03-24" class="news-date">Dec 14, 2017</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/cooperation/20171214">Meeting between Commissioner Kumazawa and Jourová</a> </div> </li> </ul>  </div> </div>   <div class="l-top-news news-alert"> <div class="l-inner"> <header class="section-header"> <h2 class="section-ttl"><span class="text">Important Announcement</span></h2>  </header> <ul class="news-list"> <li> <time datetime="2020-07-22" class="news-date">July 22, 2020</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/aboutus/roles/international/cooperation/20200722en"> Progress on Development of Global Framework of Personal Data Flow (July.2020) </a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2020-05-15" class="news-date">May 15, 2020</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/legal/Covid-19_en"> Handling of personal data for preventing the spread of Novel-Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease (Partial amendment , May 15, 2020 ) </a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2020-05-01" class="news-date">May 01, 2020</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/legal/covid-19_2en"> Personal Information Protection Commission’s view on effective use of contact tracing App to help deal with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)<img src="/common_module/img/common/icon_blank.png" alt="リンク先コンテンツを別ウィンドウで開きます" class="blank-icon" /> </a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2018-10-16" class="news-date">Oct 16, 2018</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/en/legal">The amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information is put into full effect on May 30, 2017.</a> </div> </li> <li> <time datetime="2018-08-17" class="news-date">Aug 17, 2018</time> <div class="news-text"> <a href="/files/pdf/20151130_Attention_My_Number.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="link-text">Attention! 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