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Personal Data Protection

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The purpose of this chapter is to examine the policies on protection of personal data in Japan. In recent years, increasing attention has been placed on personal data, both in Japan and worldwide. Also, various systems for protecting personal data are being examined. This chapter presents the latest situation in Japan.

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Koguchi, T. (2020). Personal Data Protection. In: Mitomo, H. (eds) Telecommunications Policies of Japan. Advances in Information and Communication Research, vol 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1033-5_9

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