Cooperation with foreign authorities

Multinational efforts

• Progress on Development of Global Framework of Personal Data Flow (July.2020)

European Union

• The framework for mutual and smooth transfer of personal data between Japan and the European Union has come into force(Jan.2019)
• Final agreement on building the framework for mutual and smooth transfer of personal data between Japan and the European Union(July.2018)
• Meeting between Commissioner Kumazawa and Jourová (Dec. 2017)
• Cooperative Dialogue between Commissioner Kumazawa and Jourová (July. 2017)
• Cooperative Dialogue with European Commissioner (Mar. 2017)
• Cooperative Dialogue Held With The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice etc.(Jan.2017)
• The EU-Japan ICT dialogue etc.（Nov. 2016）
• Cooperative Dialogue Held With The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice
• Dialogue with EU Commission's DG Justice(Apr.2016)

Austria

• Meeting with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (dsb) (June. 2017)

Bulgaria

• Meeting with Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) (Oct. 2017)

Canada

• Memorandum of Cooperation between The Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and The Privacy Commissioner of Canada for Cooperation in the Protection of Personal Information (PDF : 297KB)

Croatia

• Meeting with the Croatian Data Protection Agency(AZOP)(Oct. 2017)

Czech Republicn

• Meeting with the Office for Personal Data Protection in Czech Republic (June. 2017)

France

• Meeting with the CNIL (Jan. 2017)

Germany

• Meeting with Federal Commissioner for the Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) (March. 2017)

Ireland

• Meeting with Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) (Nov. 2017)

Italy

• Meeting with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Nov. 2017)

Luxembourg

• Meeting with the National Commission for Data Protection (CNDP) (June. 2017)

Netherlands

• Meeting with the Dutch Data Protection Authority(Feb. 2017)

New Zealand

• Meeting with the Office of Privacy Commissioner in New Zealand (July. 2017)

Philippines

• Memorandum of Cooperation for Personal Information Protection between The Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and The National Privacy Commission of the Republic of the Philippines （Jun.2026）

Poland

• Meeting with the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection (GIODO) (March. 2017)

Singapore

• Memorandum of Cooperation between The Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and The Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore for Cooperation in the Protection of Personal Information (Jul.2026)
• Meeting with the PDPC (Feb. 2017)
• Meeting with the PDPC (Mar. 2016)

The United Kingdom

• 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（Oct.2023） (PDF : 254KB)
• Meeting with the DCMS and the ICO (Apr. 2017)
• Meeting with the ICO (Feb.2017)

The United States

• Meeting with Minister-Counselor of the United States Embassy in Tokyo(July.2017)
• Meeting with the Department of Commerce (DOC) senior staff(Oct.2016)
• Meeting with the Department of Commerce (DOC) senior staff(Sep.2016)
• Meeting with Minister-Counselors of the United States Embassy in Tokyo(Aug. 2016)