Japan and the European Union recently announced an agreement
to recognize each other's data protection regimes as adequate.
Once implemented, the agreement will permit the free flow of
personal data between the two jurisdictions.
On July 17, 2018, Japan and the EU agreed to recognize each
other's data protection regimes as providing adequate
protections for personal data. Once finalized, these
"reciprocal adequacy" decisions will allow personal data
to flow between Japan and the EU without being subject to
additional safeguards. The mutual adequacy finding will enhance the
benefits of the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), a
free trade deal that was announced at the same time.
