Kiyoshi Murata    Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Commerce    Position   Professor
Date	2016/01/29
Presentation Theme	Reform of Data Protection in Japan
Conference	CPDP 2016
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)
Contribution Type	Collaborative
Venue	Les Halles, Brussels, Belgium
Publisher and common publisher	David Murakami Wood, Kiyoshi Murata, Andrew A. Adams, Kaori Ishii and Fumio Shimpo
Details	This special panel aims to discuss Japanese data protection - an issue oft neglected in European discussions. Japan's public-sector only data protection laws from the 80s were finally expanded to cover the private sector in 2005. In turn, a revision in 2015 introduced a single Data Protection Authority. However, enforcement remains weak. In particular, the following questions will be considered: - What are the prospects for real data protection finally coming to Japanese citizens? - Will Japanese manufacturers of 'Internet of Things' technologies put their weight behind EU adequacy? - Will major private sector breaches like Benesse ever result in fines or prosecution? - Will public sector breaches like the National Pensions Agency lead to better public sector data security?