Following a break of few months, the EU-Japan Centre is pleased to release a revamped version of our monthly "Industry and Policy News" now rebranded as "Japanese Policy and Regulatory Developments News".

This newsletter will review key developments in Japanese industry and government policy.

Topics covered on this latest release:

• Study Group on Dealing with Issues in Information Distribution in Digital Space
• Public Consultation on the Draft Reports of Both Working Groups on the Proper Handling of Specified User Information and Measures to Counteract Inappropriate Use
• Request for Public Comments on the Draft Cabinet Order Specifying Business Scale under Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the Mobile Software Competition Act, etc...
• 1st Study Group on Points to Note in Contracts Regarding the AI Utilization
• The 1st Study Group on Green Steel for Green Transformation (GX) was Held.
• Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information
• Introduction of Prior Reporting Obligations for International Transfers of Key Technologies
• Financial Services Agency: Fourth Meeting of Working Group on Disclosure and Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information Organized by Financial System Council
• Hydrogen Society Promotion Act comes into effect