# Act No. 56 of 2026: Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc.

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Every law on japanlaw.org that Act No. 56 of 2026 amends, and when each change takes effect; promulgated 17 July 2026.

- Number: 令和八年法律第五十六号 (令和8年法律第56号), Act No. 56 of 2026
- Title: Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc. (個人情報の保護に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
- Promulgated: 17 July 2026
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/acts/508AC0000000056
- Changes to Japanese law, by date: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/changes)

## Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act

- 17 July 2026: Since replaced.
- 17 January 2027: Not yet in force. 2 provisions changed. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments/20270117_508AC0000000056; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/my-number-act/amendments/20270117_508AC0000000056/text
- By 16 July 2028: Not yet in force. 14 provisions changed · 12 provisions added · 4 provisions in the supplementary provisions. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000056; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/my-number-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000056/text

## Act on the Protection of Personal Information (個人情報の保護に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act

- 17 July 2026: Since replaced.
- 17 January 2027: Not yet in force. 15 provisions changed · 4 provisions added · 2 provisions removed · 2 provisions in the supplementary provisions · 2 articles renumbered. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20270117_508AC0000000056; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20270117_508AC0000000056/text
- By 16 July 2028: Not yet in force. 82 provisions changed · 190 provisions added · 9 provisions in the supplementary provisions. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000056; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000056/text

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending law: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)
- English title of the amending law: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (2 records)