# Article 2, paragraph (9), its wordings — Act on the Protection of Personal Information

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How the wording of Article 2, paragraph (9) (第二条第九項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: 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
- Provision: Article 2, paragraph (9) (第二条第九項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/art-2/par-9 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/personal-information-protection-act/art-2/par-9)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 56 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> この法律において「独立行政法人等」とは、独立行政法人通則法（平成十一年法律第百三号）第二条第一項に規定する独立行政法人及び別表第一に掲げる法人をいう。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> "Incorporated administrative agency or other prescribed corporation" in this Act means an incorporated administrative agency as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agency (Act No. 103 of 1999) and the corporation listed in the Appended Table 1.

## 2. By 16 July 2028 — Act No. 56 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 16 July 2028
- The amendment: Moved to paragraph (10); its words stay the same (Act No. 56 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20280716_508AC0000000056

Japanese:

> この法律において「独立行政法人等」とは、独立行政法人通則法（平成十一年法律第百三号）第二条第一項に規定する独立行政法人及び別表第一に掲げる法人をいう。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> "Incorporated administrative agency or other prescribed corporation" in this Act means an incorporated administrative agency as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Act No. 103 of 1999) and the corporation listed in the Appended Table 1.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4241/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057/20270416_508AC0000000059)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057/20280716_508AC0000000056)