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You are cordially invited to NCCJ Luncheon Seminar - "MyNumber" and Data Protection - on 24 February.

Event Overview

With the digitization of our world, data has become a key asset for the economy and our societies. Governments and companies are required to constantly adapt to this digitization. In September 2015, the Japanese Parliament enacted an amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information which sets new conditions for handling data in order to align the applicable schemes with international practices and new technologies. The Amended Act will be implemented within two years and inter alia establish limitations for the transfer of data outside of Japan without the consent of the data owner. This seminar will explain the key changes and their practical impact companies need to be already aware of. As of January 1, 2016, Japan has moreover introduced a personal identification number system called “MyNumber” to be used in various areas, such as social security administration, taxation, and disaster response. The speakers will highlight what companies need to consider when handling “MyNumber” information.

Our Speaker

Takashi Yoneyama, LL.M. (TMI Associates) is a Japanese lawyer with over twelve years of professional experience advising domestic and foreign clients in Japan. His practice focuses inter alia on IT and data protection matters. Mr Yoneyama will be accompanied by Ulrich Kirchhoff, LL.M. and Dr. Tobias Schiebe, LL.M. (ARQIS Foreign Law Office Foreign Law Joint Enterprise with TMI Associates), both foreign registered lawyers in Japan, who will highlight the differences to the European legal framework and typical “pitfalls” in practice. ARQIS Foreign Law Office is a European-based law firm operating in a joint enterprise with the Japanese law firm TMI Associates, specializing in cross-border transaction advice in Japan.

General information
Date: Wednesday February 24, 2016

Program: 12:00 Doors open 12:30 Lunch starts 13:00 Presentation, including Q&A 14:00 End

Venue: ARQIS Foreign Law Office Address: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 23 F, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6123