On Wednesday 23 January, the European Commission adopted its data protection adequacy decision with Japan.
The decision - which will create “the world's largest area of safe data flows” - provides for mutual recognition of an equivalent level of data protection by the EU and Japan, the European Commissioner for Justice, Věra Jourová, recalled at a press conference.
The conclusion of negotiations between the EU and Japan on the transfer of personal data was announced at the end of...