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 first release:

• Appeal for Opinions on Proposed Revision of the Guidelines for Consumer Protection Rules for the Telecommunications Business Act
• Appeal for Opinions on the Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software
• Announcement of Results of Appeal for Opinions and Summary of the Study Group on How to Ensure Soundness of Information Distribution in Digital Space
• Study Group for AI Policy
• Announcement of Results of Appeal for Opinions on “The Digital Governance Code 3.0 – Toward Enhancement of Corporate Value by DX Management”
• Study Group on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software
• Announcement of Results of Appeal for Opinions and “Study Group on Next-Generation ITS Communications in the Automated Driving Age (Second Phase) Interim Report”
• Announcement of Results of Appeal for Opinions on the Interim Report on the Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information