RegulationVerifiedJapan

Japan Artificial Intelligence Act

Act No. 53 of 2025 establishes Japan’s national AI policy principles, Basic Plan and Cabinet-level Artificial Intelligence Strategic Headquarters.

The Act promotes AI research, development and use through national planning and coordination. It assigns responsibilities to the State, local authorities, research institutions, businesses and the public, while requiring cooperation with government measures rather than creating a general penalty-based AI regime.

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Risk classification summary
The Act does not create risk classes; it establishes policy principles for appropriate and transparent AI research, development and use.
Requirements summary
The State must prepare an AI Basic Plan and coordinate implementation. AI-using businesses must pursue appropriate use and cooperate with national and local measures under Article 7.
Affected entities
National and local government, research institutions, universities, AI-using businesses and the public within the Act’s policy framework.
Enforcement summary
The Cabinet-level Artificial Intelligence Strategic Headquarters coordinates implementation. The Act does not establish an independent general AI regulator or a general administrative-fine regime.

Verified legal obligations

Each duty below is tied to an official legal source and identifies who must act.

  1. Provision: Article 7

    Pursue appropriate AI use and cooperate with public measures

    AI-using businesses must endeavor to use artificial intelligence-related technology appropriately in accordance with the Act’s basic principles and cooperate with national and local government measures.

    Applies to
    • AI-using businesses
    Penalty position
    The Act does not attach a penalty to this framework duty.
  2. Provision: Articles 18–28

    Prepare the AI Basic Plan and coordinate national implementation

    The State must prepare an AI Basic Plan, and the Cabinet-level Artificial Intelligence Strategic Headquarters must develop the plan and coordinate implementation across the government.

    Applies to
    • State
    • Artificial Intelligence Strategic Headquarters
    Penalty position
    The Act does not attach a penalty to this framework duty.

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