EU, Japan conclude first review of mutual adequacy agreement

European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders and Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan Chairperson Mieko Tanno announced the first review of the EU-Japan mutual adequacy agreement has successfully concluded. A joint press release said the review demonstrates increased convergence between the EU and Japan's data protection frameworks and that the agreement is working well. Reynders said, "Japan and the EU reaffirm that, in the digital era, maintaining high data protection standards and facilitating international trade should and can go hand in hand."