Duty LXD-6115
Operates a social platform, in Japan
Each law's tag says when it binds: in force in force from , in 4 months not yet in force
Act on Regulation on Soliciting Children by Using Opposite Sex Introducing Service on Internetin force4 lines
Act No. 83 of 2003, as amended by Act No. 52 of 2008, Arts. 2, 6-17, 31-37 · Read the law's page
- Applies to operators of internet dating (opposite sex introduction) services that relay correspondence between strangers seeking romantic or sexual contact; a child is a person under 18.
- Notify the National Public Safety Commission before starting the business.
- Display and communicate a notice that children may not use the service.
- Before relaying a person's information to another user or letting two users exchange contact details, confirm in advance, as National Public Safety Commission rules provide, that the person is not a child, unless your own prior identity-confirmation procedure already covers that person.
Public Offices Election Act, AI-Generated Content Labelling Duty (2026 Amendment)from , in 4 months1 line
Act No. 100 of 1950, as amended by Act No. 58 of 2026, Art. 142-5 · Read the law's page
- An app that distributes, over the internet, a document or picture used for election campaigning, or used during the official campaign period to campaign against a candidate's election, that carries an image or video AI-related technology created or altered, must display that fact correctly on the screen of the device receiving it, unless the alteration is minor by common social understanding or the content carries no risk of being mistaken for an actual recording.