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Yuko KAWAI
Yuko has continuously advised a multitude of global and prominent companies on data privacy issues, including data breaches and security incidents, data privacy structures in the design of their business, cross-border data transfers, global data compliance, data governance and medical/genome data. During her many years of professional practice as a corporate lawyer, she has also conducted transactional and advisory work in cross-border and domestic M&As, joint ventures and business alliances, and general corporate matters for listed companies.
Her recent major books include, “Corporate Governance Frontline” (Shojihomu, 2025), “Amendments to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in 2020 and Practical Approaches” (Shojihomu, 2022) and “Corpus Juris Series - Personal Information Protection Legislation (Global)” (Shojihomu, 2020).
She has served as a member of Committee for Promoting Open-data in Public Transportation Sectors, of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, as well as a member of Tokyo Data Platform Case Study Project Review Board, Bureau of Digital Services, Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Awards & Rankings
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Most Nominations at Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific 2022
N&A Newsletters
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Japan: Regulations Relating to Children’s Personal Information
Data Protection
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Japan: Draft Interim Report on Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information
Data Protection
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Data Incidents Subject to Reporting under the Amended Enforcement Rules for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information
Data Protection
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Supplementary rules concerning handling of personal data pursuant to EU’s GDPR
Corporate
Seminars
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Navigating Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Issues in M&A Transactions
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Data Privacy in China, Japan and Korea: Key Compliance Points, Recent Regulatory Focus / Trends
Online
External Seminars
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Data Privacy And Breach: Applying The Lessons Learnt In 2020
Online
External Seminars
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The Reality and the Challenges of Legal Practice Under the Covid Pandemic
Online
External Seminars
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A New Era for Data Privacy Issues in 2021
Online
External Seminars
Publications
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Global Data Governance in Light of LINE Issues
Transcripts of lectures
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Corpus Juris Series - Personal Information Protection Legislation (Global)
Books
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Amendments to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in 2020 and Practical Approaches
Books
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Practice on CCPA Compliance
Books
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Commentary on the TPP Agreement
Articles
News
- Appointment
- Yuko Kawai and Takayoshi Hojo appointed as members of the “Special Committee on Global Data Governance”
- Appointment
- Notice of our new partners and a foreign law partner
- Appointment
- Yuko Kawai has been appointed as a Statutory Auditor of the Council for Protection of Individual Genetic Information.
Education
- 2013
- Columbia Law School (LL.M.)
- 2000
- Keio University (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Member, Committee for Aviation, at Council for Transportation Policy, of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
- Co-Chair, KnowledgeNet Tokyo Chapter: International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Member, Committee for Local Public Transportation, at Council for Transportation Policy, of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
- Member, Tokyo Data Platform Case Study Project Review Board, Bureau of Digital Services, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
- Member, "Special Committee on Global Data Governance" of Z Holdings Corporation
- Member, Committee for Promoting Open-data in Public Transportation Sectors, of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
- Statutory Auditor, Association of Genetic Information
- Statutory Auditor, Council for Protection of Individual Genetic Information
- Yahoo Japan Corporation