APPI
What is APPI?
Act on Protection of Personal Information (Japan). It comprises 21 controls organised across 22 domains, and applies in Japan.
How APPI maps to other frameworks
All 21 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 22 domains APPI groups its controls into
Where APPI overlaps with the standards you already hold
What APPI means in your sector
What APPI means for your job
Questions people ask about APPI
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How do I get started with APPI compliance?
Query APPI programmatically
APPI, its 21 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
APPI API reference and MCP config →What APPI requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one APPI control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- ARTICLE-17 Specification of the Purpose of Use
- ARTICLE-18 Restriction on Handling Beyond the Purpose of Use
- ARTICLE-19 Prohibition of Improper Use
- ARTICLE-20 Proper Acquisition and Special Care Required Personal Information
- ARTICLE-21 Notice or Public Announcement of the Purpose of Use
- ARTICLE-22 Accuracy and Deletion of Personal Data
- ARTICLE-23 Security Control Measures
- ARTICLE-24 Supervision of Employees
- ARTICLE-25 Supervision of Trustees
- ARTICLE-26 Report of Leakage to the Commission and Notification to the Person
How much of another standard APPI already covers
Each crosswalk is judged control by control, and the mappings that were rejected are kept alongside the ones that held.
- APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System to APPI crosswalk
- Australia My Health Records Act 2012 to APPI crosswalk
- CCPA/CPRA to APPI crosswalk
- Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 to APPI crosswalk
- APPI to GDPR crosswalk
- APPI to ISO 27701:2019 crosswalk
- APPI to NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 crosswalk
- APPI to SOC 2 crosswalk
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