EveryAILaw.comAI Promotion Act
Timeline
| Milestone | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Passed by Diet | May 28, 2025 | Both chambers |
| Initial enforcement | Jun 4, 2025 | Partial provisions |
| Full effect | Sep 1, 2025 | Complete application |
| AI Strategy Center launch | Sep 1, 2025 | Under Prime Minister's office |
Provisions (2)
AI Transparency and Cooperation
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Business activity | AI-utilising businesses must endeavour to improve and advance their business activities and create new industries through their own active use of AI-related technology |
| Cooperation with government | AI-utilising businesses must cooperate with measures implemented by the national government under Art. 4 and by local governments under Art. 5 |
| Context | Art. 7 acts under the Art. 3 basic principles. Art. 3(4) calls for necessary measures, including transparency in AI research, development and use, where improper purposes or methods risk harm. It does not state a generic private disclosure duty or an extraterritorial rule |
| Translation | These English descriptions are working translations of the retained official Japanese text, not official English wording |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Article 7 cooperation duty | On 2026-09-11, a full-text search of the retained Japanese Act for 罰則, 罰金, 過料, 懲役, 拘禁, 刑に処 and 処罰 returned no matches. This does not rule out consequences under other law, change Art. 7's mandatory cooperation wording or make the Act wholly voluntary |
AI Risk Governance
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Government investigation and research | Under Art. 16, the national government collects information on domestic and international AI trends, analyses rights-infringement cases associated with AI research, development or use for improper purposes or by improper methods, considers countermeasures and conducts other relevant investigation and research |
| Government response | Based on that work, the national government takes necessary measures, including guidance, advice and information for research institutions, AI-utilising businesses and others |
| AI Basic Plan | Under Art. 18, the Government must establish the AI Basic Plan, covering foundational policy and measures it will take comprehensively and systematically |
| Cabinet process | The Prime Minister must seek a Cabinet decision on the draft prepared by the AI Strategy Headquarters and publish the plan without delay after that decision |
| Context | Arts. 16 and 18 describe government investigation, response and planning. They do not impose a generic private developer or deployer risk-assessment duty |
| Translation | These English descriptions are working translations of the retained official Japanese text, not official English wording |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Government functions | On 2026-09-11, a full-text search of the retained Japanese Act for 罰則, 罰金, 過料, 懲役, 拘禁, 刑に処 and 処罰 returned no matches. This does not rule out consequences under other law or convert the Act's statutory government functions into voluntary guidance |
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