AI governance for Japanese enterprises.
Sentinel for Japan — anchored on the AI Promotion Act (in force June 2025), the METI/MIC AI Guidelines for Business v1.1 (March 2025), and the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI).
Japan's AI Promotion Act is in force — principles-based, but legally binding in framework.
The AI Promotion Act came into force in June 2025, with the METI/MIC AI Guidelines for Business v1.1 (March 2025) providing the operational layer. Combined with APPI obligations and sector-regulator expectations, Japanese enterprises now operate under a principles-based but binding AI regime.
Every framework Japan cares about — encoded as data, cross-mapped on day one.
The Sentinel Framework Engine ships with these frameworks as machine-readable data, with explicit cross-maps. When you assess a use case, the workpaper, the review pack, and the auditor evidence trail are generated from this library — not authored from scratch.
AI Promotion Act
In forceJapan's principles-based AI law. In force June 2025.
METI/MIC AI Guidelines for Business v1.1
GuidanceOperational guidance for enterprise AI use, jointly published by METI and MIC.
Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI)
In forceJapan's privacy regime, enforced by the Personal Information Protection Commission.
FSA Supervisory Guidelines (AI)
GuidanceFinancial Services Agency expectations for AI in regulated financial services.
Plus universal AI standards (every jurisdiction)
Built for international private sector.
Chief Risk Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, or CIO at Japanese enterprises. Strongest fit for financial services, automotive, and large industrials with substantial AI deployments.
What ships, regardless of jurisdiction:
- ✓M1 · AI Use-Case Register
- ✓M2 · AIAF / equivalent Workpaper
- ✓M3 · AI Review Committee Workflow
- ✓M4 · Risk Register
- ✓M5 · Transparency Register
- ✓M6 · Regulatory Gap Tracker
- ✓M7 · Evidence Vault + Audit Log
- ✓M8 · Re-attestation Engine
What changes between jurisdictions is the Framework Library pack — the regulations, statutes, and guidance pre-loaded. The platform structure stays the same.
Help shape Sentinel for Japan Private Sector.
Tell us your jurisdiction-specific needs and we'll prioritise the framework pack accordingly. Registered organisations get founding-partner terms when their jurisdiction goes live.
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