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Japan’s AI Strategy HQ adopts a guideline on appropriate AI development and use

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Source: Cabinet Office of JapanAlso reported by Cabinet Office: guideline overview (English)

Japan’s AI Strategy Headquarters adopted the AI Guideline under the AI Promotion Act on 19 December 2025, after public comment from 5 to 11 December. The voluntary guideline sets ten principles, including human-centricity, safety, transparency and fair competition, and asks developers and businesses to run risk-based AI governance across the life cycle. The page lists 17 existing ministry guidelines and seven international norms alongside it.

Why it matters

Japanese developers and companies using AI have one government reference for expected conduct under the AI Promotion Act.

When
19 Dec 2025
ID
WTA-N-2025-0163
Where
Japan
Who
AI Strategy Headquarters, Cabinet Office of Japan
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Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Cabinet Office of Japan and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Cabinet Office of Japan

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Documents the source offers: document 1 (PDF), document 2 (PDF), document 3 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2025-0163: “Japan’s AI Strategy HQ adopts a guideline on appropriate AI development and use.” wheresthe.ai, 19 Dec 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/jp-ai-appropriateness-guideline-2025-12/ (source: Cabinet Office of Japan).

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