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# Japan (JP) — Cross-Monitor Regulatory Convergence | Signal

Cross-Monitor Convergence Preview · Jurisdiction Code JP

# Japan — Cross-Monitor Regulatory Convergence

Public convergence index across the six Asymmetric Intelligence regulatory monitors for Japan ( JP ).
Domain-specific primary statutory evidence is published on each monitor's canonical jurisdiction record linked below;
authenticated cross-monitor synthesis, diff tracking, and living briefs are available in the Signal subscriber workspace.

Jurisdiction ID: JP
Active Monitors: 6 / 6 (5 populated, 1 pending)
Research last banked: 2026-11-02
Last updated: 2026-11-03
[Markdown twin (.md)](/jurisdictions/japan/index.md)

## Monitor Coverage & Canonical Publisher Records

Regulatory Monitor (Canonical Publisher)
Convergence Status
Supervising Authority
Primary Statutory / Regulatory Pin
Research Banked

[Advennt Gambling & Gaming Regulatory Monitor](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/jp/)
Gambling & Gaming · Canonical record Populated (fresh) National Police Agency / Tokyo Metropolitan Police Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907), Chapter 23, Articles 185–187 (partially_regulated / closed — Japan's integrated-resort market structure remains anchored by a single approved licence, MGM Resorts' Osaka IR at Yumeshima, with two of the three statutory licences contemplated under the IR framewo…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[World Payments Regulatory Monitor](https://payments.gi/jurisdictions/jp/)
Payments, E-Money & Safeguarding · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Financial Services Agency (FSA) + Ministry of Finance (MoF) statute (Japan's core non-bank payments/crypto statute is the Payment Services Act (PSA, Act No. 59 of 2009).) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Sentinel Financial Integrity & AML/CFT Monitor](https://sentinel.gi/jurisdictions/japan/)
AML/CFT, Sanctions & Financial Crime · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Financial Services Agency (FSA) FIM-HRZ-001 (FATF status: largely compliant — Japan runs an integrated AML/CFT/CPF framework under the APTCP, PSA and FIEA, supervised by the FSA/JVCEA with JAFIC (under the National Police Agency) as FIU.) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Global Data Protection & Privacy Regulatory Monitor](https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/jp/)
Privacy, Data Protection & Cross-Border Transfers · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), Act No. 57 of 2003, as amended (Japan operates a comprehensive omnibus data protection regime centred on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI, Act No. 57 of 2003, as substantially amended in 2015, 2020 and 2021)…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Crypto-Assets Regulatory Monitor](https://cryptoassets.gi/jurisdictions/jp/)
Digital Assets, MiCA, Stablecoins & Travel Rule · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Financial Services Agency (FSA Japan), with self-regulatory input from the Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) Payment Services Act (Act No. 59 of 2009) (FSA consolidated historical unregistered-crypto-exchange warning notices into a single public register page on 7 October 2026 (25 listings: 3 domestic, 22 overseas), most recently Izakaya Limited (Hon…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Global AI Governance & Compliance Monitor](https://artificial-intelligence.gi/)
AI Governance, Frontier Safety & High-Risk AI Pending — research banked, publisher record pending Pending in persistent-state record Research layer banked (2026-11-02); canonical consumer dossier pending publication 2026-11-02

Subscriber Cross-Monitor Workspace ( /app/ )

Access the authenticated cross-lens living brief, prior-revision field diffs, obligation calendar, and bilateral comparator for Japan.

[Open JP Workspace Brief](/app/jid/jp/)
[Compare JP in Workspace](/app/tools/compare/?jids=JP)