TOKYO -- Japan and the U.K. agreed Wednesday to allow smoother cross-border transfers of personal data in academia and the public sector, a move seen spurring drug development and medical research, Nikkei has learned.
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Japan, UK to ease personal data transfers to foster medical research
Tokyo will work to match privacy protections with global leader Britain
Japan and the U.K. plan to expand their data transfer framework beyond the business sector by next spring. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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