Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) — Japan AISI secretariat
- Type
- Government body
- Place
- Japan
- Local name
- 独立行政法人情報処理推進機構
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Next check due
- 2027-03-21
Ways to reach them
- Japan AISI mailbox hosted at IPA
- IPA general contact
- Homepage
What it does
Incorporated administrative agency under METI that hosts the Japan AISI secretariat and operates the AISI working groups (including the business-verification WG). IPA itself handles IT security, standards and skills certification. It has no AI enforcement power; Japan's AI Promotion Act imposes no monetary penalties. Listed separately because IPA, not a ministry, is the entity whose mailbox actually answers for Japan AISI.
Its powers
research
Honest assessment
Useful mainly as a structural clarification: Japan AISI has no independent legal personality, so correspondence goes to IPA. Japanese government mailboxes generally do respond to Japanese-language correspondence and are less reliable in English.
Notes
Established 14 February 2024 by Cabinet decision.