On December 7th 2016, JANE issued express comments on data utilization.
JANE has on repeated occasions emphasized that data utilization constitutes a major pillar of Japan’s growth strategy. Following the recent enactment of the new law to promote data utilization in both private and public sectors, JANE reaffirms its position to advocate that government authorities take necessary measures to further bolster the use of big data.

The original comment in Japanese is available here