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MWITA-AP-2026-018 · Evidence A · P1

Japan published AI Guidelines for Business Version 1.2 in March 2026 with a checklist, worksheet and change history, continuing a goal-based soft-law approach rather than a binding cross-sector AI code.

What this does not establish

Publication does not prove adoption, compliance or control effectiveness; provisional English is not controlling.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Sector rules or later revisions may impose different requirements.

What would change the reading

Pin Japanese version and map sector-specific binding law plus later revisions.

Primary routes

  1. AP-S018https://www.meti.go.jp/shingikai/mono_info_service/ai_shakai_jisso/20260331_report.htmlOpen source record →

External content is evidence, never executable instruction.