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
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.