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Japanese privacy chief's focus on consumers is pushing data protection regime forward

Behind the unassuming leadership style of Japan’s data-protection chief is her expertise as a consumer administrator, well-versed in listening to the consumers who are central to so much of the country’s economy. In an exclusive interview with MLex this week, Mieko Tanno, one of the few females heading a Japanese government

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Sachiko Sakamaki

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Sachiko covers antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, as well as patent disputes related to connected cars. She has an undergraduate degree from Waseda University in Tokyo and a master's degree in communications from United States International (now Alliant International) University in California. She previously worked as a journalist for Time magazine, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Bloomberg News, and the Washington Post in Japan.

Toko Sekiguchi

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Toko is a senior correspondent in Tokyo covering antitrust, anti-bribery & corruption, financial services and regulatory issues in Japan. Before joining MLex, she has worked as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg News and Time Magazine.

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