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As G20 trade ministerial kicks off, Japanese officials make push for cross-border data-flow policies

June 7, 2019 at 9:58 PM
TSUKUBA, JAPAN – Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko on Saturday opened an initial meeting of the G20 trade summit here by calling on members to discuss “deeply” how to facilitate cross-border data flows. Echoing remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a day before, Seko cited Japan’s “Data Free Flow with Trust” program as an example that countries should endorse to ensure regulations do not “undermine innovation,” he said, according to a translation. His remarks were made at the...

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