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ISO/IEC 27701 certification in Yokohama

Achieve ISO 27701 certification in Yokohama with Sterling: 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries, 20+ years.

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Who asks for ISO 27701 in Yokohama

Clients include

  • Allianz
  • Emirates Flight Catering
  • Etihad Rail
  • Haier
  • Whirlpool
  • Emerson
In short

ISO 27701 certification in Yokohama at a glance

Who decides why personal data is collected, and who merely processes it? In Yokohama the answer differs between a university-hospital research partnership, a startup running an app and a landlord office in Minato Mirai 21. ISO 27701 builds privacy management on top of ISO 27001, adding controls for controllers and processors: purposes, notices, rights handling, processor contracts, transfers and breach support. It gives a company a way to show customers and partners that privacy is managed rather than assumed. Served from Sterling's Tokyo office, Sterling adds the privacy layer to an existing system or builds both together, with records in Effivity.

Why here

Why ISO 27701 in Yokohama

  • Life-science organisations and research partnersParticipants' data requires clear purposes and processor terms.
  • Startups and app businesses collecting user dataEnterprise and consumer customers ask how personal data is handled.

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Local drivers

What drives ISO 27701 in Yokohama

Demand is buyer-led: research partners, enterprise customers and group parents ask for it; legal duties sit on the Japan page.

Requirements

What ISO 27701 requires

Strip away the vocabulary and ISO/IEC 27701 requires a company to prove six things about how it handles personal data.

You know whose data you hold and whyYou know what personal data you process, for which purposes and on what basis, and whether you act as controller, processor or both.
Privacy has an ownerManagement assigns responsibility for privacy and sets objectives, so everyone who handles personal data knows their role.
You assessed the privacy risksRisks to the people whose data you process are assessed and treated, including when new products and processes are designed.
People can exercise their rightsRequests to access, correct or delete data, and other individual rights, run through a defined and timely process.
Sharing and suppliers are controlledDisclosures, transfers and processors are governed by agreements and checks, so data is used only as agreed.
You can demonstrate itRecords of processing, notices and decisions are kept, and the privacy system is audited and reviewed like any management system.

The detail is on the global hub: ISO/IEC 27701 explained →

How Sterling delivers

How Sterling delivers ISO 27701 in Yokohama

Sterling's Tokyo office maps data flows with your Yokohama team and adds privacy controls to the ISMS. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate.

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  • End to end, from one team
  • Effivity ISO & GRC software
  • Preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people
  • Internal auditor training for your audit team, as applicable to your standard
  • Vulnerability assessment on ISMS engagements

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Law and accreditation

Regulations and accreditation for ISO 27701 in Japan

The laws, regulators and accreditation route for ISO 27701 apply across Japan, Yokohama included. They are set out on the country page: ISO 27701 certification in Japan →

Related

Standards Yokohama organisations combine with ISO 27701

ISO/IEC 27001 in YokohamaOften combined with ISO 27701Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) in YokohamaOften combined with ISO 27701SOC 2 in YokohamaOften combined with ISO 27701

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ISO 27701 in Yokohama: questions clients ask

Does ISO 27701 replace APPI compliance for a Yokohama company?

No. It is a voluntary management standard, while the Act is law. The standard can structure the work, since its controls cover purposes, rights and processor oversight, but legal compliance is judged against the Act. Take advice from your counsel on legal questions.

Is ISO 27701 realistic for a small Yokohama startup?

Yes, if it already has or plans ISO 27001. The privacy controls attach to the same system and scope, so the extra effort is mainly purposes, notices, rights handling and processor contracts. A narrow scope on the product that handles user data keeps it manageable.

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Sources

  1. Life science, health and medical products — city.yokohama.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
  2. Startups and technology — city.yokohama.lg.jp (accessed 8 Oct 2026)

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