ISMAP-JAPAN

Japanese cloud certification for government agencies.

Definition

ISMAP relies on ISO 27001 plus additional Japanese criteria (data sovereignty management, Japanese-language audit). Public registry lists authorized services. ISMAP for LGWAN (Local Government WAN) restricted version. Authorized CSPs: AWS Tokyo, Azure Japan East, Google Cloud asia-northeast1.

Origin

Program launched by METI/MIC/NISC in 2020.

Example in context

An HR cloud SaaS must obtain ISMAP to sell to the Japanese Cabinet Office.

Related terms

• IRAP Australia — Australia equivalent.