Measures Following the FY2025 Broadcast Content Guidelines Compliance Survey
Overview
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications provided administrative guidance to Kochi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. on September 9, 2026, after confirming violations of laws in its FY2025 survey of compliance with the Guidelines for the Properization of Production Transactions for Broadcast Content. The survey was conducted in cooperation with the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, and concerned the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment of Subcontracting Charges to Small and Medium Subcontractors.
Key points
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications provided administrative guidance to Kochi Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
- The measure was taken on September 9, 2026.
- The survey of compliance with the guidelines for FY2025 confirmed violations of laws.
Overview
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications surveyed compliance with the Guidelines for the Properization of Production Transactions for Broadcast Content. The survey was conducted in FY2025 in cooperation with the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.
The survey confirmed that Kochi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. had violated the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment of Subcontracting Charges to Small and Medium Subcontractors in connection with manufacturing consignment and related transactions.
Impact
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications provided administrative guidance to Kochi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. based on the confirmed violations of laws.
Details
The subject was compliance with the FY2025 Guidelines for the Properization of Production Transactions for Broadcast Content. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducted the survey in cooperation with the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.
Following confirmation of the violations of laws, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications provided administrative guidance to Kochi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. pursuant to the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment of Subcontracting Charges to Small and Medium Subcontractors in connection with manufacturing consignment and related transactions (1956, Law No. 120).