Results of Public Comments on Proposed Radio Rules
Overview
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) invited comments from August 5 to September 8, 2026, on proposed partial amendments to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Act, the Regulations for Licensing Procedures for Radio Stations, and related measures. It received 22 comments and published them along with MIC’s views. Based on the results, MIC consulted the Radio Regulatory Council and received its recommendation that the draft be considered appropriate. MIC will promptly put the regulations and related measures in place in light of the recommendation and the public comment results.
Key points
- The public comment process received 22 comments.
- The Radio Regulatory Council recommended that the draft be considered appropriate with respect to the matters referred to it among the proposed regulations and related measures.
- MIC plans to promptly put the regulations and related measures in place based on the recommendation and the public comment results.
Overview
The public comment process concerned proposed partial amendments to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Act, the Regulations for Licensing Procedures for Radio Stations, and related measures.
MIC invited comments from August 5, 2026, through September 8, 2026, and published the comments received together with its views on them.
Based on the public comment results, MIC referred the matter to the Radio Regulatory Council on October 19, 2026, and received its recommendation.
Details
The recommendation covered matters referred under the Radio Act among the proposed regulations and related measures. Under the chairmanship of Iwao Sasase, Professor Emeritus at Keio University, the Council considered the draft (Attachment 2) appropriate. An outline of the matter is provided in Attachment 3, and the comments submitted and MIC’s views are provided in Attachment 1.
In light of the recommendation and the public comment results, MIC will promptly put the regulations and related measures in place. The attachments are available for inspection and distribution at the Mobile Communications Division, Radio Department, Telecommunications Bureau, MIC (10th floor).