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Organisation of the Commission and the Secretariat

The Telecommunications Dispute Settlement Commission was established on November 30, 2001 as a specialized organization dedicated to settling disputes between telecommunications carriers promptly and fairly.


Telecommunications Dispute Settlement Commission 
5 Commissioners (part-time/3-year term) 
Appointed by the minister with the consent of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors of the Diet, Japan 

8 Members  (part-time/2-year term) 
Appointed by the minister 

*In securing its expertise and neutrality in dispute settlement, the secretariat is independent of the Telecommunications Bureau and the Information and Communications Bureau, which supervise the telecommunications business and broadcasting business respectively.

Commissioners

Name present occupation
TAMURA Koichi
(Chairperson)
Attorney at Law
MIO Mieko
(Acting Chairperson)
Attorney at Law
OGAWA Kayo Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, Japan Women's University
KOZUKA Soichiro Professor, Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University
NAKAJO Yusuke Vice President and Trustee, Yokohama City University
(As of December 2022)

Members

Name present occupation
OTAKA Satoru Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University
SANADA Yukitoshi Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
SHIBATA Junko Professor, Faculty of Law, Kagawa University
SHIRAYAMA Shinichi Certified Public Accountant
Professor, Department of International Business, Faculty of Management Information, Jobu University
SUGIYAMA Etsuko Professor, Graduate School of Law, Faculty of Law, Hitotsubashi University
NAKAMURA Tsuyoshi Dean and Professor of Economics, Tokyo Keizai University
MIYATA Sumiko Associate Professor, Faculty of Information and Communications Technology, Shibaura Institute of Technology
YOSHIBA Hiroko Attorney at Law
(As of November 2023)