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From June 1 (Wed)* to June 10 (Fri), 2011, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will carry out intensive, emphatic activities to enlighten the public regarding the use of radio waves, during a period for strengthening public awareness of the need for protection of radio wave use environments, and will adopt as its slogan “Keep the Radio Wave Rules!”
Activities for enlightenment of the public will make known the fact that there are rules governing the use of radio waves, and that breaking these rules results in a significant negative influence on society. The objective of these activities is to protect users of properly managed radio stations from interference and other forms of disturbance caused by illegal radio stations.
Accordingly, from June 1 (Wed) to June 10 (Fri), 2011, favorable radio wave use environments will be promoted through stronger supervision of illegal radio stations.
*June 1 is “Radio Wave Day,” which was established to commemorate the liberalization of radio from being a government-exclusive tool to one that could be used by all citizens, by virtue of the enforcement in 1950 of the Radio Law, Broadcast Act and laws introduced by the Radio Wave Regulation Committee.
1. Period of enlightening the public regarding the need for protection of radio wave use environments
(1) Period
From June 1 (Wed) to June 10 (Fri), 2011
(2) Main activities for enlightening the public
Slogan: “Keep the Radio Wave Rules!”
- Television commercials
Television commercials will be broadcast during the period of activity.
- Enlightenment of the public by means of general newspapers, sporting newspapers, specialist business newspapers, etc.
Advertisements will be published in general newspapers (including local newspapers), sporting newspapers, specialist business newspapers, etc.
- Poster campaign
Posters will be put up at railway stations, etc., and hanging advertisements will be displayed inside buses and train carriages.
- Distribution of leaflets
Leaflets will be distributed to organizations that utilize radio, etc., to make the public aware of the illegality and antisocial nature of illegal radio stations.
(3) Cooperating authorities and organizations (in no particular order)
National Police Agency; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Japan Coast Guard; Central Convention for Clean Reception Environment; National Land Radio Associations.
2. Reinforcement of countermeasures against illegal radio stations
(1) Period
From June 1 (Wed) to June 30 (Thu), 2011
(2) Contents
The above-mentioned period is established as a time for strengthening control, particularly to reinforce control over illegal radio stations.
See the enclosed documents for a report on interference and disturbance caused by illegal radio stations in FY 2010, as well as details of the appearance of illegal radio stations.
(3) Cooperating authorities and organizations (in no particular order)
National Police Agency; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Japan Coast Guard; Central Convention for Clean Reception Environment; National Land Radio Associations.
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For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/contact.html
International Policy Division,
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, MIC
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