July 12, 2017 Approval to NHK’s Implementation Standards of Operations Stipulated in Article 20, Paragraph 2, Items (ii) and (iii) of the Broadcasting Act

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) submitted today an inquiry to the Radio Regulatory Council (Chaired by Susumu Yoshida, Specially Appointed Professor at Kyoto University) concerning MIC’s approval to an application of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (also known as NHK) for a change in the implementation standards of the operations set forth in Article 20, Paragraph 2, Items (ii) and (iii) of the Broadcasting Act. MIC received by return a report stating its approval as inquired.
Accordingly, MIC has approved the application today in response to the report.

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