May 31, 2021 Implementation of FY2021 Awareness-raising and Enlightenment Period for Protection of Environment of Radio Wave Utilization

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will implement an awareness-raising and enlightenment campaign for the protection of the environment of radio wave utilization in an intensive and concentrated manner from Tuesday, June 1* through Thursday, June 10, 2021, under the catchphrase, “Observe the radio wave rules!”.
MIC will promote the development of an ideal radio wave environment, setting up June for a period for strengthening a crackdown on unlicensed and illegal radio stations.

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  June 1 is Radio Wave Day. Radio Wave Day was established in 1950 to commemorate the liberalization of radio wave use from being a government-exclusive tool to one that could be used by all citizens under the enactment of the Radio Act, the Broadcast Act, and the Act for Establishment of the Radio Regulatory Commission.

1. Awareness-raising and Enlightenment Period for Protection of Environment of Radio Wave Utilization

1. Period

Tuesday, June 1 through Thursday, June 10, 2021

2. Main public awareness activities

1. 1.
   Awareness-raising and enlightenment through newspapers and specialty papers
2. 2.
   Distribution of posters and leaflets to related organizations
3. 3.
   Awareness-raising and enlightenment using public relations magazines of local governments and related organizations

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  For details, contact the competent Regional Bureau of Telecommunications or the Okinawa Office of Telecommunications in the case of Okinawa (hereafter referred to as the “Regional Bureau of Telecommunications etc.”)

2. Strengthening measures against unlicensed radio stations

1. Period

Tuesday, June 1 through Wednesday, June 30, 2021

2. Strengthening activities expected

1. 1.
   Joint crackdown with investigative agencies
2. 2.
   Strengthening the radio monitoring system to grasp the emergence of unlicensed and illegal radio stations
3. 3.
   Guidance for optimizing the operation method of radio stations and eliminating and pressing charges against illegal radio stations by regulatory radio stations
   The Regional Bureau of Telecommunications etc. in each area will determine the implementation content with consideration of the local situation.

3. Cooperating ministries, government agencies, and organizations (listed in random order)

National Police Agency, Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Tourism Agency, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Coast Guard, Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, Association for Clean Receiving Environment, Zenkoku Rikujo Musen Kyokai, Zenkoku Jidosha Musen Rengokai, Japan Fishing Radio Association, Zenkoku Sempaku Musen Kyokai, Japan Amateur Radio League, Japan Radio Control Safety Association, Motor Sports Radio Association, Japan Trucking Association, Japan Federation of Industrial Waste Management and Recycling Associations, and Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.