August 31, 2023 Results of Solicitation for Opinions on Draft of 2023 Report of Study Group on Consumer Protection Rules and Publication of the Report

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) solicited opinions on the draft report compiled by the Study Group on Consumer Protection Rules (headed by Chief Investigator NIIMI Ikufumi, Professor Emeritus at Meiji University) from Wednesday, June 28 through Thursday, July 27, 2023. Based on the results of the solicitation for opinions, the report has now been compiled and published.

Overview

The Study Group on Consumer Protection Rules (headed by Chief Investigator NIIMI Ikufumi, Professor Emeritus at Meiji University) constantly reviews and verifies consumer protection rules.
The Study Group vigorously discussed the follow-up to the “2021 Report of Study Group on Consumer Protection Rules ” compiled in 2021, the status of enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Act, which was amended in 2019, and new issues to be considered. As a result, specific directions were obtained, and a draft of the report was compiled.
Solicitation for opinions on this proposal was conducted from Wednesday, June 28 through Thursday, July 27, 2023. As a result, 14 opinions were submitted. Based on these submissions, the report has been published.

* The published material is in Japanese only.