May 9, 2025 Establishment of the Special Consultation Desk for the Information and Communications Sector in Response to the U.S. Tariff Measures (hereinafter referred to as the "Consultation Desk")

 In response to the U.S. Tariff Measures, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has set up the Consultation Desk in each Regional Bureaus and Office of Telecommunications to receive consultations from companies in the information and telecommunications sector.

1. Establishment of the Consultation Desk

・Hokkaido Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/hokkaido/2025/0508.html Open a new window

・Tohoku Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001008259.pdf PDF

・Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/kanto/ques/faq/faq/index.html#m8 Open a new window
 
・Shinetsu Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001008265.pdf PDF

・Hokuriku Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/hokuriku/otoiawase/kanzeisoudan.html Open a new window

・Tokai Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/tokai/0509.html Open a new window

・Kinki Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/kinki/kanzeisoudan.html Open a new window

・Chugoku Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/chugoku/fieldinfo/01sotsu08_01001740.html Open a new window

・Shikoku Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/shikoku/faq/index.html Open a new window

・Kyushu Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/kyushu/ques/index.html#a15 Open a new window

・Okinawa Bureau of Telecommunications
 https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/okinawa/q_a/annai.html Open a new window

2. Topics of consultation

 The Consultation Desk will receive consultations from companies in the information and telecommunications sector regarding various issues related to the impact of the U.S. Tariff Measures.

Contact

For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html

Global Strategy Division, Global Strategy Bureau, MIC

TEL: +81 3 5253 5920

FAX: +81 3 5253 5924