July 27, 2026 Announcement of the Results of Soliciting Opinions on the Draft Ministerial Ordinance to Partially Amend the Regulations for Enforcement of the Act on Identification of Subscribers and Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services by Carriers (hereinafter referred to as the "Draft Ministerial Ordinance")

　The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) solicited opinions on the Draft Ministerial Ordinance from Saturday, March 14, 2026, to Monday, April 13, 2026. As a result, 18 opinions were submitted.

The published materials are in Japanese only.

1　 Background

　The MIC prepared the Draft Ministerial Ordinance, and solicited opinions from Saturday, March 14, 2026, to Monday, April 13, 2026.

2　 Results of solicitation for opinions

　A total of 18 opinions were submitted in response to the solicitation.
　The published materials are posted in the “Public Comments” section of e-Gov (https://www.e-gov.go.jp ).

3　 Promulgation and enforcement of the ministerial ordinance

　Based on the results of the opinion solicitation, the corresponding ministerial ordinance has been promulgated today to partially amend the Regulations for Enforcement of the Act on Identification of Subscribers and Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services by Carriers. The ordinance will come into effect on Thursday, April 1, 2027.