August 6, 2026 Results of the Solicitation for Public Comments on the Revised Draft of the “Guideline Related to Article 26 of the Information Distribution Platform Act“ (hereinafter referred to as the “Illegal Information Guidelines”) and Publication of the Revised Guidelines

　In light of the enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Other Related Acts to Address Matters Including Advances in Information and Communications Technology, as well as the Act Partially Amending the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has decided to revise the “Illegal Information Guidelines.” A revised draft was published for solicitation of public comments from Friday, July 3, 2026, to Thursday, July 16, 2026, and the MIC hereby announces the results of the solicited public comments as well as the revised guidelines.

Note: The published materials are in Japanese only.

1　Background

　The MIC has decided to revise the “Illegal Information Guidelines” to newly include spoofing-type fraudulent investment advertisements that may constitute the Uttering counterfeit private electronic or magnetic records, which was criminalized under the amended Penal Code that took effect in June 2025, as well as the solicitation and inducement of “money transfer crimes,” which were criminalized under the amended Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds that took effect in July 2026, as examples of illegal information, and solicited public comments on the revised draft from Friday, July 3, 2026, to Thursday, July 16, 2026.

2　 Results of the Solicitation for Public Comments

　Regarding the revised draft of the Illegal Information Guidelines, public comments were solicited from Friday, July 3, 2026, to Thursday, July 16, 2026, and 21 comments were submitted.

３　How to Obtain Materials

　The published materials are posted in the “Public Comments” section of e-Gov (https://www.e-gov.go.jp/ ).