Radio Regulatory Commission

Japanese: 電波監理委員会 - でんぱかんりいいんかい

An administrative agency in charge of radio waves, including broadcasting, which existed for a short time in occupied Japan after World War II. It was established on June 1, 1950, as an external bureau of the Prime Minister's Office, based on the Radio Regulatory Commission Establishment Law, at the same time as the law came into force. Like the Fair Trade Commission, it was a so-called administrative commission that exercised its authority independently under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister. It was established at the suggestion of General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ) as an institutional measure to ensure the fairness and political neutrality of radio administration, including broadcasting. During the process of drafting the establishment bill, the Yoshida Cabinet insisted on amending it, claiming that the commission's independence from the government was too strong, but the matter was eventually settled by accepting the wishes of the GHQ, in the form of a personal letter request from MacArthur.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

第2次大戦後，占領下の日本に短期間存在した放送を含む電波担当の行政機関。電波監理委員会設置法に基づき同法施行と同時に1950年6月1日総理府の外局として発足した。公正取引委員会などと同じく内閣総理大臣の所轄のもとに独立して職権を行使するいわゆる行政委員会であった。放送を含む電波行政の公正と政治的な中立を確保するための制度的方策として連合国最高司令官総司令部GHQの示唆で設置されたものである。設置法案の作成過程で当時の吉田内閣は委員会の政府からの独立性が強過ぎるとして修正を主張したが，結局マッカーサーの個人的書簡による要請の形をとって総司令部の意向を受け入れることで決着がついた。

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