MIC Corrects Political Organization and Fund Management Notifications in Official Gazette

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) published MIC Notice No. 389 and MIC Notice No. 390 in the Official Gazette (Extra Edition) dated October 27, 2026. The former reflects a correction of descriptions regarding the notification of political organizations, and the latter reflects the withdrawal of a notification of changes to the registered items of a fund management organization. Both were issued in the name of Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Hayayuki Fujii and correct portions of existing notices. Consequently, the public information on political funds was updated as of the same date.

The legal basis is the Political Funds Control Act (Act No. 194 of 1948). Notice No. 389 corrects a portion of MIC Notice No. 355 of 2025 (Matter concerning the publication of notifications of political organizations pursuant to the provisions of the Political Funds Control Act) based on Article 7-2, Paragraph 1 of the Act, regarding the notification of political organizations under the provisions of Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the same Act. Notice No. 390 corrects a portion of MIC Notice No. 67 of 2026 (Matter concerning the publication of notifications of changes to registered items of fund management organizations) based on Article 19-2, Paragraph 1 of the Act, regarding the notification of changes to registered items of fund management organizations under Article 19, Paragraph 3, Item 3 of the same Act.

Political Organization Notification: Correction of Remarks Column Regarding Shimane Prefecture Support Association

Notice No. 389 amends the descriptions in the “Before Correction” column of Notice No. 355 of 2025 to those in the “After Correction” column, following a request for correction from the Momoko Degawa Shimane Prefecture Support Association. The target is the remarks column of the notice, which describes the history of multiple political organizations filing notifications with prefectural election administration commissions and the explanation that they have become political organizations required to notify the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.

• Organization newly specified in the “After Correction” column: Momoko Degawa Shimane Prefecture Support Association (Notification submitted to the Shimane Prefecture Election Administration Commission)
• Organizations mentioned in the same remarks: Nippon Ishin no Kai House of Councillors Proportional Representation Block Branch (Okinawa Prefecture Election Administration Commission, Shiga Prefecture Election Administration Commission), WE ARE ALL ONE, Association for Considering Digital Democracy (Tokyo Metropolitan Election Administration Commission), Kokumin no Mikata (Hiroshima Prefecture Election Administration Commission), TKC Chugoku Political and Economic Research Association (Okayama Prefecture Election Administration Commission)
• Date of issuance of the notice: October 27, 2026; signed by Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Hayayuki Fujii

Fund Management Organization: Deletion of Change Notification Due to Withdrawal

Notice No. 390 amends the table in Notice No. 67 of 2026, following a notification of withdrawal regarding the notification of changes to registered items of a fund management organization from the Hirohiko Izumida Political, Economic, and Disaster Prevention Research Association. In the “After Correction” column, the row for said organization is abbreviated, and the descriptions listed in the “Before Correction” column are treated as deleted.

• Target for deletion: Change of address of the main office of the Hirohiko Izumida Political Economy and Disaster Prevention Research Group (Representative: Hirohiko Izumida) (from 2-4-10 Minamimachi, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture to 3-2-33 Chitose, Nagaoka City, change in 2025)
• Description remaining in the table: Change of address of the main office of the Shigeki Iwai Support Association of Shigeki Iwai (from 3002-6 Inatori, Higashi-Izu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture to 33-26 Fuji Village, Mishima City, change in 2025)
• Legal basis for correction: Article 19-2, Paragraph 1 of the Political Funds Control Act
• Date of issuance of notification: October 27, 2026, signed by Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Hayayuki Fujii

Significance as an Update to Public Information

Neither of the two notifications constitutes the publication of a new filing; rather, they serve to retroactively adjust the descriptions of notifications already published. Since the descriptions after correction become the official public information, when referring to the list of political organizations or change information for fund management organizations, it is necessary to verify the content after correction by this notification rather than the original texts of Notification No. 355 of 2025 and Notification No. 67 of 2026.

• Previously published notifications subject to correction: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 355 of 2025, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 67 of 2026
• Type of correction: Correction of filing contents (No. 389), deletion of descriptions accompanying the withdrawal of a filing (No. 390)
• Applicable articles: Article 7-2, Paragraph 1 and Article 19-2, Paragraph 1 of the Political Funds Control Act

Public information on political funds may change retroactively due to corrections or withdrawals by the filers. This correction finalizes the official record regarding the filing history of a support association within Shimane Prefecture and the handling of change information for a fund management organization based in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. For news organizations, researchers, and voters verifying the transparency of political funds, this means the reference date to be used is October 27, 2026.

【Official Sources】

• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 389 (October 27, 2026, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Hayayuki Fujii) Partial correction of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 355 of 2025 based on Article 7-2, Paragraph 1 of the Political Funds Control Act
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 390 (October 27, 2026, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Hayayuki Fujii) Partial correction of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Notification No. 67 of 2026 based on Article 19-2, Paragraph 1 of the Political Funds Control Act
• Political Funds Control Act (Act No. 194 of 1948) Article 6, Paragraph 1; Article 7-2, Paragraph 1; Article 19, Paragraph 3, Item 3; Article 19-2, Paragraph 1
• Official Gazette (dated October 27, 2026, Extra Edition) “Other Notifications”