Intermediate2h 35m

# Japan Giteki (MIC/TELEC) Certification Course

Get Japan radio certification for wireless and IoT devices: the Radio Law, giteki mark, certification schemes, registered bodies, standards and agents.

A team that shipped smoothly through FCC certification assumes Japan works the same way — file a declaration, ship the product — and only learns weeks into a stalled launch that Japan requires genuine third-party review through a Registered Certification Body before the Giteki mark can legally appear on their device. A manufacturer submits FCC test reports as-is, assuming equivalent power limits mean equivalent compliance, and receives a deficiency query because Japan's measurement methodology and band plan are simply different. A wearable ships with a Giteki mark buried three menu levels deep in a settings screen nobody finds, turning a technically certified device into a practical marking failure. None of this is exotic — it's the ordinary, predictable cost of treating Japan as a variation on a market you already know rather than its own complete regulatory framework. This course teaches Japan's radio equipment certification framework — administered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) under the Radio Law — from first principles to complete practical certification. You'll learn exactly what counts as radio equipment requiring certification, how to choose between Technical Regulations Conformity Certification (per-unit) and Construction Design Certification (type-approval for mass production), and how to work effectively with a Registered Certification Body such as TELEC. You'll go deep on Japan-specific technical standards across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, and LPWAN technologies, and on RF exposure evaluation for single and multi-radio devices. From there, the course covers the mandatory Japan agent requirement in full detail, building a genuinely consistent bilingual technical file, test lab selection and the MRA pathway with foreign labs, the Giteki mark's structure and the 2019 size-requirement change, licensed equipment and radio station licenses, recertification triggers across a product's market life, leveraging FCC and CE evidence correctly (and knowing exactly where it doesn't transfer), post-market obligations, enforcement realities, a full walkthrough case study on a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth smart lock, common mistakes, and your own action plan close out the course. Built on Krono's regulatory database and current guidance, covering the Radio Law, MIC's technical standards, and ARIB specifications as they stood at the time of this course's production. This course contains the use of artificial intelligence for asthetic purposes.

*   Includes the ebook edition, free
*   8 downloadable resources included

## What you'll learn

*   Establish and manage a compliant Japan agent relationship, and work effectively with a Registered Certification Body such as TELEC
*   Build a genuinely consistent bilingual technical file, select an appropriate test lab or MRA-recognized foreign lab, and apply the Giteki mark correctly and accessibly
*   Recognize the specific triggers that require recertification across a product's market life, and know precisely what does and doesn't transfer from FCC or CE evidence
*   Run a durable post-market compliance program: change control, recordkeeping, and agent relationship maintenance for the life of a certified product
*   Recognize and avoid the recurring, costly mistakes that turn a technically sound device into a marking or enforcement finding

## Requirements

*   ·No prior Japanese regulatory or RF engineering background required — the course builds every concept from first principles
*   ·A working knowledge of your own product's radio functions is helpful but not required
*   ·Hardware engineers, regulatory affairs professionals, founders, and distributors/importers targeting the Japanese market will all benefit

$149.00

One-time purchase · Lifetime access · No subscription

Less than one hour with a compliance consultant.

[First lesson free to preview: Japan TELEC/MIC Certification](#lesson-2b77297b-54a4-4200-81e1-da68c33f7b62)

*   Determine exactly which devices require Giteki certification under Japan's Radio Law, and correctly separate licensed from license-exempt radio components
*   Choose between Technical Regulations Conformity Certification and Construction Design Certification, and understand the quality control obligation each pathway carries
*   Select and apply the correct technical standards for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, and LPWAN radios, and run RF exposure evaluation correctly for single and multi-radio devices

Includes the ebook edition, free — read it in your [library](/platform/books) after purchase.

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## Course content

21 modules·155 min total

The Big Picture

Preview9 min

The Legal & Regulatory Framework

8 min

Scope: Licensed vs. Unlicensed Equipment

8 min

The Two Certification Schemes

8 min

Working With a Registered Certification Body

8 min

Technical Standards Deep Dive

8 min

RF Exposure & Safety Requirements

8 min

Documentation Requirements

8 min

The Japan Agent Requirement

8 min

Building the Technical File

8 min

Test Labs & the MRA Pathway

8 min

The Giteki Mark in Detail

8 min

Licensed Equipment & Radio Station Licenses

8 min

Validity & Recertification Triggers

8 min

Leveraging International Data

8 min

Post-Market Obligations

7 min

Enforcement & Penalties

7 min

Full Walkthrough: A Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Smart Lock

8 min

Common Mistakes

7 min

Your Action Plan

7 min

What's Next

0 min

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