In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued the Environmental Health Criteria
monograph 238 and Fact Sheet 322 on extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic field
(EMF)s for supporting the needs of the health ministries of Member States of the WHO
International EMF Project and one of its aims is to help the relevant national authorities
develop their risk commination strategies. In Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI) formed a Working Group on Electric Power Facility and EMF Policy in June 2007. The
Working Group compiled their report in which their recommendations to the METI were incorporated.
To address issues related to possible long-term exposure effects of ELF-EMF, the Working Group
recommended that a neutral and permanent EMF information centre should be established to promote
risk communication and facilitate peoples' understanding based on scientific evidences. In response to
this recommendation, the Japan EMF Information Centre (JEIC) was established in July 2008. The
JEIC is funded by the Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories (JET) that was
established in 1 963 as an authorized testing body, designated by the Government of Japan under the
Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law. JEIC is financed from donations by stakeholders. The
Administration Audit Committee was founded in order to ensure and monitor the neutrality and
transparency of JEIC operations.
The JEIC institutional system is determined to develop itself into a world-class risk communication
centre with expertise in EMFs. Challenge is to provide an accurate translation of scientific information
and terminology for the media, policy-makers and the general public. JEIC's philosophy and purpose
are to provide easy-to-understand scientific information on EMFs and its possible health effects and
minimize the gap of risk perception among stakeholders and promote risk communication from a fair
perspective. Because established of JEIC was triggered by one of recommendations of the METI's
Working Group Report and the METI is the ministerial agency responsible for authorization of electric
power facilities, JEIC's activities have been mainly focused on ELF-EMF issues generated from
power facilities. JEIC's work to achieve its purposes includes (1) creating an EMF information
database including EMF research, (2) communication with mass media, (3) organizing public
meetings and (4) Q&A by telephone and email. This paper summarizes JEIC's activities and their
effects on public trust.
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%X In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued the Environmental Health Criteria
monograph 238 and Fact Sheet 322 on extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic field
(EMF)s for supporting the needs of the health ministries of Member States of the WHO
International EMF Project and one of its aims is to help the relevant national authorities
develop their risk commination strategies. In Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI) formed a Working Group on Electric Power Facility and EMF Policy in June 2007. The
Working Group compiled their report in which their recommendations to the METI were incorporated.
To address issues related to possible long-term exposure effects of ELF-EMF, the Working Group
recommended that a neutral and permanent EMF information centre should be established to promote
risk communication and facilitate peoples' understanding based on scientific evidences. In response to
this recommendation, the Japan EMF Information Centre (JEIC) was established in July 2008. The
JEIC is funded by the Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories (JET) that was
established in 1 963 as an authorized testing body, designated by the Government of Japan under the
Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law. JEIC is financed from donations by stakeholders. The
Administration Audit Committee was founded in order to ensure and monitor the neutrality and
transparency of JEIC operations.
The JEIC institutional system is determined to develop itself into a world-class risk communication
centre with expertise in EMFs. Challenge is to provide an accurate translation of scientific information
and terminology for the media, policy-makers and the general public. JEIC's philosophy and purpose
are to provide easy-to-understand scientific information on EMFs and its possible health effects and
minimize the gap of risk perception among stakeholders and promote risk communication from a fair
perspective. Because established of JEIC was triggered by one of recommendations of the METI's
Working Group Report and the METI is the ministerial agency responsible for authorization of electric
power facilities, JEIC's activities have been mainly focused on ELF-EMF issues generated from
power facilities. JEIC's work to achieve its purposes includes (1) creating an EMF information
database including EMF research, (2) communication with mass media, (3) organizing public
meetings and (4) Q&A by telephone and email. This paper summarizes JEIC's activities and their
effects on public trust.
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abstract = {In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued the Environmental Health Criteria
monograph 238 and Fact Sheet 322 on extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic field
(EMF)s for supporting the needs of the health ministries of Member States of the WHO
International EMF Project and one of its aims is to help the relevant national authorities
develop their risk commination strategies. In Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI) formed a Working Group on Electric Power Facility and EMF Policy in June 2007. The
Working Group compiled their report in which their recommendations to the METI were incorporated.
To address issues related to possible long-term exposure effects of ELF-EMF, the Working Group
recommended that a neutral and permanent EMF information centre should be established to promote
risk communication and facilitate peoples' understanding based on scientific evidences. In response to
this recommendation, the Japan EMF Information Centre (JEIC) was established in July 2008. The
JEIC is funded by the Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories (JET) that was
established in 1 963 as an authorized testing body, designated by the Government of Japan under the
Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law. JEIC is financed from donations by stakeholders. The
Administration Audit Committee was founded in order to ensure and monitor the neutrality and
transparency of JEIC operations.
The JEIC institutional system is determined to develop itself into a world-class risk communication
centre with expertise in EMFs. Challenge is to provide an accurate translation of scientific information
and terminology for the media, policy-makers and the general public. JEIC's philosophy and purpose
are to provide easy-to-understand scientific information on EMFs and its possible health effects and
minimize the gap of risk perception among stakeholders and promote risk communication from a fair
perspective. Because established of JEIC was triggered by one of recommendations of the METI's
Working Group Report and the METI is the ministerial agency responsible for authorization of electric
power facilities, JEIC's activities have been mainly focused on ELF-EMF issues generated from
power facilities. JEIC's work to achieve its purposes includes (1) creating an EMF information
database including EMF research, (2) communication with mass media, (3) organizing public
meetings and (4) Q&A by telephone and email. This paper summarizes JEIC's activities and their
effects on public trust.},
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title = {Risk Communication of Electromagnetic Fields in Japan},
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