Tag: Japan Fair Trade Commission
Competition Law and Sports in Japan: A New Olympic Legacy?
Given the increasing number of self-employed workers, recently the Japanese competition authority has been more and more engaged in human resources markets. In terms...
Japan: Regulator plans periodic reviews of tech giants
The Japanese government intends to use antitrust law to require major tech players to submit to regular reviews, reported Nikkie. All this as part...
Japan: Regulator inspects travel booking sites
Japan's trade watchdog is investigating the operators of three travel booking websites on suspicion that they pressured hotels and other accommodations they deal with...
Japan: Stroller makers raided for antitrust violations
According to Mainichi, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) on Wednesday, April 18, searched the headquarters of major stroller and baby product makers Aprica...
Japan: White & Case expands their antitrust practice in Tokyo
Law firm White & Case has enhanced its Global Antitrust Practice in the Asia-Pacific region.
Based in Tokyo, former secretary general of the Japan Fair...
Japan: Amazon to no longer force vendors to offer lowest price
Amazon Japan will do away with a contract clause that has required e-book and other suppliers to guarantee prices lower than those offered on...
Japan: Deutsche Bank warned over bid-rigging bonds
The Japan Fair Trade Commission issued a warning to the Japanese brokerage unit of Deutsche Bank after it found that a trader colluded with...
Recent Developments in Japanese Cartel Enforcement – Time for a Change?
By Atsushi Yamada -
This year, the Japan Fair Trade Commission celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the leniency system in Japan. As of March 2016, there...
Injunctive Relief for Infringement of FRAND-Assured Standard-Essential Patents: Japan and Canada...
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Lisa Kimmel, Oct 14, 2015
Courts and antitrust agencies across the globe continue to...
Japanese Leniency Program—Issues to be Considered
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Madoka Shimada, Sumito Nakano, Sep 16, 2015
The leniency program has played an important...