Tag: JFTC

By Atsushi Yamada1   Introduction Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position (“ASBP”) is drawing increased attention in Japan. While this concept can also be seen in some jurisdictions...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), the anti-monopoly watchdog, has begun investigating if securities companies and underwriters are pricing shares fairly in initial public...

In this month’s edition of CPI Talks… we have the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Kazuyuki Furuya, Chairman of the Japan Fair Trade Commission...

In Japan, a new law for regulating digital platforms called the DP Act became effective on February 1, 2021. The discussion is going on...

Below, we have provided the full, Japanese transcript of the panel discussion, Online Advertising, Market Competition, Data and Transparency: Opportunities & Challenges for the...

Below, we have provided the full transcript of the panel discussion, Online Advertising, Market Competition, Data and Transparency: Opportunities & Challenges for the Ads...

Japan's antitrust watchdog can open a probe into any merger or business tie-up involving fitness tracker maker Fitbit if the size of such deals...

Japan's major mobile carriers will face scrutiny of their sales practices to encourage healthy market competition, the chief of the Japan Fair Trade Commission...

Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) on Tuesday, July 7, issued a cease-and-desist order to major aircraft fuel supplier Mainami Aviation Services after the Tokyo-based...

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...