Tag: JFTC
Antitrust in Times of National and Global Emergencies
By Reiko Aoki (Japan Fair Trade Commission)1
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic is being compared to the Spanish flu and other pandemics of the past. Past experiences...
Japan Seeks Cut Of Interbank Money Transfer Fees
Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) plans to urge financial institutions to effectively reduce interbank money transfer fees, informed sources said Monday, April 13.
The antitrust...
JFTC Finds Possible Law Breaches By Eatery Review Sites
Some Japanese eateries using services of restaurant review websites have had the terms of their contracts unilaterally changed by the site operators, a survey...
Japan Launches Probe Into Rakuten’s Free Delivery Plan
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has started investigating online mall operator Rakuten’s plan to make marketplace merchants shoulder the costs of its proposed...
Japan: JFTC to open antitrust probe into Rakuten
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) announced Wednesday, January 22, it will open an investigation into Rakuten Inc.’s plan to scrap delivery fees for...
Japan: BMW raided by JFTC
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) raided BMW Japan on Wednesday, September 11, for allegedly imposing unreasonable sales quotas on its distributors and making them...
Japan: JFTC drafts guidelines for tighter regulations on tech giants
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) announced Thursday, August 29, it has compiled draft guidelines for tighter regulation of technology giants in order to...
Japan: JFTC demands action from four big contractors with multiple antitrust...
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) Chairman Kazuyuki Sugimoto has separately summoned the presidents of four major general contractors to demand action to prevent behavior...
Japan: Airbnb probe ends
According to a report from Reuters Japan’s antitrust watchdog will end its inspection of the Japanese operations of Airbnb as the US home-sharing platform...
Japan: Ex-Regulator opens antitrust boutique after exit from Mori Hamada
Former investigator for the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), Tsuyoshi Ikeda, has left Japanese “Big Four” law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto to start...
