Japan’s four biggest beer makers raided over suspicion of price fixing Shares of the beer makers fall after the raid by antitrust watchdog The Independent UK · Oct 8
Japan’s ice-cream giants face anti-trust heat over suspected cartel pricing The ice-cream firms allegedly colluded through multiple communication channels to keep prices high The Independent UK · Jun 17
Alleged ice-cream cartel in Japan investigated as sweltering summer looms Six companies are suspected of colluding to use food inflation to raise the prices of their product The Guardian - AU · Jun 17
Google Hit with Cease-and-Desist by Japan Over Android Search Practices Japan orders Google to stop forcing Android phone makers to preinstall its apps, citing anti-monopoly law violations. Latin Times · Apr 16, 2025
Japan Orders Google To Cease Alleged Antitrust Violation Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had issued a cease-and-desist order to US tech titan Google over an alleged violation of national antitrust laws. International Business Times · Apr 15, 2025
Prosecutors raid Dentsu over alleged bid-rigging related to Tokyo Games Prosecutors and the Japan Fair Trade Commission searched the head office of major advertising company Dentsu Inc. in Minato Ward, Tokyo, and other locations on suspicion of violation of the Antimonopoly Law on Friday in connection with alleged bid-rigging involving test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 25, 2022
Games bid-rigging role voluntarily reported to JFTC Bid-rigging regarding Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games test events has been voluntarily reported to the Japan Fair Trade Commission, according to sources. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 22, 2022
Trade watchdog to crack down on unfair IT contracts The Japan Fair Trade Commission has called for an end to practices that lock in central and local governments to contracts for IT products or services. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 15, 2022