公正取引委員会は，被審人株式会社小糸製作所(以下「被審人」という。)に対し，平成25年7月17日，審判手続を開始し，以後，審判官をして審判手続を行わせてきたところ，平成30年5月30日 ...

(Note 2) of restricting the business activities of 3 MNOs regarding the followings: (i) Quantities of iPhones which 3 MNOs order from Apple Japan, (ii) Telecommunication service plans which 3 MNOs ...

In recent years, generative AI technology has rapidly advanced, leading to significant market growth. While this technology offers numerous benefits to the economy and society, it also raises ...

1. The “Fundamental Principles for Rule Making to Address the Rise of Platform Businesses Formulated” (published on December 18, 2018) has proposed that “the operation of the Antimonopoly Act and ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “JFTC”) has investigated Google LLC (Note 1), concerning the transaction on provision of technologies for search engines and search ...

As the economy and business activities have been more digitized in recent years, new forms of services and business models that leverage data and digital technology continue to be developed in various ...

While the worldwide spread of COVID-19 has caused major restrictions on people's lives and economic activities, the digitalization of the economy has progressed further. Services essential to people's ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission（hereinafter referred to as “JFTC”） today issued cease and desist orders and surcharge payment orders against Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., Chubu Electric Power Miraiz ...

Japan Fair Trade Commission has established “Study Group on Human Resource and Competition Policy” (Chair: Fumio Sensui, Professor at Kobe University) in Competition Policy Research Center (Director: ...

Smartphones have become pillars of social and economic lives since their rapid diffusion. Specific software – mobile operating systems (OS), application stores, browsers, and search engines – ...

In recent years, it is expected that knowledge derived from “big data” analysis will inspire further innovation across the existing industrial boundaries in the context of the spread of Internet of ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (the “JFTC”) has investigated UNIQUEST INC. (UNIQUEST) in accordance with the provision of the Antimonopoly Act since June 2021. UNIQUEST is the online funeral service ...